Thursday 6th December 2001

AC Cobra 212 S/C

Ain't nothing like the real thing

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[thom]

I'll ask it again:
Why the hell doesn't AC try to launch a series of its ill-fated and achingly beautiful A98 Cobra Coupé which ran at Le Mans in the mid-sixties?????
I bet they could do it for a selling price of 150 grands....

For those who don't know this car it basically looks like a Cobra Daytona which would have gone to a fitness course

>>> Edited by thom on Wednesday 5th December 12:28

[thom]

Are you sure the 427 is a good idea, Robert?
Remember Ken Miles felt miserable when he found out his "baby" was a lemon...

[thom]

Nice find jaydee; where did you get the A98 picture? I think its current owner also owns AC's streamlined 1958 Le Mans model...

[thom]

Wow...I really love this car...



Edited by thom on Wednesday 5th December 15:03

[thom]

quote:
THAT car was in the factory on the day I visited. While I appreciate the awe at its style, I don't share it. The nose looks a bit square to me, as opposed to the lovely rounded nose of the Ferrari GTO.

Still it looks much better than any of AC's current product....

Edited by thom on Thursday 6th December 12:56