[Leica] IMG: speaking of transportation as sculpture

[lug at steveunsworth.co.uk (Steve Unsworth)]

I don't know if it's been mentioned before, or just coincidence, but there
was a program last night in the UK about Cobra and their 'relationship'
towards Ferrari. See here at 11:30...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv/bbc_four/2009-06-20

Unfortunately it's not available to view again through the BBC iPlayer, I
assume because of copyright restriction.

Steve


On 20/6/09 18:59, "Jerry Lehrer" <glehrer at san.rr.com> wrote:

> Frank,
> 
> "By the time the Ace was announced at the 1953 Motor Show, the 1991cc
>  65mm x100mm 6-cylinder AC engine had been in production for some 30
> (effing) years."
> 
> The Aceca never was a "perhaps".  It always was the coupe version of the
> Ace.  The only
> really good 2.6 litre Acecas were the ones with the Ruddspeed engines
> which had 3 side
> draft Webers --  170 HP!
> 
> There never was an Aceca Cobra--- That concept morphed into the Shelby
> Daytona Coupe.
> 
> I assume Frank is at the British GP, where I would be, if I were back
> working in the UK
> 
> Jerry
> 
> 
> 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:
>>>