[1Bigfish]

I bought my AC MK IV AK1131 in 02/06. The car had 637 original miles and is stunning. The engine is carb which I prefer. It just looks better! I think 1986 was the first EFI year. My engine is original but 1985. Nicely modifies, aluminum heads & intake, Holley double pumper, performance cam, stainless headers and exhaust. She is right at 350hp.

My childhood dream car was an AC Cobra. Now at 52 when I can buy things, I started looking at the "kits". I got bogged down and confused. When I found the Autokraft MK IV. I quickly researchs the car and found out that this is the only true AC Cobra. I paid top dollar for a top dollar car.

On the subject of the Autokraft MK IV. This is the Mr. Shelby's Series 1000. His ad reads "First make history together. Then repeat it." The question is:Is it the car or the man? If it is the man then we should be buying Dodge Shelbys. If it is the car, then this IS the car. AC build the car as the Ace and the Bristol. When Shelby made the seen, AC still built the car, Shelby installed the powertrain. AC continued to build Ford powered AC Cobras in Europe and a few in the US after Shelby went with the Mustangs. The car is the car. When people say it was not the real AC because Brian Angliss bought the company, somebody has to have ownership. Ford was 50% owner by 1986. This is as much a Ford product as any Shelby. Now if Mr.Shelby wants to job out to the Cobra reproduction companies to build his new cars that is fine. They will be Shelby Cobra reproductions. Only an AC Cobra is original now and forever. My Cobra is aluminum, my boat is fiberglass.