Books and Magazine Articles

Early Magazine Articles:

  • Ford's Ultimate Supercar by Eric Dahlquist, Hot Rod November 1967

  • The Jet Set by Eric Dahlquist, Hot Rod March 1968

  • "Under the Hood" Venom from Ford: 428 Cobra Jet, Autolite-Ford Shop Tips March 1968

  • NHRA Winternationals 8th Annual Championships by Terry Cook and Dan Roulston, Car Craft April 1968

  • 1968 Winternats by Jim Edmunds and Super Stock Champ by Jim McCraw, Super Stock & Drag Illustrated April 1968

  • For Sundays Only - Zap! by John Raffa Car Craft April 1968
    Don Nicholson's S/S tech

  • Hubie & His Horse by Jim McFarland, Hot Rod April 1968
    Hubert Platt's S/S tech

  • Tasca's 11-Second Street Cobra Jet by Jim McCraw, Super Stock & Drag Illustrated June 1968

  • Blueprinting the Cobra Jet and The Cobra Jet Set by unknown authors, Speed & Supercar October 1968

  • Ford's Cobra Jet by author unknown, Super Street Cars October 1968

  • 1969 428 Mustang Mach 1 Road Test, Car and Driver November 1968

  • Inside Ford's 428 Cobra Jet by Bob Vesly and The Street Scene's No Sweat with a 428 Cobra Jet by Joe Oldham, Rodder & Super Stock November 1968

  • New Breed Stocker by Dean Bass, Speed & Supercar December 1968

  • Mustang Cobra Jet, Revisited by Joe Oldham and The Deadly Cobra by R. L. Garramone, Rodder & Super Stock January 1969

  • Mustang Mach 1 Drag Test by Roland McGonegal, Super Stock & Drag Illustrated February 1969

  • Hubie Tells it Like It Is by Alex Walordy, Super Stock and FX February 1969

  • 1969 428 CJ Mustang Drag Test by Jerry Mallicoat, Car Craft March 1969

  • Ford '69 Cobra Jet Drag Setup Options by Edsel Spiegel, Rodder & Super Stock March 1969

  • Beware of Snakes by Martyn L. Schorr, Rodder & Super Stock May 1969

  • Blueprinting the Cobra Jet by author unknown, Super Stock and FX May 1969

  • Foulger Ford's CJ Tricks by Alex Walordy, Super Stock & Drag Illustrated June 1969

  • Shelby One More Time by Ro McGonegal, Super Stock & Drag Illustrated September 1969

  • Cobra Jet Power for the 390 by Mike Anson, Car Life November 1969

  • 1970 Mustang CJ Drag Test by Jim McCraw, Super Stock & Drag Illustrated November 1969

  • Maple Leaf Mustang: North Country 428 Tricks by Don Green, Car Craft December 1969

  • Hopping Up the Shelby GT 500 by author unknown, Rodder & Super Stock January 1970

  • 428 Cobra Jet Street Setups by Dan Bott, Super Street Cars April 1970

Late (post production period) Magazine Articles:

  • Ford Parts Interchange Guide by Bill Sievers, Drag Racing August 1970

  • How To Win With Ford's 428 by Alex Walordy, Popular Hot Rodding December 1971

  • Captain Cobra Jet and His Magic Engine Machine by author unknown, Hot Rod September 1975

  • Quick Cobra Jet by Doug Marion, Popular Hot Rod May 1980

  • Ford's Forgotten Hero by George Wahl, Mustang Monthly March 1981

  • The Cobra Jet That Could by Donald Farr, Mustang Monthly March 1983

  • Super Search: In Search of the Elusive Super Cobra Jet by Jerry Heasley and Cobra Jet Set by Donald Farr, Car Review December 1984

  • Ford Enginuity by Dr. John Craft, Muscle Car Review August 1987

  • 1968 1/2 Mustang by Donald Farr, Super Ford March 1988

  • The Jet Set by Al Kirschenbaum, Hot Rod November 1988

  • The Cobra Jets by Alex Gabbard, Fabulous Mustangs July 1989

  • Clash of the Titans by Tom Shaw, Musclecar Review September 1989
    1968 428 CJ Mustang vs. Yenko Camaro

  • How To: Spot a vintage "Rev Limiter" by Jerry Heasley, Mustang Monthly December 1989
    Describes cover stampings found on several NOS rev limiters.

