<div dir="auto">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. <div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">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.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Just my 0.02c</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, 3 Sept 2023, 8:35 am David Sosna, <<a href="mailto:sosnaenergyconsulting@gmail.com">sosnaenergyconsulting@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p>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--<b><i>and
nothing kills status faster than resembling a downmarket model</i></b>".
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.</p>
<p>Best Regards</p>
<p>David Sosna<br>
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<div dir="ltr">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.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Thx, Bruce</div>
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<div>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.<br>
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<div><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/111019531/le-mans-shelby-and-2-smokin-tigers?ref=creator-nav&fbclid=IwAR0TD0YaSxLTyZXUlBIFlVLUi8HtX2_icKkE7VIMQokPawy_aKc5yMu7S20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Le Mans, Shelby
& 2 Smokin' Tigers by Berlinetta Films — Kickstarter</a><br>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
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<div>Bruce</div>
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