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General Forum / 'Centenary' AC Cobra on eBay
« on: February 27, 2007, 12:07:31 »
Can anyone throw any light on THIS 289FiA Cobra,
described as:
"THIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT TO CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF AC CARS 1901-2001
COMMISSIONED IN 2001 IT WAS A LIMITED EDT OF ONLY 10 VEHICLES TO BUILT BY THE FACTORY TO CELEBRATE THIER FIA 289 WINNING CARS OF THE SIXTIES, THIS VEHICLE WAS NUMBER ONE (1) OF THE LIMITED EDT FIA COMMEMORATIVE CARS, PRICED AT OVER $200,000 BY THE AC FACTORY THEY WERE NOT CHEAP, THE FACTORY GOT INTO FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY AND THE PROJECT WAS CANCELLED, THIS IS THE ONLY GENUINE COMMEMORATIVE CENTENARY FIA CAR MADE BY THE FACTORY, GENUINE REVERSE SPRINGS, BRAKES, REAR TRUNK ,ALL HAND BUILT ALUMINIUM BY THE CRAFSTMEN AT AC CARS UK T, ETC ETC A TRUE COLLECTERS CAR, YOU NEVER GET ANOTHER.. THIS IS ONE OF ONE.
MY FRIEND PARTED WITH OVER $180,000 FOR THIS SHELL, I HAVE ALL PROVANENCE & DETAILS THIS IS TRULY A CHANCE TO BUY A BIT OF HISTORY.
The chassis number doesn`t seem right to me(you see those chassis plates blank on eBay from time to time!), and how does it have an engine number if it`s (presumably) never had an engine....[?]
described as:
"THIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT TO CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF AC CARS 1901-2001
COMMISSIONED IN 2001 IT WAS A LIMITED EDT OF ONLY 10 VEHICLES TO BUILT BY THE FACTORY TO CELEBRATE THIER FIA 289 WINNING CARS OF THE SIXTIES, THIS VEHICLE WAS NUMBER ONE (1) OF THE LIMITED EDT FIA COMMEMORATIVE CARS, PRICED AT OVER $200,000 BY THE AC FACTORY THEY WERE NOT CHEAP, THE FACTORY GOT INTO FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY AND THE PROJECT WAS CANCELLED, THIS IS THE ONLY GENUINE COMMEMORATIVE CENTENARY FIA CAR MADE BY THE FACTORY, GENUINE REVERSE SPRINGS, BRAKES, REAR TRUNK ,ALL HAND BUILT ALUMINIUM BY THE CRAFSTMEN AT AC CARS UK T, ETC ETC A TRUE COLLECTERS CAR, YOU NEVER GET ANOTHER.. THIS IS ONE OF ONE.
MY FRIEND PARTED WITH OVER $180,000 FOR THIS SHELL, I HAVE ALL PROVANENCE & DETAILS THIS IS TRULY A CHANCE TO BUY A BIT OF HISTORY.
The chassis number doesn`t seem right to me(you see those chassis plates blank on eBay from time to time!), and how does it have an engine number if it`s (presumably) never had an engine....[?]