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Björn again – the AC Cobra is back, and will be built in Sweden
New Atlas ^ | March 04, 2025 | Utkarsh Sood

Posted on 03/05/2025 1:08:13 PM PST by Red Badger

Remember the AC Cobra? Yup, the iconic car that pays homage to the Shelby Cobra of the 1960s. It’s set to make its North American debut in the form of the new Swedish-made Cobra GT Roadster, at the ModaMiami auto show later this month.

AC Cars – which is still around – is one of the oldest independent carmakers in the world. But for the past few years, the British brand underwent numerous name changes and liquidations thanks to a series of poor financial decisions.

Since 2022, Swedish businessman David Conza has been leading AC Cars, and in the last three years, the company has experienced a sort of comeback. The new Cobra GT Roadster was unveiled by AC Cars back in April 2023 after a lengthy period of electrifying a few vehicles in its range. This was soon followed by the introduction of the Cobra GT Coupé in 2024.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; History; Sports; Travel
KEYWORDS: accars; accobra; automotive; shelby
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To: Red Badger

I’d take a Factory Five before one of these... personal opinion.


21 posted on 03/05/2025 4:02:23 PM PST by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: Red Badger

Never buy a Swiss car. You can’t the the dang thing out of neutral.


22 posted on 03/06/2025 1:14:34 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult (“History doesn't repeat itself but it often rhymes” - Possibly Mark Twain.)
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To: Red Badger

I was worried that it was going to be an EV but no, it has a 5 liter Ford V8, as it should.

Me want!


23 posted on 03/06/2025 1:21:20 PM PST by Fresh Wind (Kamala defines herself in just 4 words..."Nothing comes to mind.")
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