Nedwob

Does the average Ford blue blood feel the AC Shelby Cobra is one of the gang, or a hybrid mutt of sorts?

ford.boy

One of the gang! (only cause of the legend status)

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Nedwob

What about the Sunbeam Tiger then?

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shaft

The cobra is one of the vehicles that define ford for me (even if its not strictly a ford) But i think it's tru blue blood lay with the man behind the machine, and his subsequent involvment with performance fords.

I'm not overly familiar with the Tiger, so canny comment on that :)

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Yellow Fire

I like the cars, but I always prefer cars that wear the Ford badge alone rather than a mixture of names/badges.

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Forte

Ford actually owned AC. Sunbeam only used Ford motors I think.

xacoupe

AC supplied the initial bodies but Carrol Shelby did the rest with Ford supplied parts.... yes, it's a ford....
A hybrid mutt????????????

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xacoupe

sunbeam used the windsor small blocks and sold quite well .. until Chrysler bought them out... couldn't have chrysler selling pommy cars with Ford engines!

ebxr8240

Yes I think it was a contract??. Maybe not too different from Tickford though A.C built there own body..

Shaft :: Have you thought about that? A Ford Cosworth Escort etc I wouldn't knock back..

Maxwell Smart drove the Tiger didn't he ???

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psycho chicken

I'm pretty sure AC had nothing to do with the Cobra. Carol Shelby took the AC Ace, modded it a bit, dropped a 302/351/427/whatever in there and called it a Cobra.

Is it a Ford? Hmmmmm I guess. The engine is, but that's it really. The body isn't Ford (even if Ford owned AC that's like calling an XJ220 a Ford).