1963 AC Cobra 289
approx 580 built
Authorship
The car
Power271 bhp
Engine4.7L Ford V8
Production runapprox 580
The Anglo-American snake that stuffed a Ford V8 into a slender British roadster.
Finding one
Typical
£1,000,000
for a good example
Range
£650,000 to £1,600,000
genuine leaf spring or later rack car, matching numbers, competition history, factory documentation, quality of any restoration
For sale now
very few genuine cars, replicas far outnumber originals
public listings
occasionalgenuine cars trade a few times a year at major international auctions and private sales · Last notable sale: genuine 289 Cobras have made roughly 700000 to 1500000 GBP (about 900000 to 2000000 USD) at RM Sothebys and Gooding sales, recent seasons
Market figures are indicative, drawn from public auction and listing data; they guide, they do not appraise.
Parts and support
Very good for engine and consumables, genuine correct body and chassis restoration is specialist and costly
SpecialistsAC HeritageCobra RestorersReal SteelSummit RacingMoss Motors
In the network
Concoursio is a living public record. It references formal provenance (chassis, registries, sale history); it does not certify it.