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AC Cobra makes an appearance at the Earls Court

Posted by @ 15:25 14th Nov 2013

Attendees at the recent IP Expo at Earls Court had the chance to win an AC Cobra. Our very own AC Cobra was placed outside the venue to help promote the competition and the hire got Paul’s creative juices flowing after driving the Cobra to the venue.

Such a fantastic competition – imagine owning an AC Cobra to park in your garage!

Thank you ever so much to Paul for putting his thoughts and feelings down on paper…

“The thing that struck me more than the many things that struck me when i first sat in the AC cobra was the dominant position of the gear stick. It was long and fat and sat, it appeared, too high in the car. It was clearly important then, but when acclimatising to a car with a strong clutch, brakes that needed leaning on and steering that made you wish you'd eaten more spinach, the initial question as to the position of that 'shifter' remained unresolved.

Engine rumbling, roof off, and alone in the car I realised this drive, as every drive I suspect must be, was really an event: there is nothing else to do in this car but drive. Too noisy for music or talking, which would anyway only be exchanging expletives. It took very few miles to feel comfortable and confident enough to start really pressing the loud pedal and with it the need to grab yet another gear. What happens once the car is warm and pushing on is quite brilliant. It sounds amazing and is great to be a part of. As you lift while engaging the next gear you get an awesome 'dirty' burble – this car is making itself heard even when you're not pressing the throttle - and then an immediate shove as the throttle comes back in. Ha! It's fantastic.

Your eyes are glued to the road as you get shaken around - you'd have to be a brave man to race this car - it's now blindingly obvious why that gear stick sits where it does: so your hand spends the least amount of time off the steering wheel as possible. It's so much fun – even, or perhaps especially, as it's also so agricultural compared with today's cars. It's all wham, 'grab' and bang. Hilarious school boy fun that guarantees smiles on faces. I think i'll go back for more!”

AC Cobra makes an appearance at the Earls Court

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