  • I.D. Guide to the 428 Cobra Jet Engine by Jerry Heasley, Mustang Monthly July 1990
    Describes detailing and identification points for a 1969 428 CJ engine.

  • Built to the Hilt: Updating Ford's FE Engine for 90's Muscle, author unknown, Musclecar Classics February 1991
    Describes a 428 SCJ rebuild project.

  • 428 Cobra Jet History by Alex Gabbard, Fabulous Mustangs March 1991

  • 1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Cobra Jet Drive Report by John F. Katz, Special Interest Autos April 1991

  • Thoroughbred Pony by Jeff Tann, Musclecar Classics April 1992
    1969 GT-500 Thoroughbred Undercarriage Detailing

  • Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday by author unknown, Super Ford February 1993
    Tasca Ford history

  • Ford 428 Cobra Jet by Barrie Poole, Muscle Monthly May 1993

  • Cobra Jet: Making of a Legend by Alex Gabbard, Mustangs & Exotic Fords October 1993

  • How To: Detail a 428 CJ Engine by Jerry Heasley, Mustang Monthly March 1994
    Describes detailing and identification points for a 1968 428 CJ engine.

  • Birth of a Legend by Charles Morris, Ford Trader August 1995

  • Cobra Jets! Facts and Fallacies by Jerry Heasley, Mustang Monthly March 1997

  • Inside Ford's Firebreathing 428 Cobra Jet by Mike Mueller, Musclecar Review June-July 1997

  • SVT Cobra vs. Cobra Jet by Jeff Ford, Mustang Monthly January 1998

  • Concocting the Cobra Jet by Mike Mueller, Automobile Quarterly July 1998

  • Greatest Musclecar Engines: Ford's 428 Cobra Jet by Anthony Young, Musclecar Review September 2001

  • Detailing Guide: Detailing the 428 CJ for Concours Show Duty by Jerry Heasley, Mustang Monthly February 2003
    Describes detailing and identification points for a 1968 and a 1969 428 CJ engine.

  • Build A Brute 428 by Jim Smart, Mustang & Fords March 2004

  • Ford's Answer... How the 428 Cobra Jet came to be (and what it is) by Paul McLaughlin, Hemmings Mustang Market & Tech Guide March/April 2005

Magazine Feature Cars (with then-known owner):

  • Four's Enough (Rex Hall) by author unknown, Mustang Monthly March 1983

  • High Country Special (Dean Poeppe) by author unknown, Mustang by Hot Rod Winter 1984

  • Sleeping Beauty (Bill White) by Donald Farr, Mustang Monthly March 1984

  • Light White Mustang (Rick Kirk) by John Smith, Super Ford July 1986

  • ETs Come Home (Jimmy Henley) by Jerry Heasley, Mustang Monthly November 1986

  • Cobra Jet Rarities (Bill White) by author unknown, Mustang Monthly January 1987

  • Family Fastback (Roger Bauman) by author unknown, Mustang by Hot Rod February 1987

  • White Lightning (Geoff Richards) by Jeff Tann, Fabulous Mustangs May 1988

  • Iron Horse (Mike Miano) by Paul Zazarine, Musclecar Review June 1988

  • First Cobra Jet Drag Car (Rick Kirk) by Don Emmons, Mustang by Hot Rod July 1989

  • Restoration Required (John Scanelli) by Tom Corcoran, Mustang Monthly October 1989

  • Pre-Pro Stocker (Glidden SS/F) (Bruce Weiss) by John Craft, Super Ford December 1989

