Thread: 1963 Shelby Cobra: Questions
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Old 11-07-2011, 08:36 AM
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The car you describe is an AC Bristol built in 1958 which left the factory with a 6-cylinder Bristol engine that was later replaced with a Ford "V8" engine. Sold new to PA, it was last known to be owned by D.Richmond. It was originally blue metallic with a red interior. Given that the 221-260-289 cubic inch Ford small-block engines found in the Cobras didn't come along until 1962, your car could have had a version of the Y-block 292-312 cubic inch V8 installed in it, or may now have a typical Ford small block.
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