AC Cobra By Factory Five
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AC Cobra By Factory Five
There are some vehicles that don't go unnoticed and
and at the same time part of automotive legend!
Which car best describes all this?
Without a doubt, the AC Cobra!
The AC Cobra 427 was born from the meeting of two
worlds. Founded in 1901, AC Cars is the oldest
oldest British car brand. In
1950s, the company's owners,
the Hurlock brothers, contracted John Tojeiro to produce a car
Tojeiro to produce a car designed by him,
inspired by the Ferrari 166 Barchetta. They then
engine and christened it simply AC Bristol.
simply AC Bristol.
On the other side of the Atlantic, in the United States
driver Carroll Shelby, winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
Le Mans in 1959, was forced to end his career
heart problems in 1960. He then set about
to build a car capable of competing with the
compete with the Ferraris, who were intractable at the time. He
chose to equip the AC Bristol with a Ford V8
equivalent to a 4.2-liter.
Presented at the 1962 New York Auto Show, the car
named AC Cobra. The engine was
increased to 289 Cubic Inches (4.7 liters) in
1963, before a "big block" version was added in 1965.
"427 Cubic Inches version, equivalent to a
a 7-liter engine. Horsepower increased from
270-280 hp to 410-420 hp, but the roadster still lacks
still lacks the top speed to compete with
with the legendary
250 GTO.
Carroll Shelby would have to wait to build the equally
mythical Shelby Daytona Coupé to realize his
realize his childhood dream: to beat the Ferraris with a
American sports car, far less expensive than
much less expensive than the Italian manufacturer's
vehicles.
Today, the AC Cobra 427 is one of the most sought-after
most sought-after models among collectors
and an original model from the 1960s sells for
several million Euros. It has to be said that with its
inimitable look, both seductive and aggressive, its wings
fenders to accommodate equally imposing wheels, its long
wheels, its long, curved hood, its enormous
bonnet, huge exhaust pipes positioned on either side
on either side of the body and its stratospheric
stratospheric engine, this car really doesn't have
almost no equivalent! Indeed, the legend of the
AC Cobra legend has made it one of the most
replicated in history, with dozens and dozens of
dozens of more or less successful copies.... The
model we present today is a reinterpretation
is a reinterpretation of the myth by the American
Factory Five, authorized by the Shelby workshop
to replicate its AC with its original measurements.
measurements. Equipped with a Ford 289 V8 engine with a
four-barrel carburetor and electronic ignition
electronic ignition, a Tremec 5-speed gearbox and
Tremec gearbox and threaded shock absorbers.
superb example has recently been adorned
with a superb Show Cars-style varnish, Magnetic Blue
Magnetic Blue with glossy black
stripes.
A collector's grey card will be issued for this
from 2025.
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