AC Cobra Heat Shielding

AC Cobra Heat Shielding

Steve has been fitting the heat shielding around the inner wings of our 1975 AC Cobra replica, where the exhaust manifold exits the engine.

Priming Our AC Cobra

Our 1975 AC Cobra replica has been primed in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop.

A Cobra Taking Shape

Mauro has continued his work on our 1975 AC Cobra Replica and it is now really starting to take shape.

Cobra Chassis

Classic car technician Julian has been building the chassis of our 1975 AC Cobra Replica. The front suspension has been painted and serviced and just the front coilovers and anti-roll bar are left to fit. The differential is in place and the lower brackets have been fitted. Mauro has also applied Raptor to the wheel […]

Cobra Bits In Paint

Multiple components of our 1975 AC Cobra Replica have been in the Bridge Classic Cars paintshop with Chris as he has been painting them in dtm satin black, dtm gloss silver, and dtm clear.

Cobra Strip And Interior

Classic car technician Mauro has removed the gearbox and fuel line from our 1975 AC Cobra Project. Brian has also been working on the interior of our Cobra. He has been making and working on the glovebox lid and the dashboard. Brian made good progress on the dashboard and was able to fit the dials […]

A Change Of Plan

Work is well underway on our 1975 Cobra project. However, the plans have changed slightly as the owner of the car changed their mind about what colour they want their car finished in. While, originally, our Cobra was going to be painted blue, its final colour will now be Candy Apple Red. Chris, from the […]

Cobra strip down and preparation

Mauro is continuing to strip down the Cobra project in preparation for the primer stage. Whilst Terry is stripping down the front suspension and front brakes. He’s blasting off the dirt ready for paint.

Enter To Win Our Cobra

Our 2020 Cobra by AK Sportscars is now live on the Bridge Classic Cars Competitions website. The car comes complete with an extensive history file of invoices for parts to complete the project as well as original correspondence with AK Sportscars including its original build/commissioning sheet. Also in the history file are original build manuals, […]

Getting Ready For Competition

Our 2020 AK 427 has been in the care of classic car technician Jonn as he has begun his work to get it ready to be won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions. During Jonn’s initial inspection, he noticed that the sump gasket was split and weeping. This was due to it being overtightened, so this […]

Another Inspection Begins

Classic car technician Jonn has been inspecting and assessing our new arrival, our 2020 AK 427. As this will eventually be won through Bridge Classic Cars Competitions, he wanted to make sure it was on its way to being ready for its future new owner. While inspecting the eye-catching car, Jonn tested the battery and […]

Engine Out

After classic car technician Tom catalogued the components of our Cobra Project, he got to work removing the engine from this classic car. Now that the engine is out, it will be refurbished before being returned to the car further along the restoration process. As you can see from the photos below, it was quite […]

Cobra Test Run

We have recently started up our AC Cobra for its first test run. Anytime a project like this gets started, it’s always an exciting time and our Cobra is no exception. Progress will be continued to be made until our AC Cobra is ready to leave the workshop and get back out onto the road.