Car (pic below) confirmed by owner as being completely destroyed in garage fire in La Baule, Brittany on 22 March 2009. As per French news article below.
CFX 35: Fastback. Automatic. Now 428/ Cobra Conversion. Manual. LHD. Trade advert: La Baule, Brittany France. Status: Active. E-mail received 5/1/08. "Dear Sir, the car we have for sale is a conversion from an AC Frua 428 to an AC Cobra 427. The engine is not the original 428 but a 302 that has been fully prepared and that devellopps 450 HP. The body is a SC one. The chassis number is CFX 35. Aluminium oil and water radiator. Aluminium vapor oil Tank. Aluminium water expansion tank. Special laiton 3 discs clutch. Gearbox is a toploader close ratio, wheels are original halibrand with hoosier tyres. Price is 200 000 Euros. Sincerly yours, Nicolas QUERARD PH : 00 33 2 40 24 10 36"
CFX 35: Fastback. Automatic. 428/ Cobra Conversion.
Status: Destroyed 2009. France
Car (pic below) confirmed by owner as being completely destroyed in garage fire in La Baule, Brittany on 22 March 2009. As per French news article below.
http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.labaule.maville.com%2Factu%2Factudet_-Royal-Automobile-l-incendie-etait-accidentel-_loc-871700_actu.Htm&lp=fr_en&.intl=us&fr=altavista
CFX 35: Fastback. Automatic. Now 428/ Cobra Conversion.
Manual. LHD. Trade advert: La Baule, Brittany France.
Status: Active.
E-mail received 5/1/08.
"Dear Sir,
the car we have for sale is a conversion from an AC Frua 428 to an AC Cobra
427. The engine is not the original 428 but a 302 that has been fully
prepared and that devellopps 450 HP. The body is a SC one. The chassis
number is CFX 35. Aluminium oil and water radiator. Aluminium vapor oil
Tank. Aluminium water expansion tank. Special laiton 3 discs clutch. Gearbox
is a toploader close ratio, wheels are original halibrand with hoosier
tyres.
Price is 200 000 Euros.
Sincerly yours,
Nicolas QUERARD
PH : 00 33 2 40 24 10 36"
http://www.classicdriver.de/de/find/4100_results.asp?bsubmit=true&lmodelflag=%2A&lmanufacturer=10001&whatbutton.x=0&page=0&lCarID=1761745
-- Edited by Classicus at 18:00, 2008-08-24