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That sounds right to me, except that it was not exactly the same suspension. Apparently the upper and lower leaf springs were replaced by upper and lower A arms, with similar geometry, that could take the ridiculously high torque. The name Cobra clearly belonged to Shelby, because the Mustang Cobras were called Cobras and the Ford V8 ACs were not called Cobras. Engineering wise, there there had already been a V8 conversion of an AC, so Shelby's success was more in the business areas. [[User:David R. Ingham|David R. Ingham]] 03:33, 18 March 2006 (UTC) |
That sounds right to me, except that it was not exactly the same suspension. Apparently the upper and lower leaf springs were replaced by upper and lower A arms, with similar geometry, that could take the ridiculously high torque. The name Cobra clearly belonged to Shelby, because the Mustang Cobras were called Cobras and the Ford V8 ACs were not called Cobras. Engineering wise, there there had already been a V8 conversion of an AC, so Shelby's success was more in the business areas. [[User:David R. Ingham|David R. Ingham]] 03:33, 18 March 2006 (UTC) |
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I used to buy parts, circa 1969-1975, from a Mr. Taylor, parts manager at AC Cars in Thames Ditton, for my 1962 Aceca. He was marvelously polite and concise. I had the pleasure of meeting him in Thames Ditton in summer 1973. He was quite tall and well-along in years. He gave me a tour of the service room and then took me to the "Ledger". "Which car is yours," he asked. And to my surprise he opened up the ledger to the transaction. "Ah, yes," he remarked. "White, with the left-side steering. I remember this sale to Dr. Frost." ~ jlancaster |
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Revision as of 14:50, 8 July 2006
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The official site is http://acautomotive.info
There is an error in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_Cars The Cobras mentioned were not AC cars. The Shelby Cobra used an AC Body and chassis and Ford engine and running gear. The car was produced and sold by the company Shelby-American.
That sounds right to me, except that it was not exactly the same suspension. Apparently the upper and lower leaf springs were replaced by upper and lower A arms, with similar geometry, that could take the ridiculously high torque. The name Cobra clearly belonged to Shelby, because the Mustang Cobras were called Cobras and the Ford V8 ACs were not called Cobras. Engineering wise, there there had already been a V8 conversion of an AC, so Shelby's success was more in the business areas. David R. Ingham 03:33, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
REMENISCENCES
I used to buy parts, circa 1969-1975, from a Mr. Taylor, parts manager at AC Cars in Thames Ditton, for my 1962 Aceca. He was marvelously polite and concise. I had the pleasure of meeting him in Thames Ditton in summer 1973. He was quite tall and well-along in years. He gave me a tour of the service room and then took me to the "Ledger". "Which car is yours," he asked. And to my surprise he opened up the ledger to the transaction. "Ah, yes," he remarked. "White, with the left-side steering. I remember this sale to Dr. Frost." ~ jlancaster