Carroll Shelby 427 Cobra by AMERICAN RACING ACCESSORIES from Hot Rod Hank's

AMERICAN RACING ACCESSORIES Carroll Shelby 427 Cobra

Carroll Shelby 427 Cobra by AMERICAN RACING ACCESSORIES

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Intro to the Cobra:

The Cobra has its roots very firmly planted in the British company A.C.'s open topped sports car, the Ace. The tubular frame Ace was introduced in 1954 with all independent suspension designed by John Tojeiro. In 1963, Carroll Shelby, Cobra's founder, adopted this car and developed it with disc brakes all around a 4.7 litre Ford engine which delivered 330 bhp. In 1966 the larger Cobra 427, with its 7 litre Ford engine, was added to the range.

Shelby wanted to build a car with a chassis from England and an engine from the USA. With this idea in mind, he became acquainted with the late Charles Hurlock and his nephew Derek, who ran A.C. Cars of Thames Ditton in Surrey, England. A.C. had just lost their suppliers of 6 cylinder Bristol engines for the Ace, and Shelby offered to continue paying them to produce the Ace chassis for his own sports car, to which he would add an American V8 engine and gearbox. A.C. provisionally accepted his offer as long as a suitable engine could be found. Shelby's proposal took a step closer to fruition in October 1961 when Ford introduced their 221 ci small block engine. Shelby contacted Ford with regard to his idea and the possibility of acquiring this engine and Ford expressed a serious interest in his project.

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