| The AC Cobra is a distinctive two door roadster | | | | as the new car would compete with the |
| produced in England during the nineteen sixties. | | | | Chevrolet Corvette. AC then turned to Ford for |
| The initial cars were fitted with a straight 6 | | | | the engine, who supplied AC with a new small |
| engine, a common feature for limited produced | | | | block V8; suiting both parties as Ford wanted a |
| cars of the era; although by the time the Cobra | | | | car in direct competition with Chevrolet. The car |
| was produced it was considerably mature in its | | | | and new engine was sent to Carroll Shelby in L.A. |
| life. Shortly afterwards the engine was changed | | | | Production of the car proved straight forward as |
| to a Chrysler V8. The body of the car was | | | | the changes needed were already made due to |
| composed of aluminium body panels and steel | | | | the previous Zephyr engine used in the Cobra. |
| tubing. | | | | The AC Cobra was produced for six years, |
| In the early sixties Carroll Shelby contacted AC | | | | between nineteen sixty one and nineteen sixty |
| hoping they would build a car which was fitted | | | | seven. Although the car remains iconic and |
| with a V8 engine. After AC agreed, they stated it | | | | distinctive, the car was not successful financially |
| was conditional on a suitable engine being found to | | | | which lead to the cease of exporting to Ford and |
| fit in the car, and therefore contacted Chevrolet. | | | | Shelby. |
| Chevrolet did not feel it a worthwhile endeavour | | | | |