Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank- I worked next to the Los Angeles airport for 19 years. I was told by co-workers that the cars were built in El Segundo - immediately south of the south runway and the just built cars would be run next to the runway to check them out. I remember them for sale brand new- (about $10K ? for the 427 Cobra). I used to go to the Los Angeles Times Gran Prix out in Riverside Calif and watch the sport car races. The big Cobras were awesome (sic) done the straight and they'd crawl around the hairpin curve and take off again. Stasys On Jun 20, 2009, at 3:39 AM, FRANK DERNIE wrote: > > There was an AC Aceca too. Perhaps the coupe, though I am no expert, I > just remember the little Ace being macho-ed out to a Cobra as a kid! > > --- On Fri, 19/6/09, Stasys Petravicius <stasys1 at cox.net> wrote: > >> From: Stasys Petravicius <stasys1 at cox.net> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: speaking of transportation as sculpture >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Friday, 19 June, 2009, 11:22 PM >> Frank- I thought it was the AC Aceca. >> Stasys >> On Jun 19, 2009, at 10:29 AM, 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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >