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The British two-seater AC Cobra Roadster, originally powered by a BMW engine older than your grandpa’s jokes, got a cheeky upgrade when Carroll Shelby decided it needed a heart transplant. He swapped in a Chrysler V8 and later a Ford 260 V8, turning it into a road warrior. Fast forward to today, and we’ve got a snazzy modern replica featuring a carbon fiber skin. It’s as if the AC Cobra went on a futuristic diet, shedding pounds and adding flair, ready to race into the 21st century with style!
The AC Cobra Mark III is the car that put the ‘zoom’ in ‘vroom’ and made Corvettes cry. Born from a British roadster, it was beefed up in Los Angeles with a Ford engine, transforming into a racing beast. Detroit Ford worked with Shelby to craft the Mark III, boasting a 427 engine that could hit 185 mph on race tracks and leave a trail of awestruck spectators. The British government even imposed speed limits after one Cobra hit 186 mph on the M1! Talk about leaving a mark—or a skid mark, in this case.