[REAL 1]

The first prototype with 260 engine XHP, was just that. A prototype. The car was further developed through testing by Shelby as noted above and became the Cobra. The name AC Shelby Cobra was quickly dropped as were the AC badges and the car became known exclusively in the U.S. as the Shelby Cobra with Cobra badges. If not for Shelby, the Ace and probably AC would have faded away into automotive history as a footnote somewhere.

Dem is da facts.