Originally Posted by
St33lWh33ls
Every car they've talked about so far has been British or of British design, although the GT 40 was more of a collaborative effort in Henry's quest to embarrass Enzo. The first Cobra was a British AC Ace with a Ford 289 stuffed in it.
And the GT40 was based on a Lola design, was it not? Regarding the looks of Cobras, I prefer the cleaner lines of the originals that first came with the Ford small block. Shelby first used a 260 in the Ace; the 289 came later.