Talk:AC Cobra
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This webpage is bogus. AC never made a Cobra. Only Shelby made the Cobra. The Shelby Cobra was based on the coackwork of the AC Ace. Lokisgodhi 13:14, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
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Possible urban myth, but my housemate swore he heard it on the radio: a little old lady being interviewed had apparently owned one of each model AC Cars produced as they were introduced. Her favourite was the Cobra. She was most particular about having it serviced, and she had her own way of checking the mechanic hadn't screwed up her car. She would take it out onto the motorway and get it up to 70 mph. She would then floor the accelerator and time how long it took to reach 100 mph (some ridiculously short time IIRC). If it was "sluggish" (!) she would immediately return it and complain. Phil 12:36, Dec 10, 2003 (UTC)
I've linked to replica car but would kit car be more appropriate? --Phil 08:53, Feb 9, 2004 (UTC)
- Replica is better. Some Cobra replicas are kits, but some are delivered complete. Some are only 'kits' to avoid taxes and/or regulatory requirements, and require only very simple assembly. —Morven 08:57, 9 Feb 2004 (UTC)
Is the car called the AC Cobra or the Shelby Cobra? I never heard the AC name used on the Cobra before, but I see some web references to both... --SFoskett 04:28, Nov 27, 2004 (UTC)
- It could depend on which side of the Atlantic you are. // Liftarn
"There are Cobra Clubs around the country where enthusiasts meet and ride." What country would that be?
Some text about the Cobra Daytona (the racing berlinetta version) will be a great improvement. Ericd 14:31, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
Regarding the COBRA "DAYTONA" COUPE ("Covered Cobras"):
I'm no auto racing expert but have learned a good deal about these six cars recently. According to fairly voluminous information about them, their development, racing success and subsequent individual vehicle histories is fascinating and deserves a greatly expanded section.
An important correction seems to be in order regarding the strange coincidence that there are (were) two prominent auto racing personalities named "Peter Brock." The American version led Shelby's program to field a 'Ferrari killer' in the mid 1960s and is alive and well and recently heavily involved in the Superformance LeMans Coupe development program (mentioned here as the Hi-Tech South African replicar effort).
The beloved Australian racer and developer Peter Brock was recently killed in a rally there driving, by strange coincidence, a 'Daytona' reproduction car. (photo and caption substantially correct.)
BTW: The "Daytona" moniker was apparently coined by the automotive press when I believe the first (and perhaps also being the only American-built) copy of the 'Brock Cobra Coupe' was prematurely disabled (destroyed?) in a pit fire during the course of decisively trouncing the factory Ferraris in its first outing at Daytona.
[edit] Picture
I took this picture 2 days ago but i dont know how to put it up (or who to check with to see if it could be useful for the article). If anybody could help me out, it would be great. Here is the link http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/526/img2314hq5.jpg Sorry about the trouble, im pretty much new to this.
- go to here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Upload Gzuckier 20:23, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Kirkham Motorsports
This bit seems a bit suspicious, it sounds almost like Kirkham added it themselves. I mean if these replicas are supposed to be good then fine, but it doesn't need to go on about it quite so much, and there are many more high quality replicas too, not just Kirkham.--Santahul 16:11, 1 February 2007 (UTC)
