>"Apparently, recently, Cobras were made by Shelby with original left-over > parts from the '60s..." That's up for discussion. One field of thought is that the frames were artificially aged to look the part. A lot of the original components are/were still available. Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christian Skofteland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: WAY OT - English Sport Cars:
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Actually there is only one British sports car I would have: an AC Cobra, > > with a little breath of Mr Shelby on it :-) > > Not to be a nit-picking American but.... the AC model that Mr. Shelby stole > was called the Ace. He stuffed a 260 cid Ford V8 in it and called it a > Cobra. Later he stuffed the better 289 cid Ford V8 into it and then, built > his own cars, using the original Ace as a template and somehow managed to > stuff a 427 cid Ford NASCAR side-oiler V8 into it. And still later, built > the famous "LeMans Coupe" which looked nothing like the original AC Ace. > > AC was kinda resurrected in the 80's and produced a Cobra "replica" that > were known as AC Cobras. > > Apparently, recently, Cobras were made by Shelby with original left-over > parts from the '60s... > > Christian > >
