Sunday, 19 December 2010

No6 - AC Cobra

No6 - AC Cobra
The AC Cobra, also known as the Shelby Cobra, is an Anglo-American sports car that was produced during the 1960s. Like many British specialist manufacturers, AC Cars had been using the smooth, refined Bristol straight-6 engine in its small-volume production, including its AC Ace 2-seater roadster. This had a hand-built body with a steel tube frame, and aluminium body panels that were made using English wheeling machines. The engine was a pre-World War II design of BMW which by the 1960s was considered dated. Bristol decided in 1961 to cease production of its engine and instead to use Chrysler 331 cid (5.4 L) V8 engines.

AC Cobra - AutoCar Test Drive


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