Special Cobra for Sale

The Red Rocket, as it is affectionately referred to by the staff at Kenny Brown Performance, is a blazingly fast, brilliant red, highly improved version of a 1997 SVT 4.6L 32-valve V-8 Cobra. It has faithfully served as Kenny¹s personal car and as new product introduction platform. The Rocket has been featured in a multitude of enthusiast media always receiving rave reviews.

The Rocket first appeared on the cover and feature story in the September 1997 issue of Motor Trend as the new Kenny Brown C-4S Cobra. It was also the cover story of the October 1997 issue of Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords in a toe-to-toe shoot out with a new C5 Corvette. The Kenny Brown C-4S Cobra bettered the Corvette in all aspects of performance.

Super Ford magazine tested it in the November 1997 issue where it posted its best 1/4-mile time of 12.4 seconds, with famed drag racer Barry Shepard at the wheel. In 1997, it appeared as a featured vehicle at the Fun Ford weekend in Norwalk, Ohio, the Milan Ford Weekend in Milan Michigan and at the Brickyard 400 Fan Appreciation Day in Indianapolis, Indiana.

In1998, the Rocket was transformed into a Kenny Brown 289 Cobra RS. With its 4.6L engine fortified and enlarged to 289 cubic inches, the Rocket is the first contemporary 289 Cobra. The Suspension was also upgraded to AGS 5.5 featuring Kenny's exclusive "fixed strut" front suspension and the new upper control and lower heavy duty rear control arms. The "fixed strut" offers the most advanced front strut suspension geometry ever offered in a Mustang. The Kenny Brown 289 Cobra RS is by far the most affordable ultra-high performance, semi-exotic supercar in the world with over 470 horsepower, superb handling, eye-popping brakes a absolutely impeccable manners.

The Kenny Brown 289 Cobra RS started life with a five star review on the TV series Motorweek. It participated in Car & Driver¹s 0 - 150 - 0 cover story for the August 1998 issue, where it was ³the unanimous favorite among the modifieds as the best daily driver, scoring a full five stars for drivability²; The Rocket was also featured on Speedvision in the Car & Driver 0-150-0 coverage.

The Rocket has been further updated to Kenny¹s Œ99 spec 289 Special S package with more power, better handling and other performance upgrades.

The Red Rocket has benefited from Kenny¹s constant attention and tuning, and has established itself as a very significant and desirable vehicle for both collectors and enthusiasts alike. This is a real powerhouse of a performance car with thoroughbred linage and ³star quality notoriety.

Best of all though, the Red Rocket is absolutely wonderful to drive. This is a supercar that you can live with on a daily basis. You can drive it to the grocery store, as long as you don¹t mind spilling the milk on tthe way home!

Engine Upgrades: 32 valve DOHC 289 cid balanced and blueprinted w/ over 470 horsepower
Pistons: Forged aluminum racing pistons
Connecting Rods: special forged steel
Supercharger: Vortech centrifical w/ 9 p.s.i boost
Oiling System: High volume pan w/ full length windage tray and oil cooler
Exhaust: Ceramic coated headers & Bassani 2.5² high flow stainless steel exhaust
Differential: Super Sprint gearing (4.10:1) and Auburn high bias differential
Transmission: Borg Warner T-45 w/ close ratio shifter
Brakes: (Front) Brembo w/ Kevlar Pads (Rear) Cobra disc w/ Kevlar pads
Suspension Front: Kenny Brown Enhanced Fixed Strut system w/ Bilstein Shocks & Sport Springs
Suspension Rear: Kenny Brown Level 5 Advanced Geometry Suspension featuring adjustable upper & lower control arms, adjustable track bar, Bilstein Shocks & Sport Springs
Chassis: Kenny Brown Extreme Subframe Chassis System to reduce underbody chassis flex and ennance performance
Wheels: Forgeline 17x9.5f, 17x11r ligh-weight alloy wheels
Tires: Firestone SZ-50 Z-rated 275/40ZR17 f, 285/40ZR17 r
Seats: Leather RECARO Sport w/ Schroth Safety Harness
Roll Cage: Kenny Brown Super Street Cage w/ Chrome Door Bars
Dash: Carbon Fiber Dash Laminate
Hood: Lightweight heat dissapating top flow fiberglass hood

Call Kenny at 317.247.5320 today because there’s only one.

(Don’t worry if you miss this one, Kenny will be happy to build you a 289RS of your very own.)

After all, just how much fun can you have with your clothes on?

Drive a Kenny Brown 289 RS and you’ll know.

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