Anybody lining up for the new Shelby Cobra?

[Buzz]

Originally Posted by Dimis

Buzz - I'm not sure it matters
But its a fair question that deserves an answer.

For the sake of argument, the AC in-line 6 2Litre engine, was NOT Shelby's "improved" Ford V8 engine, and it was this change in recipe which "we" admire, love and hope to replicate.

There's a line between taking ingredients, mixing them to bake/improve your cake, vs what seemingly is hopping down to the bakery, buying a cake and swapping the wrapping.

Or is that thought out of line?

Originally Posted by twobjshelbys

AC never made a cobra. It was the AC ace. Shelby branded it cobra

Shelby initiated the Cobra project, but once that was done, AC did very much make a Cobra; and that is what I refer to as opposed to the Ace. There were AC Cobras (COB and COX series) produced and sold that had no Shelby branding and they continued producing them long after Shelby shut down their Cobra operation. Prime example is the AC 289 sports that used a small block in the "old" 427 body style.

My point is that the original Shelby CSX cars enjoy a significant premium price advantage over the basically identical COB cars of the same era because of that Shelby mystique, marketing and overall cachet. Same situation with Shelby and Kirkham today.

One question though, for those in the know (the more -ahem- elderly fellas that is ) - was there a significant retail price premium for the CSX Cobras vs. the COB Cobras back in the day?