SPOTTED...

[Morgy]

Hi
   
   I was just popping into chichester the other day when I spotted a lovely Red RHD AC 289 Slabside on the Birdham road roundabout..  I didn't get time to take note of the Reg.. Anyone know of an Owner living around the wittering West Sussex area?
   
   Thanks
   
   Mark

[rstainer]

The description 'slabside' (US origin) is normally used for kit cars and other replicas: see 'The word.....SLABSIDE' topic.
   
   Nothing about a leaf spring Cobra is remotely slabside.
   
   RS

[Morgy]

Sorry...
   
   I thought slab side was just a term for the narrower cobra style...  If it was a Kit/replica it looked like a very good replica!!
   
   I should have put 289 MK11 ;-)

[TLegate]

That would be a 289 MkI. I know, it's a minefield - you should try writing a book about the ruddy things! That way lies madness!

[nikbj68]

Yeah, just 289 would have done... but what if it had been a 260? Or was it a RuddSpeed Ace... hard to tell from a 260/289!
   Only joshing with you, Mark... I`ve not really heard the term 'slabside' used to denote kit/replicas specifically(as there are so few 260/289 replicas...) just anything that`s not a 427 shaped Cobra. Horrible term. Maybe we should call all 427`s 'Fatarses'... see how they like it?!
   In future, keep a camera or your phone at the ready at all times in case something interesting happens past, which getting nearer to revival time is likely to be often!

[Morgy]

Hi Nik
   
   I couldn't get my phone out in time!!
   I have seen this car before and also a nice Ace (light green) I guess there local to me. with the revival very close i hope to see more.. I am very interested in meeting up with Local owners as i am seeking out an AC 289 of my own..
   
   It is a mine field.. although the car i saw had side vents...
   This claims MK11 same as the car I saw but in blue
   https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20145/lot/135/

[rstainer]

The only terms needed are: leaf spring/coil spring, 260/289/427, worm & sector/rack & pinion.
   
   Beyond this lies confusion, intellectual decline, increasing reliance on alcohol and madness.
   
   RS
   
   PS Bonhams journalistic "to 'MkII' specification" is correct (c/f 'Lord' Sewel and 'Lord Coke').

[bobbylangley]

Morgy, you are close to me as I am in Chi and have a MkIV. I've not seen either of those cars but occasionaly see Steve Gardner's red Ace around when he is weekending down this way. There is a 3000Me in LA as well.

[aaron]

I saw a red AC Ace along the Frimley Road in Camberley last week, wonder if its the same car ?

[ANF289]

quote:Originally posted by rstainer
   
The description 'slabside' (US origin) is normally used for kit cars and other replicas: see 'The word.....SLABSIDE' topic.
   
   Nothing about a leaf spring Cobra is remotely slabside.
   
   RS
   

It appears that Shelby American would beg to differ.  From their on-line brochure at http://www.shelbyamerican.com/images/pdf/cobra-flyer-sm.pdf:
   
   In 1962 Carroll Shelby created the most sought-after American muscle car in history, the Shelby Cobra. The 289 model of this snake went on to become the first American-made FIA world Champion in 1965 and later evolved into the ultimate expression of power and performance with the 427 SIC model in 1966. The 427 Street version (CSX6000-Series), the 289 FIA (CSX7000-Series) and the original "slabside" design from 1962 (CSX8000-Series), are still being produced today using improved materials and components.

[rstainer]

Art,
   
   See Dan Case's learned 14th & 15th November 2013 posts to Forum topic 'The word....SLABSIDE.'
   
   2012 et seq CSX8000 series cars are 'later cars' and have the same connection to Thames Ditton & AC as Kirkham and Superformance-made vehicles. Their manufacturers adopted the 'Slabside' descriptor thirty or so years after Cobra's origin.
   
   RS
   
   PS: The 427S/C was introduced in 1965, followed shortly by the 427 Street version (CSX3101 to 3360). Anything later is a continuation car or replica.

[Morgy]

Hi Bobby
   
   I live in Earnley so i'm very close to Chi...

[Morgy]

   
   Nice little AC Ace spotted on the way home from the Revival..

[nikbj68]

Was it in convoy with a Red Ace? It`s one of the Venezuela Aces rescued by the Isles` brothers.

[Morgy]

It was in convoy with a red Ace style car but i couldn't get close enough to get a good view... ;-)