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54 - “1964” – AC Cobra 427 MK IV by Autokraft
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Estimate €200,000 - €300,000
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“1964” – AC Cobra 427 MK IV by Autokraft Chassis no. SA9AK4272KA017281 French vehicle registration document Vehicle sold without an MOT “One of only 10 produced by Autokraft with the 427 ci engine!”   In 1961, a certain Carroll Shelby – a Le Mans 24 Hours winner and maverick engineer – approached AC Cars in England, whose recent racing results were more than encouraging. The aim: to fit a 3.6-litre Ford V8 onto the AC Ace chassis. The base chassis were sent to the United States, and the major conversion began… As soon as the third unit rolled out of the workshop, the brand-new Cobra was entered into a race – and proved a success. Of the hundred examples included in the initial contract between AC and Carroll Shelby, the final 25 were fitted with a bored-out version of the 4.2-litre V8, increased to 4.7 litres, or 289 ci. The legend was born… The Cobra series would culminate in the 427, the crowning glory of the production run!   Let’s fast-forward to the 1970s, to Brian Angliss’s workshop in England. Specialising in Cobra repairs, he soon found himself on the hunt for stocks of parts to prepare for a future shortage. Soon acquiring a number of moulds, he began remanufacturing parts and selling them. Very quickly, given the scale of the operation, he became capable of remanufacturing an entire car. Orders started coming in, and Autokraft was founded.    Using AC Cars’ moulds and old tooling enabled him to achieve a result as close as possible to the original, to such an extent that, as early as 1986, he obtained approval from the parent company to produce these cars, which have since been included in the official Shelby registers. Our example was produced in May 1989 in a blue body colour with a beige interior. An extremely rare feature is its 427 ci engine, paired with a Top Loader 4-speed gearbox and a Salisbury rear axle – renowned for having been fitted to just 10 examples produced by Autokraft!   Having been in France for 20 years, this superb Cobra 427 is now in very good overall condition. Its aluminium bodywork is in excellent condition, and its upholstery, which has been changed from beige to black in recent years, shows no particular flaws. Our example has recently undergone a full service, ensuring it is now in optimal working order. It comes complete with its soft top, removable side windows, bumpers and a spare wheel with its removal kit. Please note that its French registration document shows a date of first registration as 1 January 1964, despite the fact that the car left the Autokraft workshop in 1989.    Here is a Cobra that is true to the original, listed in the registers, ready to hit the road and, above all, fitted with the legendary 427 ci V8 – all for a quarter of the price of an authentic one!
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Auction time 10/10/2026 at 3:00 PM
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