Part-time racer and chicken farmer Carroll Shelby ordered a chassis from AC Cars in England in 1961, and asked them to install a Ford V8 engine in it. The AC Ace was fitted with the same rear diff as that used in the Jaguar E-type, and so when the car arrived in the Shelby workshop, it proved easy to modify thanks to the simple AC layout.
Provides an insight into the design, evolution, operation, maintenance and restoration of the AC Cobra, one of the world's no-compromise sports cars. Covers all the Cobras produced from 1962 to 1968, when they competed in both European and US races. 300 illustrations.
