[j jones]

Yes. They (AC) used what was available to them domestically. AC was a tiny company, with very limited resources. They did, however, make beautiful cars that had a history of great success on the racetrack BCS (Before Carroll Shelby).

The "work" AC had done to get the English Ford engine into the car made installing the American V8's an easy job.

(I just get annoyed hearing my fellow Americans attempt to grab all the credit for the "Cobra", which was really a co-operative multi-national piece of work. Carroll Shelby deserves a lot of credit, but so does AC and so do Shelby's team)

The Cobra has the aerodynamic qualities of a brick. It overcomes it's shortcomings with raw power. But it's fun, makes a great noise and it beat Ferrari. Yea!