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Re: [Tigers] Cobra name and Mk III car

To: <rande@thecia.net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Cobra name and Mk III car
From: "csx2282" <csx2282@sonic.net>
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 13:07:17 -0800
An excellent book that includes a section on the AC 289 is:

Original AC Ace & Cobra
The Restorers Guide to AC, Bristol and Ford Engined Cars
Ace, Aceca and Cobra
(c) 1990 by Rinsey Mills

Lots of detailed color photos.

I've had my copy for nearly twenty years, so I don't know how available this
book is today.

27 AC 289 Sports were built and only four US owners are listed in the
Registry.  The SAAC Registrar is one of the US owners, BTW.  There is one NY
owner listed who may have been the Lime Rock attendee.

The Mark III designation is somewhat fuzzy.  I believe AC Cars at the time did
use this designation for these cars, but AC later referred to early 260 leaf
spring Cobras as Mark Is, 289 leaf spring Cobras as Mark IIs and Coil spring
Cobras as Mark IIIs.  This may have occurred when Brian Angliss took over AC
cars.

Roland

From: "rande" <rande@thecia.net>
Hi,

In the UK, the model that you call the Mark III was marketed in brochures as
the AC 289 Sport, and it was essentially what we call the coil spring model,
wider body, with the 289 and toploader four speed. I only learned of this
model
when I saw one at Lime Rock Park during the annual Shelby club gathering, and
later when I obtained a brochure featuring that model and the Frua-designed
AC 428.

RB
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