Engineering passport
Specifications
Powertrain
Engineering details
Displacement4.3 L
Cylinders8
FuelPetrol
Performance
Numbers that matter
Power256 hp
Torque365 Nm
STORY
The Cobra began when Carroll Shelby asked AC Cars of Thames Ditton to supply the lightweight Ace roadster without its engine, so that he could fit a Ford V8. The first cars, from 1962, used a 260 cu in V8. The 289 cu in version followed in 1963.
The 427 arrived in 1965 with a stronger chassis, coil springs and a 427 cu in engine. It was built until 1967. A later MkIV, built by Autokraft, was produced from 1982 to 1996.
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