AC took the resulting 427 Cobra’s robust coil spring-and-wishbone independent suspension chassis, added six inches to its wheelbase, and sent it to Pietro Frua in Italy to be clothed with a luxury coupe body; a Spider followed shortly.
Power came from the same Ford 428 big-block V-8 engine rated at 335 horsepower used in the majority of “427” Cobras.
The body resembled Frua’s Maserati Mistral and Monteverdi GT
Grand Prix privateer Rob Walker, heir to the Johnny Walker whisky fortune, bought one of the 30 spiders
Thanks Martin!
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ReplyDeleteLinda Thorsen, The Avengers. It was her car in the show.
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