AC/Shelby Cobra: 1962 to 1968 (all models) (Owners' Workshop Manual)

AC/Shelby Cobra: 1962 to 1968 (all models) (Owners' Workshop Manual)

Glen Smale
$36.95
Publication Date: September 15th, 2015
Publisher:
Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN:
9780857337863
Pages:
156

Description

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.

About the Author

Glen Smale is a lifelong motorsport enthusiast who has has covered the Le Mans 24 Hour race numerous times and authored 14 books on sports cars and motor racing, including Porsche at Le Mans: 70 Years. His 2012 book, Porsche at Le Mans: 60 Years of Porsche Participation in the World’s Greatest Motor Race, was shortlisted in the British Sports Book Awards. He lives in Carmarthenshire, Wales.