[Tigers] Le Mans, Shelby & 2 Smokin' Tigers Kickstarter

[michael king]

There were some changes on the AC for the Cobra that did "toughen" it up a
little like the vents and the fender flares and wider wheels....but I think
the biggest difference is the AC ace was a desirable boutique low volume
high end sports car with decent performance.

The Cobra turned it into a boutique low volume high end performance car...
You didn't see Ace's running around everywhere.. an Ace was a special car
.. so it's not like you had a cooking model that suddenly was a wolf in
sheep's clothing.

Just my 0.02c

On Sun, 3 Sept 2023, 8:35 am David Sosna, <sosnaenergyconsulting at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks for the link, Bruce.  Interesting timing.  This morning I was
> rereading a 2007 article about the Toyota Celica Supra: "To the untrained
> eye the first Supra looked like a Celica--*and nothing kills status
> faster than resembling a downmarket model*".  Three years later, Toyota
> changed the sheetmetal for the next generation Supra to differentiate it
> from the Celica.  I thought of the visual similarities between the Tiger
> and the Alpine;  That was also mentioned in the clip you found.  I guess
> that lack of differentiation was a problem for Rootes.  Not sure why it
> worked for AC though, since the first Cobras looked like the Ace.  If
> anybody wants to weigh-in on why it worked for AC, I'd appreciate your
> thoughts.
>
> Best Regards
>
> David Sosna
>
>
>
>
> On 9/2/23 09:58, Bruce Richards wrote:
>
> Sorry if this is repeated, I had to resubscribe and didn't know if the
> original went out.  I have pledged 500 Pounds to Kickstarter.  I believe
> with help of the list and other resources the $ can be raised.  Glad to be
> back on the list.
>
> Thx, Bruce
>
>
>
> I seem to have dropped off of the mailing list, so I'm hoping this can be
> reposted.  I would like to see this get completed and plan to pledge to the
> project.
>
>
>
> Le Mans, Shelby & 2 Smokin' Tigers by Berlinetta Films — Kickstarter
> <https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/111019531/le-mans-shelby-and-2-smokin-tigers?ref=creator-nav&fbclid=IwAR0TD0YaSxLTyZXUlBIFlVLUi8HtX2_icKkE7VIMQokPawy_aKc5yMu7S20>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bruce
> B9470147
>
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