You know I like you guys across the pond, however, truth be told AC would have been nothing more than a footnote with an * in most automotive history books but for CS.
It was CS and the boys at SAI (Remington, Brock and scores of others..) that made the car into an automotive icon that still transcends generations.
Its the car's connection with CS and SAI that forever gives the Cobra its value and puts the snake into the snake. It was even CS who named it the "Cobra".
Do COB, COX cars bring the same value car for car as a CSX car? I don't think so. But correct me if I'm wrong.
Brooklands, don't be so sensative. AC is clearly an important part of the Cobra legacy and story. But lets face it, without CS and SAI there would be no Cobra and it certainly wouldn't have attained its promient place in automotive history.
I don't think the Ace or Aceca is an automotive icon, at least not the last time I looked.
BTW my brake pedal and clutch pedal have the "SAI" (same as my Avatar) logo not the "AC" logo.