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1971 AC 428. Coupe
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Hammer Price £38,500 |
Italian styling combined with massive American V8 horsepower was well established by the late 1960s, no doubt influencing AC Cars' decision to re-configure its fire-breathing Cobra sports car as a luxury GT. A Cobra MkIII coil-suspended chassis was extended by 6'' in the wheelbase and dispatched to Italy to be clothed in elegant coachwork by Pietro Frua, the result looking not unlike the Maserati Mistral from the same studio. A two-seater convertible was completed for the 1965 London Motor Show, while the 1966 Geneva Show saw the launch of the Fastback coupe. The 7-litre Ford engine produced 345bhp - all the performance customers desired - this stupendous engine propelling this 140+mph car to 60 in less than 6-seconds, and 100mph in a staggering 14.5 seconds. Hindered by the 428's similarly staggering price, more than the contemporary Aston Martin DB6, production never attained Cobra levels, just 51 coupes and 29 convertibles between 1966 and 1973. ... AC 428 Information
Fact File
| Make | AC | |
| Model | 428 Coupe | |
| Price | £38,500 | |
| Year | 1971 | |
| Condition Rating | (condition rating 1.75) |
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| Lot Number | 51 | |
| Auction House | H&H | |
| Auction Title | Collectors Motor Cars | |
| Country | United Kingdom | |
| Date Of Sale | Sunday 8 June 2008 | |
| Auction Location | Loseley Park, near Guildford, Surrey |
Despite being extremely rare, one of two 428s in sale, sills renewed 2007, repainted recently, externally glossy, interior only fair, rad and master cylinders new
Within estimate result
Richard Hudson-Evans says, Having set up their rostrum in a marquee in the grounds of stately Loseley Park near Guildford, Surrey, H&H shifted 40 collector cars for just over £1m, reports Richard Hudson-Evans. The top sellers were a 1937 Bugatti Type 57 Sports Saloon sold for £143,000, a 1968 Lamborghini 400GT £105,500 and a once Jools Holland owned 1965 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud III Drophead £79,750.
E Type prices paid here included a 1975 V12 Commemorative Roadster at £79,200, a 1975 V12 Roadster with manual box £38,500, an ex-Noel Edmonds 1974 V12 Roadster auto £36,300, a 1967 4.2 Roadster £31,900, a 1962 3.8 Coupe £21,900, a 1965 4.2 Coupe £20,900 and a 1970 4.2 Coupe restoration project taken on for £4510. .
£48,400 was available for a 1956 Oldsmobile Super Rocket 88 Convertible, £35,200 for a 1948 Bentley MkVI Special and £22,000 for an Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GTC. One of two ‘Experimental’ 1966 Jensen Interceptors with Vignale bodywork attracted £20,350 and a 1976 Triumph Stag auto, admittedly in very nice order, raised £9900.
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