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Salutations also. Glad to see the postings flying in fast and thick.
The final batch of Angliss-427s of which you speak are those listed on page 309 of the current SAAC registry under the heading of AC COX Continuation Cars. I met David Wagner and a couple of the cars (from chassis number COX6133 on) at Charlotte and they really are rather special. Essentially they were all built to be completed to 427S/C specs. AC Autokraft managed to get 16 out the door before the shutters came down in '96. Would love to know where they all are. (One went to Finland, north of the UK where it snows a lot) As always, should've brought one as the last 7 were knocked out for a bargain price whilst the receivers were circling their wagons outside. Another wasted opportunity.....
I'll pass on the opportunity to comment on the Shelby/Angliss/Japan/ooh look I've just found some chassis scenario if you don't mind.
Glad you enjoy the Jag silver paint scheme. Feel free to send me a photo. One of the best MkIV paint jobs I have witnessed was an odd one - Porsche
Zinc Metallic. Different but effective. I was driving past a Rover (!) dealership in dear old Dorking in Surrey back then and they had one sitting in the middle of their showroom!! Who knows why? Always remember that - I nearly crashed as I was not exactly watching the road.
Serously, now that Shelby has welcomed AC to his bosom and they are all one big happy family, it must be OK to come out of hiding and say that the 427s and 289MkIIs that were built by AC Autokraft up to '96 (outside the run of MkIVs) are amongst the best Cobras made since production ended in 1968 - which brings us back to the AC289 Sports which was the last of the Cobras and was in production for 2 years after Shelby American dropped the model.
Hey - just thought of a new career move for Brian Angliss - set up a company that converts MkIVs to MkIII specs with the proper 375bhp motors. Who knows where that might lead..........?