"they offered up their design computers and one Bob Negstad, who was the
lead Ford GT project engineer. The design of the chassis and suspension of
the 427 Cobra was due to Bob's work and expertise in the field of chassis
design. It's always been my understanding that guys like Phil Remingtonand
Ken Miles were heavily involved in the informational side of the project,
but we have Ford and Bob Negstad to thank for the design of the coil-spring
Cobra chassis."
There was another Ford engineer involved with the Shelby 427 chassis. Klaus
Arning was the suspension wizard who was one of the first, if not the first
to use computers in suspension design. Klaus Arning is credited in every
book I have seen with designing the 427 Cobra suspension. On the AC side,
Alan Turner had a hand in designing the frame and suspension. Alan Turner
also designed the AC A98 coupe which raced at Le Mans in 1964 against
Shelby's Daytona coupes. The two cars don't really resemble one another with
the AC coupe having fenders like a Mercedes 300SL. The car crashed with
tragic results, killing three spectators. AC gained notoriety for testing
the car on the M1 and hitting speeds over 180mph before the Le Mans race.
Jeff
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