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westcott

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« on: April 27, 2022, 23:16:40 »
That was posted in the German Cobra Forum:
The story continues, and we will manufacture another 663 legendary AC Cobras. Get in touch: https://accobra.com/

The Gentleman who posted it explained that:

Behind AC Cars Group AG is a Swiss investor group that has acquired AC Cars Ltd in England. We will publish the international press release at the end of May. Until then, you can register on our landing page to stay up to date.

And later after some comments and questions:

https://www.accars.eu/ Is now part of the new company. Websites will be merged shortly. Please wait for the press release or register to stay up to date.

Do we have any information or news about that?
« Last Edit: April 28, 2022, 05:39:40 by westcott »
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« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2022, 11:56:09 »
Have you got a link to the forum post?

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« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2022, 16:36:59 »
Have you got a link to the forum post?
Here it comes: https://www.cobra-forum.de/threads/ac-cobra.11704/#post-125764 But it is a german forum and you must be registrated.

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« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2022, 17:30:41 »
One can get a feeling for the constellation behind the url if you do a search on AC cars Europe GmbH, Germany and AC Cars group AG, Switzerland. AC cars Europe has web adress link https://www.accars.eu/ which is the AC Cars (UK) Ltd web page.
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« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2022, 20:27:22 »
Not a single owner of the AC brand has prospered in the last forty years and not a single 21st century press-release promise has ever been realised. The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but it's the only way to bet.

May's forthcoming announcement is awaited with interest.

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« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2022, 23:17:43 »
I agree, George Orwell wrote a parody on your quote "“Objective consideration of contemporary phenomena compels the conclusion that success or failure in competitive activities exhibits no tendency to be commensurate with innate capacity, but that a considerable element of the unpredictable must invariably be taken into account.”

Well I don't know how much you surfed on the web, but following the trail I ended up on a Swiss company's web site that produces luxury massage
armchairs, and I mean "luxury"!

So why wait for the announcement and the unpredictable, think positive and take a look at the chairs, they are available now.
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« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2022, 21:34:15 »
Update is available:

https://premium.goauto.com.au/new-boss-for-britains-oldest-car-maker/

https://www.auto-illustrierte.ch/de/ac-cobra--aus-der-schweiz--1932

According to the gentleman posting the news the car shown is a „prototype“. We assume it is based on a remaining  MK VI car.
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« Reply #7 on: June 02, 2022, 22:57:32 »
Interesting... but Conza is not the name I heard mentioned in October last year in this ‘discussion’ I had on FaceAche!

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« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2022, 23:29:10 »

According to the gentleman posting the news the car shown is a „prototype“. We assume it is based on a remaining  MK VI car.

..... Mk VI prototype, maybe :o..... has anyone come accross any Mk VI "production" cars?

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« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2022, 17:59:22 »
Companies House records:
      -David Gabriel CONZA appointed director of AC Cars Limited (05226569) on 9 June 2022
      -AC Cars Limited as having £1 cash at bank and in hand and £1 shareholder funds on 31 December 2020
      -AC Cars Limited as being being dormant in the years ending 31 December 2015, 16, 17, 18, 19 & 20.

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« Reply #10 on: June 16, 2022, 16:53:47 »
it is interesting how the dynamics behind the brand AC is rolling. CNN just published an article on Hi-Tec Automotive and Superformance:
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/08/africa/hi-tech-automotive-superformance-replica-cars-spc-intl/index.html
Superformance is delivering on promises since decades and has a full portfolio, and any time some news are popping up in Europe about the brand AC, Superformance seems to raise a hand. Superformance goes electric too.

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« Reply #11 on: July 06, 2022, 15:26:16 »
..... CNN just published an article on Hi-Tec Automotive and Superformance:
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/08/africa/hi-tech-automotive-superformance-replica-cars-spc-intl/index.html
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interesting article indeed, spelling out the SA origins a.o. of current Cobras sold under Shelby flag, most often advertised as built by Shelby American.

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« Reply #12 on: July 14, 2022, 13:12:33 »

According to the gentleman posting the news the car shown is a „prototype“. We assume it is based on a remaining  MK VI car.

..... Mk VI prototype, maybe :o..... has anyone come accross any Mk VI "production" cars?

a few ended in Switzerland, so far I remember 2 have been homologated for street use, one with blue livery and one with red livery. Further 2 were then for sales (one black, and one blue) in Grison.
Nice cars indeed, good to "cruise" in the Alps, actually very rare.

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« Reply #13 on: October 15, 2022, 00:20:36 »
After many years absence, on 3rd August 2022 AC was again included in the 'Autocar' magazine 'New Cars A to Z'. This includes a summary specification and price range.

Three variants of the Cobra are listed, 140 Charter Edition, 378 Superblower, and Series 1 Electric.

A kerb weight of 1100kg is given for all three models. 

Published price range is £89,500 to £145,000

Rating is 4*, the key for which reads as 'Very Good. Very competitive in key areas, competitive in secondary respects.'

The general comment reads: 'Can't match modern supercars but is pure driving indulgence'

I do not know the publisher's criteria for inclusion in this listing.

John
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« Reply #14 on: December 14, 2022, 12:06:11 »
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After three years’ intense investment and development, AC Cars will be unwrapping its brand new car, the AC Cobra GT roadster, just in time for Christmas.

Publicly revealing the design of the phenomenal new sports car for the first time on December 20th, the rebirth of the iconic AC Cobra will be taking place just before this year’s holiday season. A surprise for the countless fans of the original AC Cobra around the world, the all-new model features cutting-edge technology and construction to deliver the next chapter in the story of the famous sports car.

With production starting towards the end of next year, and the first cars with customers in 2024, the designers and engineers have been finalising the new AC Cobra GT roadster and are now ready to show the result of the thousands of hours of work that has gone into its creation.

https://accars.eu/ac-cars-unwraps-the-new-ac-cobra-for-christmas/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter1