Larry Shinoda designed the first production shaker hood for the 1969 Ford Mustang 428 Super Cobra Jet, but the shaker hood option on the Super Cobra Jet wasn’t called “shaker,” it was called Ram Air. ...
The Blue Oval rolled out the Mach 1 in 1969, and even back then, the shaker hood was “a very small take-rate option” according to Jim Owens. The Mustang brand manager is much obliged to explain why ...
The shaker hoodscoop was a feared tip-off that massive performance resided underhood. But did it make that much of a difference? By the time the 1960s ended, an entire secret language had evolved ...