Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]did not know these additional tidbits. thank you Frank. I spoke briefly with the owner, he's very happy to have the updated chassis, engine and simple maintenance routine. When I told him that I thought the proportions on this car look even more appealing than the original he said that it was x longer and x wider (I've forgotten the numbers he mentioned) Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Jun 19, 2009, at 12:29 PM, FRANK DERNIE wrote: > > Hi George, > I don't know whether you know but the car is an AC Ace, originally > available in the 1950s with a 2 litre Bristol 6 cylinder engine. > Carrol Shelby persuaded AC cars to shoehorn a 4.7 litre and later a > 7 litre engine into one either for him to race or to sell, I am not > sure. They went into production as the AC Cobra but not many were > made. There are now many companies making replicas. Real ones are > extremely valuable nowadays they look great but they do not drive > too well... > cheers, > Frank > > --- On Fri, 19/6/09, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> wrote: > >> From: George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> >> Subject: [Leica] IMG: speaking of transportation as sculpture >> To: "Leica Group Users" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Friday, 19 June, 2009, 5:00 PM >> Excalibur version of Shelby Cobra >> >> <http://www.imagist.com/blog/?p=1307> >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >> information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information