Back in '67, while attending college in Iowa, a good friend bought a 289
Cobra. That night, just for "grins", we took the Cobra out on one of the
few paved back roads in southeast Iowa, and took turns standing along side
the road, while the other drove the Cobra past at an indicated 120 mph.
Standing along side the road, or driving the Cobra was quite a rush, I
assure you.
I remember very distinctly, that the Stewart-Warner electric tach was
inoperative, and we were being careful not to wind the little 289 too
tightly.
So, maybe the AC Aceca, or AC Ace employed the generator driven, mechanical
tach. But, the mighty Cobra most certainly did not.
That's my story, an' I'm stickin' to it.
Bud Osbourne
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From owner-spridgets at autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of conan
Sent: Monday, February 13, 2006 11:35 PM
To: Spridgets
Subject: Re: Tach reduction gear
Somebody said they looked up 'other' users of the Sprite tach reduction
gearbox and only found a listing for the AC Cobra.
Got to thinking (sorry!) and was wondering if you really meant the Cobra
or the AC Ace? (Which the Cobra was made from.)
I would've expected the Cobra to get an electrical tach since it had a US
engine...
Ed (just curious) in NC
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