It's REAL, but what is it?

[PurpleVenom]

Received this from the AC Owners Club in England:

The ACOC Cobra registrar's opinion is as follows:

"This car was not built by AC. It will have started life as an AC428 Frua, with a car number anywhere between 6 & 26, prefix CF (RHD) or CFX (LHD). A number of these have been turned into replica cobras, as listed in the Appendix to the ACOC Cobra register, including car numbers 19 & 23."

Regards

Bryan Moseley
ACOC Webmaster

[lovehamr]

Originally Posted by PurpleVenom

Received this from the AC Owners Club in England:

The ACOC Cobra registrar's opinion is as follows:

"This car was not built by AC. It will have started life as an AC428 Frua, with a car number anywhere between 6 & 26, prefix CF (RHD) or CFX (LHD). A number of these have been turned into replica cobras, as listed in the Appendix to the ACOC Cobra register, including car numbers 19 & 23."

Regards

Bryan Moseley
ACOC Webmaster

Now the 96" wheel base makes sense.

Steve

[Nedsel]

Robin Stainer, the ACOC Registrar, is correct in saying that the car was not built by AC. The chassis itself was, but we both believe it started out as a 96" piece, and was cut down 6" for use as the basis of a Cobra-like vehicle. (I can't say for certain until I get back to CA and check the MX 1 file folder.) The finished car was constructed by Brian Angliss of AutoKraft, who later took over the remains of the former AC Cars, Ltd. To the extent that Angliss' shop was the successor entity to the Hurlock brothers company, one is technically correct in asserting that the car was "built by the AC Cars factory" but it is stretching the truth not to add the date and ownership caveats.

[PurpleVenom]

Great info Ned. Still, kind of a historical piece though, isn't it? Value, well, whatever the buyer is willing to pay for it I guess.

[nikbj68]

Originally Posted by Nedsel

...it is stretching the truth not to add the date and ownership caveats.

From the seller:
Hi Nik, The 96" was a typo, so 90" is correct. The sticker behind the Turkey Pan is from Cobra Restorers in Georgia. We'll have the suspension photos on our Fastlane Cars website on Monday. We will scan those letters and add those to the website too. Please look by Monday or Tuesday for the updates. Thanks, Joe

Just to muddy the waters a little more, I think the(MkIII) chassis in Trevor Legate`s book is a different one to the
Earl`s Court Motorshow 428 chassis, as seen here on the AC Heritage Website

[1ntCobra]

Originally Posted by nikbj68

Just to muddy the waters a little more, I think the(MkIII) chassis in Trevor Legate`s book is a different one to the
Earl`s Court Motorshow 428 chassis, as seen here on the AC Heritage Website

Well that's certainly not an aluminum Cobra body!

And it appears to have some cooling holes cut into the cloth parts.

[Buzz]

Headlights are pointing in the wrong direction.

[nikbj68]

Originally Posted by 1ntCobra

Well that's certainly not an aluminum Cobra body!

And it appears to have some cooling holes cut into the cloth parts.

Cunningly designed to match the strengthening plates in the suspension?

"Mind the handbrake, love!"
"Not at all", she replied!

Originally Posted by Buzz

Headlights are pointing in the wrong direction.

I`ll bet you wouldn`t say that if you were sat at the wheel!
(oh, hang on, there isn`t one, LOL!)

[Mark IV]

Early design airbags..........................

[REAL 1]

SDR: Thanks.

Thats a pretty racy photo op ad for an otherwise stodgy English company. I like it though.