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AC was building the Ace with the Ford Zephyr straight 6 pre-Shelby (and after the Ace engine and Bristol engine).
IMHO: I don't think a new AC is a replica, even if it's not a Shelby. It's the only "Cobra" ( though not in name) that is made by the same company (change of ownership notwithstanding) on the original jigs, bucks, etc. -- a true "continuation." The '60s COB and COX cars are as genuine as any CSX, without being Shelbys. A new AC is sort of like the Aston Martin DB4 Zagato Sanction II.
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