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| − | [[File:AC_Cobra.jpg]] | + | One of the more contested names in recent automotive history. The original AC Cobras, or Shelby Cobras, were from the 1960s: Carroll Shelby put [[Ford]] V8s into [[AC Ace]] bodyshells. Since the Cobras left production, there were attempts to revive them, notably under Autokraft, who eventually secured both the AC and Cobra names for its cars in the 1980s. After Autokraft went bust, a new company took over in the mid-1990s, continuing Cobra Mk IV production into the early 2000s. |
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| − | '''AC Cobra. 1962–7 (prod. 75 for 260, 571 for 289, 306 for 427 and 428). 2-door roadster. F/R, 4261, 4727, 6997 cm³ (V8 OHV).''' AC Ace with various big-block [[Ford]] units inserted, the brainchild of Carroll Shelby, and generally referred to as Shelby Cobra in the US. Very hairy, considering the chassis dated back to the 1950s, though stronger rear differential and four-wheel disc brakes added. Original was similar to Ace, but AC strengthened the chassis for subsequent models, with Salisbury final drive and limited-slip differential. Cars arrived without engines and gearboxes at Shelby in Venice, Calif. Initially the 260, then the 289. Mk II from 1963. Revised platform for 427 and 428 in 1965, or the Mk III, with further strengthening and coil suspension: 428 was the cheaper one. Production restarted in the 1980s but these were not technically Cobras, since Shelby was the only one permitted to call his version by that name. Plenty of counterfeit versions otherwise, usually apeing the 427.
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| − | ''Manufacturing locations:'' Thames Ditton, Surrey, England; Venice, California, USA
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| − | ''Marque:'' [[AC]] | ''Predecessor:'' [[AC Ace (1953–64)]] | ''Successors:'' [[AC 427, 428]], [[AC Mk IV]] | + | ''Marque:'' [[AC]] | ''Predecessor:'' [[AC Ace]] | ''Successors:'' [[AC 427, 428]], [[AC Mk V]], [[Shelby Cobra]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:57, 4 January 2014
One of the more contested names in recent automotive history. The original AC Cobras, or Shelby Cobras, were from the 1960s: Carroll Shelby put Ford V8s into AC Ace bodyshells. Since the Cobras left production, there were attempts to revive them, notably under Autokraft, who eventually secured both the AC and Cobra names for its cars in the 1980s. After Autokraft went bust, a new company took over in the mid-1990s, continuing Cobra Mk IV production into the early 2000s.
Marque: AC | Predecessor: AC Ace | Successors: AC 427, 428, AC Mk V, Shelby Cobra
