The legendary AC Cobra is one of the world's ultimate no-compromise sports cars. Originally derived from the AC Ace, the brutal Cobra was the result of Carroll Shelby's dream to combine British chassis expertise with the easily available power of a large-capacity American V8 engine. Forty years on from its debut, this much imitated car is revered the world over, and original examples have become highly sought-after. This beautifully produced commemorative book will appeal to all sports car fans as well as to Cobra enthusiasts.
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'A must-buy for Cobra fans' Classic & Sports Car 'drool over one of the most stunning cars of all time' Daily Express 'a fascinating insight' Classic Cars
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Rinsey Mills has owned AC sports cars, both pre-war and post-war, for forty years. He has restored some and raced others. His books include Original AC Ace and Cobra and Essential AC Cobra.
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Fixation on racing results, not the car itself,
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This review is from: AC Cobra The Truth Behind the Anglo-American Legend (Hardcover)
Since the book "Original AC Cobra" is out-of-print and so expensive, I decided to give this book a look. It was very disappointing. It had a bit about the car, and a few interesting pages of historical overview of what the main players (Tojeiro, Shelby, and AC) were up to before the Cobra project.The problem is that once the book got to what should be the meat of the story, it devolved to a "this person drove that car is this race, and experienced blah blah blah DNF". While I realize that the Shelby's whole motivation was to go racing, I was expecting a more reasonable balance between information about the car and the races. There were a few redeeming characteristics of the book. A few interesting photographs of the frames, some assembly line photos, and assembly-line information about all the orginal Cobras. Bottom line, get this book if you are interested in the racing history. Skip it if you are looking for much information about the cars themselves.
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