  • Horse Cents (Bob Crowder) by Tom Shaw, Musclecar Review April 1990

  • Vintage Random Choice (Bruce Weiss) by John Craft, Mustang Monthly September 1990

  • When Duty Calls (Mel Lloyd) by Jim Smart, Mustang by Hot Rod July 1991

  • Mid Year Monster (Dick Bridges) by Tom Corcoran, Mustang Monthly August 1991

  • Horse Whipped (Chris Teeling) by Mike Mueller, Musclecar Review September 1992

  • Cobra Jets Are Us (Chris Teeling) by Mike Mueller, Super Ford February 1993

  • All The Right Pieces (Tom Huber) by Peter Sessler, Mustang Monthly April 1993

  • 1968 1/2 Mustang 428 Cobra Jet (Chris Teeling) by Mike Mueller, Car Collector June 1993

  • Pony Jet (Dick Bridges) by author unknown, Mustang & Fords July 1993

  • Best of 30 Years/No Laughing Matter (Chris Teeling) by Steve Saunders and Tom Corcoran, Mustang Monthly April 1994

  • Mustangs: 68 1/2 vs. 94 (Kenn Funk) by C. Van Tune, Mustang & Fords May 1994

  • R-Code Screamer (Bob Stewart) by Bill Holder, Mustang Monthly November 1994

  • 1968 CJ Mustang Convertible (Bob Petrie) by author unknown, Mustang Illustrated December 1994

  • Ultimate GT (Kenneth Crow) by Steve Statham and Tom Corcoran, Mustang Monthly April 1995

  • The CJ Mystique (Jerry Maddox) by Jim Smart, Mustang & Fords July 1995

  • Quarter Mile King (Kenn Funk) by Rob Reaser, Mustang Monthly Decemgber 1995

  • Rare Road Ripper (Kenn Funk) by Rob Reaser, Mustang Monthly September 1996

  • The Perfect Mustang? (Dick Bridges) by Tom Shaw, Musclecar Review February-March 1997

  • Purrfection (Jim Pinkerton) by Wayne Biscoe, Mustang & Fords May 1997

  • Who's Laughing (Morris Tyler) by Jerry Pitt and Rob Reaser, Mustang Monthly May 1997

  • Persistence Payoff (Eric English) by Tom Wilson, Super Ford April 1998

  • Pop Top (Rob Petrie) by Wayne Cook, Mustang & Fords May 1998

  • Ram Jet (Gregg Cly) by Steve Statham, Super Ford December 1998

  • Promotion Notion (Joe D'Antuono) by Robert Gross, Mustang Illustrated June 2000

  • Rare Finds (Mike Cole) by Jerry Heasley, Mustang & Fords July 2000

  • Quarter Horse (Don Antilla) by Robert Gross, Special Interest Autos November-December 2000

  • Worth the Wait (Kenneth Clark) by Huw Evans, Mustang Illustrated July 2001

  • Fooled Ya! (Gordon Gaub) by Eric English, Mustang & Fords February 2002

  • Would You Believe... (Bob Brisbois) by Teresa T. Vickery, Mustang Times February 2002

  • Awesome (Bob Lamphere) by Jeff Ford, Mustang Monthly March 2002

  • A Turn At The Wheel: 1968 1/2 428 Cobra Jet (Don Antilla) by Rob Gross, Hemmings Mustang Market & Tech Guide Issue #1

  • Going Home (Dave Birchmire, Sr.) by Dave Birchmire, Sr., Mustang Times April 2002

  • Faint of Heart Need Not Apply (Joe Sikora) by Joe Sikora, Mustang Times May 2002

  • Made to Order (David Peterson) by Nelson Cardadeiro, Mustang Monthly June 2002

  • 1970 Mustang CJ 428 (Bob Brisbois) by Richard Prince, Auto Restorer July 2002

  • Something... Different (Alan & Donna Rye) by Rob Reaser, Mustang Monthly August 2002

