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Old 03-09-2008, 07:56 PM
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Refer to AC Cobra The Complete Story, by Brian Laban (Crowood Press, 1991) photos of both the roadster and the "hardtop" are on page 182. According to Mr. Laban the two cars were unveiled at the Turin Show in November 1965. However, on the same page (p179) he states that Shelby commissioned the two cars in 1966! Little date conflict I'd say. He also implies that they may have been turned into '427's at a later date.
If you go to page 61 of the February 1966 issue of Road & Track magazine you will see a frontal shot of the roadster, above the coverage article written by the late Henry N. Manney. My two cents...
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