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3821989 AC Cobra MkIV RoadsterRegistration no. 4948 ACChassis no. SADAK3021JA017272Engine no. 1272Rightly regarded as one of the all-time great classic sports cars, themuscular, fire-breathing Cobra succeeded in capturing the hearts ofenthusiasts like few of its contemporaries. Only 1,000-or-so Cobrasof all types were built between 1962 and 1967, but such was themodel’s enduring popularity that production was resumed in 1982under the auspices of Brooklands-based Autokraft.Convinced that a market existed for an inexpensive sports carcombining European chassis engineering and American V8 power,Le Mans-winning Texan racing driver Carroll Shelby concocted anunlikely alliance between AC Cars and the Ford Motor Company.The former’s Ace provided the simple twin-tube chassis frame- strengthened and supplied with four-wheel disc brakes for theCobra - into which was persuaded one of Ford’s lightweight, smallblockV8s.328 | Goodwood festival of speed