![Tom - Cobra 427 on Twitter: "Side pipes. Look awesome and set fire to your trousers 👍 #Cobra #ACCobra #Shelby #ClassicCar #MuscleCar #WheelWednesday #Hillbank https://t.co/MMChDK8WMU" / X Tom - Cobra 427 on Twitter: "Side pipes. Look awesome and set fire to your trousers 👍 #Cobra #ACCobra #Shelby #ClassicCar #MuscleCar #WheelWednesday #Hillbank https://t.co/MMChDK8WMU" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ESQNGoEXUAAyZB4.jpg:large)
Tom - Cobra 427 on Twitter: "Side pipes. Look awesome and set fire to your trousers 👍 #Cobra #ACCobra #Shelby #ClassicCar #MuscleCar #WheelWednesday #Hillbank https://t.co/MMChDK8WMU" / X
What was the purpose of 'side pipes' on old muscle cars? Do they add performance? They seem only good for burning ankles and starting grass fires. - Quora
![The Side Pipe Quandary (Roadsters vs. Side Pipe Cobras that Carroll Shelby Built in the '60s) | Hillbank Motor Sports The Side Pipe Quandary (Roadsters vs. Side Pipe Cobras that Carroll Shelby Built in the '60s) | Hillbank Motor Sports](https://dealeraccelerate-all.s3.amazonaws.com/hillbank/marketing_assets/158/SP03294-3.jpg)
The Side Pipe Quandary (Roadsters vs. Side Pipe Cobras that Carroll Shelby Built in the '60s) | Hillbank Motor Sports
Factory Five Cars and Parts FOR SALE! Cobra, Roadster etc | Looking for new/newish stainless side pipes for a MK3
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