  • 300 (Bob Brisbois) by Teresa T. Vickery, Mustang Times November 2002

  • Gee Tee See Jay! (Eric Harris) by Jim Smart, Mustang Monthly January 2003

  • Reference for Originality (Ed Meyer & Randy Sizemore) by Miles Cook, Mustang Monthly April 2003

  • One Of... (Bob Teets) by Tracey Ellis, Mustang & Fords June 2003

  • Ode (Tom Gerardi) by Jeff Ford, Mustang & Fords June 2003

  • Cobra Jet 35th Anniversary by Donald Farr, Mustang Monthly June 2003

  • CJ Sleeper (William Blankenship) by Rob Reaser, Mustang Monthly September 2003

  • Cobra Jet Perfection (Ernie Unhold) by Dr. Jamie Meyer, Mustang Monthly October 2003

  • FE For Fun (Michael Johnson) by Eric English, Mustang Monthly January 2004

  • Attitude Adjustment (Scott Hoag) by Dale Amy, Mustang Monthly April 2004

  • Unlawful (David McGorman) by Jerry Heasley, Mustang Monthly June 2004

  • Rare As Gold (Larry Vigus) by Jerry Heasley, Mustang Monthly July 2004

  • CJ Survivor (Scott Wehler) by Donald Farr, Mustang Monthly August 2004

  • Original Recipe (Gary Woodruff) by Tom Shaw, Mustang Monthly August 2004

  • Poppy Red Racer (Don Fezell) by Josh Bolger, Mustang Times September 2004
    Bill Ireland's 1968 CJ Mustang

  • Out Of This World (Tom Cantrell) by Eric English, Mustang Monthly January 2005

  • Rare Finds, "One-Owner, Low Miles, '70 Cobra Jet Mach 1" (Rick Parker) by Jerry Heasley, Mustang & Fords January 2005

  • Hot Mach Fun (Walker and Dianne Everson) by Jim Smart, Mustang & Fords March 2005

  • Kind of a Drag (Frank Miller) by Donald Farr, Mustang Monthly March 2005

  • 36 Years with a '68 1/2 Cobra Jet (Keith Stem) by Staff, Hemmings Mustang Market & Tech Guide March/April 2005

  • Sailor's Pride (Fred Miller) by Josh Bolger, Mustang Times April 2005

  • Those Were The Days (Don Duttinger) by Donald Farr, Mustang Monthly May 2005

  • Essence of Perfection? (Bob Brisbois) by Mary Jean Wesche, Mustang Times July 2005

  • Valley Whirl (Michael Breindal) by Jim Smart, Mustang & Fords July 2005

  • Preservation SCJ (Bob Perkins) by Jerry Heasley, Mustang Monthly October 2005

  • Good As Gold (Bob Brisbois) by Jerry Heasley, Mustang Monthly December 2005

  • Star of the Show (Ray Powers) by Paul McLaughlin, Hemmings Mustang Market & Tech Guide November/December 2005

  • 1967 Tasca KR-8 Mustang - Tasca's KR-8 Birth Of The Cobra Jet by Donald Farr, Mustang Monthly March 2010

Member contributions:

Books (links to descriptions on Amazon.com provided if possible):

  • Boss & Cobra Jet Mustangs by Dr. John Craft

  • Complete Ford Book Volume 1, Petersen Publishing Company, 1970. This book was published in several editions over several years in the early 1970s and has long been out of print. Various editions appear on eBay every so often. The first edition includes internal 428 CJ pictures, PR photos, hop-up tips, oil mods and CJ-vs-SCJ component differences. The second edition contains updates to the 428 info described in the first edition.

  • Ford Performance by Pat Ganahl

  • High Performance Ford Engine Parts Interchange by George Reid

  • How to Rebuild Big-Block Ford Engines by Steve Christ

Article and book submissions are always welcome, but please be wary of copyright restrictions. Thanks to Chris Teeling for noting many of the 1968-specific articles listed here.