Python Automobile
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The Python is a relatively unknown make of car. It originally started in the early 1970's when Ford contracted a designer named Borgianelli to design a successor to the AC Cobra. The mold was created by BF Goodrich in the late 70's, but due to the increase in gas prices at the time, Ford gave up on the model.
However, in the 1980's, a man named Alvin A. Kelly bought the mold, and started a company (A.K. Automotive, DBA Kelly Motors) to build and sell these cars as high performance sports cars. The car was advertised as "An Original two seater luxury convertible supercar". The company started out in Riverside, California, but shortly moved to Fort Collins, Colorado.
Unfortunately, due to financial issues, the company went under after making less than 20 cars. At this point in time, there are less than 12 left in existence.
This car is often confused with the Cobra replica company 'Python', started by George Vidovic in Melbourne, Australia, in 1981.
