AKL1474 For Sale

[AK1131]

A couple of years ago I attended a Mustang / Ford event in Savannah Georgia. There I met Bill Blincoe, the owner of AKL1474. It was somewhat of a special moment for both of us to have two AK's present at the same event. With a reported 184 or less in the US, this was quite a coincidence. This was the first AK I had even seen other than my car and obviously the first AKL. Bill's car was beautiful with very low mileage. Bill is considering selling his AKL but would like to have some guidance regarding the price.
   
   This is a black 1993 Lightweight with 2600 miles. 345HP, GT40 SPEC, 302 EFI.
   
   Photos at:
   
   http://s1142.photobucket.com/user/bluebox888/library/AC%20Cobra%20MkIV%20Lightweight?sort=6&page=1

[French Frie]

Gorgeoooous car ! IIRC, the last US AKL that was sold was a blue one, for 105,000$ (the guy posted here)... But it was 2 years ago !

[SunDude]

You mean, AKL1472 is for sale (not 1474).
   
   

[silty]

A good looking car.
   
   The detailed photographs are also an interesting case study on the differences between the so called first 26ish Lightweights and the later 'lookalightweights' as someone once described them.
   
   Cheers

[AK1131]

AKL1472 not 1474. I apologize.

[REV]

This is a car for sale in the States.
   
   It says Lightweight specification.... But it isn't.
   
   It'll give you an idea of where you need to be, which is I suspect way north of the asking price on this particular car.
   
   http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/ac/other-models/1993-ac-autokraft-cobra-mark-iv-lightweight-spec/1376958

[silty]

The car referred to in Rev's post and the OP car are similar spec (excluding the bolt on supercharger).  Both are more short nosed MkIV than Lightweight to my eye, despite the OP's car having an AKL chassis number.
   
   Both have the standard MkIV impact doors, telescopic bumpers, fuel tank behind cockpit, 16" wheels, rear arch shape etc etc.  Perhaps that's what US legislation required at the time?

[AK1131]

Silty, Does your MKIV have an "L"? If it did I bet you would call it a "lightweight".

[silty]

"Silty, Does your MKIV have an "L"? If it did I bet you would call it a "lightweight".
   
   I didn't say I had a Mk IV but I confess that I have, and it does have an AKL prefix.  It also has non-telescopic bumpers, the fuel tank under the boot (trunk), no door side protection ironmongery or inner panels, a flat dashboard, 15" wheels, different rear arches to the 'regular' Mk IV etc.  If you backed me into a corner I would indeed call it a Lightweight.
   
   My point was that there are cars with varying degrees of 'lightness'. None of which make a huge difference to weight but there are some cars that appear to make no effort to reduce weight at all (other than a visually pleasing short nose).
   
   As I said, the US 'lightweight' looks a great car, just different to what some British examples of the genre seem to be.  I understand that the Lightweight was intended to replicate some of the more desirable features of the original '60s cars and I assume that in some markets (USA?)it was not legal to include all such features.
   
   Please forgive my train spotters degree of detail but as a recent purchaser my head is still reeling with the details that currently seem to make a Lightweight worth considerably more than its MkIV sisters.
   
   In the grand scheme of life and love, none of this matters, we're just exchanging views on the Internet. Be happy and enjoy your cars, whatever they may be.
   
   Cheers

[AK1131]

Dear Silty,
   
   Thank you for your reply. I greatly admire how eloquent you brits are with the language. As with the difference between our Lightweights and your Lightweights, so is our language. []