Mopar Muscle Association UK

Cobra is CSX3019

Ed Freutel was the first owner and had the Cobra shipped to Europe to compete in various events during 1966 including the Targa Florio



later bought by John Wolfe who registered it in the UK in 1967
Modified in the 70's then ended up at Beaulieu Museum on long term loan.

Blue wrote: Wed Feb 26, 25 9:26 am Not seen a lower arm converted to spherical bush before, roller bearing is the way I’ve seen it done before.

I did think about fitting a bearing but it limits additional available Caster adjustment to only allowing the strut rod to align the lower arm so the bearing doesn't try to bend the pin.

It just gets better.


i thought i'd check the timing chain as it is a know wear item.


i don't think this engine has seen fresh oil for years, or even decades

with high zinc oils it needs to be changed often otherwise it'll do exactly the issue i have. tons of sludge everywhere.
took the timing cover off to find an extremely worn timing chain, tons of sludge and a completely disintegrated front timing oil seal.
i wasn't going to removed the cylinder heads till i started cleaning and a head bolt spun. i then found more not even finger tight. (explains the rad sealer i found in the car)

camshaft worn, followers worn, rockers completely sludged up? FFS change that oil regularly.

the engine did seemed to run quite well though. my plans are to clean the internals then throw a new timing chain, oil pump and gaskets at it and just throw it back together. it cant be worse than it already is. i got a load of new standard engine parts years ago from a forum member so have everything i need to even renew the valves and springs. it's a shame as it is a high compression 273 Commando engine.
with the closed chamber cylinder heads


but if i'm going to fully rebuild an engine i may as well start with a 318
that is a 1967 318 with an iron four barrel fitted but should also have the closed chamber heads and forged crank. may as well start with more cubes.



i'm doing a couple of oiling mods in the 273. drilled small holes in the camshaft retaining plate to jet oil from the lifter galleries straight onto the timing chain and elongated the oiling holes in the camshaft for the rockers to receive a little more oil on engine rotation.

I have plans for the A833 Four Speed but that is a future project.



in the mean time cleaning the engine bay for paint