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Originally Posted by HealeyRick
Here's a salmagundi of interesting stuff I've found in researching the history of V8s in Healeys: ...
AC stuff
From Trevor Legates "Cobra - The First 40 Years"
BEX 327 - ordered from AC and shipped to the US and fitted with a Corvette motor in 1957 with various body mods later seen on the Cobra:
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In my best Sergeant Schultz impression
very interesting.
In September 1961, American automotive designer Carroll Shelby wrote to AC asking if they would build him a car modified to accept a V8 engine. AC agreed, provided a suitable engine could be found. Shelby went to Chevrolet to see if they would provide him with engines, but not wanting to add competition to the Corvette they said no.
AC Cobra - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edison and the light bulb comes to mind ...
Edison didn’t invent the light bulb, he improved upon the ideas of 22 other men who pioneered the light bulb before him. Edison simply figured out how to sell the light bulb. 