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Sunday, May 15. 2016

Identify that car


 Make and model if you wish to opine...


Posted by Bird Dog at 05:00 | Comments (18) | Trackbacks (0)

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Appears to be an AC Ace, platform for Carroll Shelby's AC Cobra.
#1 TxBubba on 2016-05-15 05:35 (Reply)
Has most of the right lines, Might be the picture, but the average ACE had a shorter nose and a taller grill - I'm guessing the AC Ace-Bristol - late 50's It's essentially the same car, different engine.

It screams ACE that's for sure.
#2 Vince on 2016-05-15 06:38 (Reply)
Oh, now, that's PRETTY.
#3 Texan99 on 2016-05-15 09:34 (Reply)
Ummm...looks like a '56 Guppie...or a '54 Salamander. Just a guess.
#4 Dale on 2016-05-15 09:42 (Reply)
1964 AC Cobra 289 before they put Cobras on Hulk steroids for the 425
#5 Gwynne on 2016-05-15 09:48 (Reply)
The 289 is a good bet. I'm too used to thinking about the 425 when I think cobra. That would match the grill and the nose configuration.

Nice.
#5.1 vince on 2016-05-15 19:10 (Reply)
Ack! 427 (where the heck did 425 come from)
#5.1.1 vince on 2016-05-15 22:50 (Reply)
Oops... 427 is right
#5.1.1.1 Gwynne on 2016-05-17 11:27 (Reply)
It is hard to tell exactly as there have been at least three resurrections of the Cobra, there was AC Brooklands in the '80s in England, in the '90s there was an outfit in South Africa selling complete cars and kits, and a few years ago a German businessman offered new turnkey units. There have been dozens of kit cars too.

Assuming the car is all original, it isn't an AC Ace, they have no fender flares. The fender flares were added to provide clearance for the wider tires that were needed due to the V8's greater power and speed. Shelby Cobras came with Dunlop peg drive cast magnesium wheels and a symmetrical oval grill without the straight bottom edge seen here. Best guess is an AC Cobra for the European market with the 289 V8. AC sold Cobras in the UK and Europe while Shelby Cobras were sold only in North America.
#6 Al_in_Ottawa on 2016-05-15 09:49 (Reply)
1962 AC Cobra
#7 Ralph on 2016-05-15 09:50 (Reply)
My first thought was "AC Ace" also, Something about that big tailpipe makes me think this on is a Shelby Cobra.

All the Cobras (and replicas) I've seen in life had big rollbars, which I suppose is a wise thing if you are driving it on public roads, but it does mess-up the lines.
#8 Douglas2 on 2016-05-15 09:51 (Reply)
The early Shelby Cobras came with wire wheels, later ones had the Halibrands as an option.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/1963-shelby-ac-cobra-289-road-test
#9 Chazz on 2016-05-15 11:26 (Reply)
I'm thinking this is the original Cobra 260
#10 DPM3 on 2016-05-15 13:37 (Reply)
Dave MacDonald drove the original Cobra 260 V8 to its first victory before the 289 V8 and the 427 V8.

http://www.davemacdonald.net/gallery/closeups/cobra260firstwin.htm
#10.1 H. Jones on 2016-05-16 17:30 (Reply)
It could be any of the various Cobra "replica" kits out there.
#11 Sam L. on 2016-05-15 15:20 (Reply)
LOL - that's a good one!

It's a 2012 50th anniversary Shelby Cobra. (MSRP on them was $135k but they only made 50 so who knows what they sell for.)
#12 Jerryskids on 2016-05-15 18:53 (Reply)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcaUjCqnBTQ

A better look at it if you want.
#12.1 Jerryskids on 2016-05-15 19:05 (Reply)
With the lines only someone that loves Spitfires could love. Under-gunned, geometries of a Tonka toy and just enough windsheild to not work properly....roasted feet, tinnitus and a good dose of go, no woa....

That was then....this is now
#13 Chris Duncan on 2016-05-16 06:41 (Reply)

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