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Fun Fact Of The Day

Here’s a cheeky one: The original AC Cobra was so light and powerful that it could out-accelerate the tyres of the era. In fact, during early testing, the Cobra was so brutally quick that it would shred its tyres in just a few minutes of hard driving. Engineers had to limit testing runs and constantly swap tyres because there simply weren’t street tyres available in the early 1960s that could cope with the 400+ bhp being sent to the rear wheels. The car was literally too powerful for its own rubber!

Gaz Shock Absorbers

Custom Made to replace aging Spax Shocks

_{Old Spax and New Gaz}

After hearing various clonks from the suspension of my Python Cobra, I decided it was time to take a proper look at the shocks. They were Spax shock absorbers, not in great condition, quite coroded and barely moving.

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Fun Fact Of The Day

Here’s a wild fact: The AC Cobra 427 was so fast that it earned the title of the “fastest street-legal car in the world” in the 1960s. In 1964, a special modified version of the Cobra, called the Cobra 427 Super Snake, was built by Carroll Shelby himself. Only two were ever made, and one of them was built specifically for Shelby’s personal use. This Super Snake packed twin superchargers and could produce around 800 horsepower, a monstrous figure for its time. Shelby once claimed he got a speeding ticket driving it—at 190 mph on a public road!

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Fun fact of the day.

The AC Cobra 427 was so fast that it managed to beat Ferrari in its own game! In 1964, Carroll Shelby, the mastermind behind the Cobra, set his sights on Ferrari’s dominance in sports car racing. By creating the Cobra Daytona Coupe, a version of the Cobra with an aerodynamic body, Shelby’s team won the FIA World Sportscar Championship in the GT class in 1965, marking the first time an American constructor had defeated Ferrari for the title. This victory helped cement the Cobra’s legendary status in racing history!

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Fun fact of the day.

The AC Cobra, particularly the legendary 427 model, was so powerful that it was once nearly banned from U.S. highways. The 427 Cobra could go from 0 to 100 mph and back to 0 in just over 13 seconds, an astonishing feat at the time, thanks to its lightweight British chassis combined with an American 7.0-liter V8 engine from Ford. Its performance was so intense that it earned the nickname “The Cobra that bit back,” as even seasoned drivers had difficulty handling its power!

New Website

New website for Unique Autocraft Python Cobras started.

About

Unique Autocraft Cars were built in very small numbers in Harlow in Essex between 1981 and 1993, in total only around 99 were made. The only model made was a replica of the AC Cobra, the chassis was made of steel with a 92 inch wheelbase onto which an open two seater body was mounted, the model was known as The Python. The suspension came from Jaguar and they were built with a variety of V6 or V8 engines depending on customer preference.