To show you what a small world it is and was, I just remembered the photo bellow. As many of you know, John Tojeiro was responsible for the the car that would become the AC Ace and eventually, the small block Cobra. He received the grand some of 5 pounds sterling per chassis produced by AC. Well, flash forward to 1958 and John showed up at AC with the car bellow. It was quite the car, space frame chassis with coil over independent suspension, and a body by Maurice Gomm. With a Bristle 2 liter engine, it tipped the scale at a little over 1400 pounds. So impressed were the Hurlock's, they rebadged as an AC and entered it in Le Mans that year! Unfortunately, john had not fully sorted it out, and it had rear end problems. Still, Peter Bolton and Dickie Stoop babied it around to a respectable eighth overall, and ahead of the works Ace! It raced one more time at the Tourist Trophy, but suffered from more problems. Shame, the Cobra could have looked completely different, or not existed at all! Cheers, Dennis
