Evan:
No, no, no. Not twisting anything, just stating facts
AC Cars built Mk II's and Mk III's for the UK market, and marketed them as AC Cobras. The proof exists in the form of sales brochures and other marketing documents.
Thats a fact.
Now, If you were one of those people who bought one of those cars originally, or had acquired it over the past few years, would you not have the right to refer to it as an AC Cobra?
Of course you would, and I am sure that somewhere in the world, at some car show in the world, some AC Cobra owner is doing just that.
The reality is that the tendency to minimize and trivialize the contributions of Derek Hurlock, Alan Turner and others at AC Cars is a relatively recent one, begun in the early 90's by folks who are creating, and living, revisionist history. The car is, and still remains, a collaborative effort. The owners of the true originals (the REAL 1's) know this.
A lot of things have changed in 40 years, and some have not.
In the 60's Carroll Shelby needed a high quality reliable source for a platform to install his breathed upon Ford mills into. He chose AC Cars.
In the 90's, he chose Kirkham.
Perhaps the greatest compliment of all....
Yours in Polish Bodied, Mormon Engineered, Ford Powered Aluminum AC Mk III Replicas........
Bud
