Dave Robinson’s 1969 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet
Drag racing provides a great deal of sensory and emotional stimulation. The emotional side of drag racing comes results from the attachment to a certain racer or the feelings the sport provides to one, while the sensory stimulation emits from the sound of the engines, the sights of cars making passes, and the smell of burning rubber and race fuel. Dave Robinson is drawn to drag racing by the positive emotions he gets from the sport and from the sensory experience his 1969 Cobra Jet Mustang provides.
The fascination with the Ford brand began when Dave was merely a teenager. There was just something about Ford automobiles that really captured his imagination and made him want to own one. Over the course of many decades, that attraction has only grown stronger, leading to the purchase of more high-performance blue oval products.
“I’ve got a total of five Mustangs that I’ve owned for years. I’m just a Ford guy through and through. When I was young I worked at a SOHIO service station and the owner of the station had a 1967 Mustang. He would take me for rides around town with the headers open and that was such a thrill. That car just made me a Ford fan; between the appearance and performance, that’s what drew me to the brand. I actually ended up buying that ’67 Mustang from the owner of the station and it’s the car I still have it 50 years later,” Dave says.
The fastback Mustang Dave purchased from the service station owner was a 390 “S” Code car with a four-speed transmission. Dave also owns a ’65 Mustang that received a 5.0 EFI engine swap, a ’97 Mustang GT, an ’07 Shelby GT, and his of course ’69 Cobra Jet. All of these cars have one important thing in common: they’re all black-on-black, … that’s the only way Dave likes his Mustangs.
