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Originally Posted by Danr55
Austin Healy.. Did you all know that the Cobra started with the Austin Healy? You didn't, well you need to get "KNOWED UP" on that.
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Well, almost:
"What if? What if a Texan racer didn’t convince AC to sell him lightweight sports cars and Ford to sell him engines to power them? It almost happened, you know. At stake wasn’t whether AC and Ford would grant Carroll Shelby his request as much as whether he would’ve had to appeal to them in the first place. You see, if he had his first wish granted the legendary Anglo-American hybrid he created would’ve looked a lot like this, a Chevy-powered Austin Healey. That’s right, Cobra fans, the Ford-powered AC was Shelby’s Plan B."
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1955 Austin Healey 100/4 - Rod & Custom Magazine