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The AC Cobra / Shelby Cobra Mark 2 was significantly improved over the Mark 1, particularly by the replacement of the old worm and sector steering with rack and pinion (rack from an MG and steering column from a VW!). The chassis was still the 3 inch tube frame designed by John Tojeiro (sourced from the earlier AC Ace), but strengthened. The car still featured a transverse leaf spring rear suspension and all models were fitted with the 289 cubic inch Ford V8 (4.7 litre).
The most famous of all Mark 2's is the example driven to a class victory (7th overall) in the 1963 Le Mans by Ninian Sanderson and Peter Bolton. The car was fitted with a swept back Hardtop (which became known as the Le Mans Hardtop) which added approximately 15mph to the cars top speed - taking it to 161mph or 163mph depending on reports. The engine was tuned for endurance, producing around 350bhp running on a quad 48IDA twin choke setup and reportedly averaged 8mpg under race conditions.
It was the success of the AC Cobra with Le Mans hardtop which inspired the race to enter a streamlined AC Cobra in the 1964 Le Mans by AC called the AC A98, Willment (known as the Willment Daytona Coupe sadly not ready in time) and the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe which won its class in 1964 and won the World Sports Car Championship in 1965.
My dream is that PD give us this car with the following options - colour and race number change, Le Mans hardtop and standard hardtop, full width and single windscreen and a choice of liveries including the one the Shelby team used to dominate the 1963 USRRC manufacturers championship. It would also be nice if they gave an option for a louvered bonnet as modified by Ecurie Ecosse mechanic Wilkie Wilkinson for Bruce Ropner and driven in the 1965 Angolan Grand Prix by Keith Schellenberg.
Above AC Cobra Mark 2 next to a Lola Mark 6 (which was purchased by Ford and developed into the GT40) and in front the factory Lightweight E Type - two cars which are also desperately needed in the game to allow period correct and competitive match ups.
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/lola-mk6-1963.310643/
The most famous of all Mark 2's is the example driven to a class victory (7th overall) in the 1963 Le Mans by Ninian Sanderson and Peter Bolton. The car was fitted with a swept back Hardtop (which became known as the Le Mans Hardtop) which added approximately 15mph to the cars top speed - taking it to 161mph or 163mph depending on reports. The engine was tuned for endurance, producing around 350bhp running on a quad 48IDA twin choke setup and reportedly averaged 8mpg under race conditions.
It was the success of the AC Cobra with Le Mans hardtop which inspired the race to enter a streamlined AC Cobra in the 1964 Le Mans by AC called the AC A98, Willment (known as the Willment Daytona Coupe sadly not ready in time) and the Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe which won its class in 1964 and won the World Sports Car Championship in 1965.
My dream is that PD give us this car with the following options - colour and race number change, Le Mans hardtop and standard hardtop, full width and single windscreen and a choice of liveries including the one the Shelby team used to dominate the 1963 USRRC manufacturers championship. It would also be nice if they gave an option for a louvered bonnet as modified by Ecurie Ecosse mechanic Wilkie Wilkinson for Bruce Ropner and driven in the 1965 Angolan Grand Prix by Keith Schellenberg.
Above AC Cobra Mark 2 next to a Lola Mark 6 (which was purchased by Ford and developed into the GT40) and in front the factory Lightweight E Type - two cars which are also desperately needed in the game to allow period correct and competitive match ups.
https://www.gtplanet.net/forum/threads/lola-mk6-1963.310643/
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