thorne Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 http://ca.autos.yahoo.com/p/1136/top-ten-manly-cars This article is a complete fail. The viper is listed as a GM. The Cobra is really a AC Bristol...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farkas Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 FJ40 is pretty manly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Fail, but I thought that an AC Bristol with a V8 in it by Shelby was an AC Cobra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 http://ca.autos.yahoo.com/p/1136/top-ten-manly-cars This article is a complete fail. The viper is listed as a GM. The Cobra is really a AC Bristol...... umm....viper says dodge in the article...that picture was copyrighted by GM...i think you fail at reading...they certainly werent saying that "John Griffiths/Flickr.com" produced the cobra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted March 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 I assumed that GM would not have there Viper pic they still failed at the AC Cobra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 Fail, but I thought that an AC Bristol with a V8 in it by Shelby was an AC Cobra no but thats how it started.in the beginning he used the bristol .. carrol build his own chassis, and refined it to the ac cobra. i Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tbutera2112 Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 how can you tell which is which? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted March 24, 2009 Report Share Posted March 24, 2009 AC Ace, AC Bristol 1991/1971 cc six cylinder water cooled 689 produced 1953-1964 Engine made by A.C. or Bristol (1971 cc) from 1956 or Ford Zephyr engine (Later models). Two seat aluminium open sports bodies. http://wikicars.org/en/AC http://www.ritzsite.net/AC_Cobra/1957_AC_Ace.jpg very similar. but not. im know the info is out there on the history of Shelby and AC/bristol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Cobra theres the complete history leason on that for you! and some karma, info Peter Brock's Australian namesake, the race car driver, was killed while driving a GM-powered replica of a Shelby Daytona Coupe in competition in Australia in 2006. and thats why you shouldnt put chevy motors in ford's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 The AC had a different nose than the Cobra. After it started to take off, it was just the body lines that shared any similarities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 The AC had a different nose than the Cobra. After it started to take off, it was just the body lines that shared any similarities. wrong. the mark1 and 2 where ac's modded for shelby. in the late 60's ford was building the bodys for shelby after they could not afford to import more chassis. take off? the legendary 427 shelby ac cobras failed. Although extremely successful in racing, The AC Cobra was a financial failure, which led Ford and Carroll Shelby to discontinue importing cars from England in 1967. AC Cars kept producing the coil spring AC Roadster with narrow fenders, a small block Ford 289 and called the car the AC 289, it was built and sold in Europe until late 1969. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hal Posted March 25, 2009 Report Share Posted March 25, 2009 Rob beat me to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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