The Cobra, prior to the 427, was little more than an ancient AC Ace from
the hanging-by-the-skin-of-it's-teeth AC Cars, with an already obsolete Ford
221cid V8, then the obsolete 260, then finally the then current 289.
The real difference seems to be that the AC was adopted as Shelby's baby,
while the Tiger was just a prototype he built for another company.
Happy Motoring!
Doug Leithauser
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 20:03:52 -0600
From: "Jim Sylvester" <jim.sylvester@comcast.net>
Subject: FW: carroll Shelby
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Why do we insist on calling them Shelby Tigers? They are not Shelby Tigers.
Yes, a very interesting car that was a plucky last gasp from a dying company
using an ancient chassis and an already obsolete engine relegated to
industrial duty, but NOT a Shelby Tiger.
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