The engine used in Weineck, is a proprietary Weineck V8, though its parts were manufactured by Donovan Engineering. It used an entirely unique tube chassis, because the original Shelby chassis could not hold up to the torque of the motor.[1] The engine cooling system had to be designed in house because chassis no. 4 was ordered by a customer in Dubai.[2]
Performance
In 2007, Weineck published a video of the 780 racing a quarter mile on road legal tires but on a prepped drag strip. The acceleration data was:[3]
0 - 100 kph
2.3 s
0 - 200 kph
4.9 s
0 - 300 kph
10.0 s
100 - 200 kph
2.6 s
200 - 300 kph
5.1 s
0 - 60 mph
2.2 s
1/8 mile
6.0 s at 142.3 mph
1/4 mile
8.8 s at 177.7 mph
max acceleration
1.25 g (12 m/s²)
Price
It was announced that Weineck Cobra Limited Edition's price would be €545,000 in Germany. Only 15 were produced, with 2 prototypes, 1 780 cu in (12.8 L) and 1 976 cu in (15.99 L).[4] Chassis no. 7 was sold at auction in 2014 in Paris by RM Sotheby's.[5]
