Billy Joel's Cobra for sale through Exotic Classics, Syosset NY

[SunDude]

My wife always said I was trouble.

[Mark IV]

Nah Brian, no trouble.

It is interesting how some dealers/sellers must play "used car salesman" and "embellish" every car they have for sale................

Some info on Frank (Billy's ex brother-in-law) here A $90 Million Matter of Distrust Pits Billy Joel Against His Ex-Manager : People.com

I just can't figure out how you have enough hours in the day to dig up all the stuff you do!

[SunDude]

Originally Posted by Mark IV

...I just can't figure out how you have enough hours in the day to dig up all the stuff you do!

I work for the Gubmint.

[cycleguy55]

Originally Posted by SunDude

I work for the Gubmint.

Isn't that an oxymoron?

[mptech]

Paparazzi aside.

Interesting car, have not run acroos them before. Can someone give me some more details / history on these cars (AC Cobra AK3022 (??) 1985?

... handmade aluminum body, manufactured AC factory in Surrey England, at the Brooklands facility using the original jigs,dyes and bucks that were used to make the original 1960s Shelby Cobras. The Autokraft Mark IVs were so accurate in the way they were manufactured that they are listed in the Shelby Registry. All bodies and chassis are stamped with the original AC factory markings.

1 of only 385 made, weighs only 2600 lbs, powered by 302 Ford V8 producing 400 hp. 5 speed manual Tremec transmission.

Thanks

[SunDude]

Originally Posted by mptech

Paparazzi aside. Interesting car, have not run acroos them before. Can someone give me some more details / history on these cars (AC Cobra AK3022 (??) 1985 Thanks

At the risk of embarrassing myself further, let me offer a very simplified answer.

From the early 1980s to the mid/late 1990s, a small company in England called CP Autokraft (run by Brian Angliss) produced a series of aluminum-bodied roadsters sold first as Autokraft MkIVs and (after Angliss acquired the rights to the AC Cars trademarks) as the AC Cobra MkIV.

The MkIVs were powered by small-block Ford V8s, and were built to meet U.S. safety and emissions standards of the day (a rare thing in the Cobra world). The cars looked like Cobras, but had several modern features such as shock-absorbing bumpers, head rests, side-impact door beams, and soft interior trim, switches and dashboards.


Note, the chassis number of the Billy Joel car is AK1059, not 3022 as per the seller listing.