 
Main Menu
|
|
Nevada Classics
|
|
Advertise at CC
|
| S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
| |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| 7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
| 14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
| 21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
| 28 |
29 |
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
CC Advertisers
|
|
 3Likes
-
1
Post By Antny
-
1
Post By LMH
-
1
Post By rsk289
12-04-2016, 04:22 PM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Bedford,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: SPO 963, 351W
Posts: 200
|
|
Not Ranked
What is this car?
Saw this car at my mechanic's shop. He wasn't there to tell me about it, but his assistant says that it's a pretty significant car in the AC/Cobra world. Anyone recognize it? It has an in-line 6-cylinder engine, transverse leaf spring in front.
|
12-04-2016, 04:24 PM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Bedford,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: SPO 963, 351W
Posts: 200
|
|
Not Ranked
Engine photo....
|
12-04-2016, 04:40 PM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Sacramento,
Ca
Cobra Make, Engine: Superformance, 427SO
Posts: 389
|
|
Not Ranked
Looks like an AC Ace.
Ted
|
12-04-2016, 05:07 PM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Canandaigua,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: SPF MKII Riverside Racer FIA
Posts: 2,473
|
|
Neutral
That would be my guess too, an AC ace. Waiting to here what Mark IV has to say.
|
12-04-2016, 05:43 PM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Little Rock area,
AR
Cobra Make, Engine: ERA Street Roadster #782 with 459 cu in FE KC engine, toploader, 3.31
Posts: 4,483
|
|
Not Ranked
I'm wondering if its a Cunningham?
|
12-04-2016, 06:40 PM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Tucson,
AZ
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 5,390
|
|
Not Ranked
It's an AC Ace prototype race car, driven by Bob Jennings. The engine looks to be a Ford 2.6L six from the Ford Zephyr. It was later used in the AC Ace 2.6, the car immediately preceding the Cobra.
Nice find!
Larry
__________________
Alba gu brąth
|
12-05-2016, 02:43 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Cambridge, England,
n/a
Cobra Make, Engine: 289 leafspring, r/p
Posts: 518
|
|
Not Ranked
That is a 1952 Tojeiro, that one in particular having been built with a Lea-Francis engine (I believe) and later being given a Bristol engine. That car was developed into the Ace, which in turn became something to do with some kind of reptile. Or serpent, I forget which.
Very, very significant car - hate to think what the pricetag would be.
|
12-05-2016, 03:43 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Bedford,
NY
Cobra Make, Engine: SPO 963, 351W
Posts: 200
|
|
Not Ranked
I'll be paying it another visit on Friday and will snap some more detailed photos and try to get more info from it's current owner (he rents the showroom next door to my mechanic). It sure is a sexy little thing!
Last edited by Antny; 12-05-2016 at 03:45 AM..
|
12-05-2016, 05:03 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Cambridge, England,
n/a
Cobra Make, Engine: 289 leafspring, r/p
Posts: 518
|
|
Not Ranked
This gives you some idea:
1952 Tojiero MG Barchetta Sports Racer (1952 Tojeiro) - Conceptcarz
This is very significant car in the story of the Cobra. One of John Tojeiro's originals.
Roger |
12-05-2016, 06:42 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Tucson,
AZ
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 5,390
|
|
Not Ranked
Something odd Roger. That's not a Bristol engine. I think that's a Zephyr engine.
Larry
__________________
Alba gu brąth
|
12-05-2016, 07:03 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Tucson,
AZ
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 5,390
|
|
Not Ranked
https://books.google.com/books?id=JB...2%20ac&f=false
Hope that works. My phone is a lot harder to use than my computer.
Larr
__________________
Alba gu brąth
|
12-05-2016, 07:40 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Cambridge, England,
n/a
Cobra Make, Engine: 289 leafspring, r/p
Posts: 518
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by LMH
Something odd Roger. That's not a Bristol engine. I think that's a Zephyr engine.
Larry
|
Yes, it wasn't a Bristol engine, it was an AC engine after the Lea-Francis. That certainly looks like a Ford straight six in there now, presumably for racing, as the Ford motor has more poke than the AC. |
12-05-2016, 08:29 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Tucson,
AZ
Cobra Make, Engine:
Posts: 5,390
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by rsk289
Yes, it wasn't a Bristol engine, it was an AC engine after the Lea-Francis. That certainly looks like a Ford straight six in there now, presumably for racing, as the Ford motor has more poke than the AC.
|
I've got to remember that ... "more poke"!
Definitely not a Weller either. Cool no matter what!
Larry
__________________
Alba gu brąth
|
12-05-2016, 09:36 AM
|
|
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Cambridge, England,
n/a
Cobra Make, Engine: 289 leafspring, r/p
Posts: 518
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by LMH
I've got to remember that ... "more poke"!
Definitely not a Weller either. Cool no matter what!
Larry
|
It's a standard British engineering term, Larry... |
12-05-2016, 11:38 AM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: White City,
SK
Cobra Make, Engine: West Coast, 460 CID
Posts: 2,850
|
|
Not Ranked
It looks like an AC Ace or Ace-Bristol with a different engine.
__________________
Brian
Last edited by cycleguy55; 12-05-2016 at 11:43 AM..
|
12-05-2016, 12:01 PM
|
 |
CC Member
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 495
|
|
Not Ranked
this 1953 tojeiro was for sale at the german technoclassica in april for about 790.000 $
 |
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -7. The time now is 05:57 PM.
Links monetized by VigLink
|
Linear Mode
