AC Cobra MKVI

http://www.motorcities.com/vehicle/09DCA521616770.html

So if AC goes worldwide does Shelby sue?

In a word...yes. He must have a lawyer that need to make his yacht payment.

but it would seem that AC could easily shoot down any law suit, as shelby made his cobra out of their already existing car. Besides, the gulwing coupe is sweet

Wow, that hard top is sex on wheels!

And I hope old Shel' does sue them and loses his @ss, maybe then he'll back off a bit. Or maybe not, he'll need to re-coop those lawyer fees from losing....

- and powered by a Vette motor! I'd love to see this really bear fruit.

I noticed that AC is calling it the MkVI and suspiciously avoiding the "C" word. I dunno if that will keep them from being sued, but it's a strategy.

{whistles} I like the hardtop. How long till Factory Five, Superformance, et.al. make their own copies?

How could AC get sued for using their design and Halibrand's design for wheels???

As stated earlier-the problem would come if they called it a Cobra.

gamby wrote: How could AC get sued for using their design and Halibrand's design for wheels???

Because Shelby invented putting big engine into a small car, he invented sports cars, he built a time machine and went back in time and convinced them to build the Ace so that he could eventually build the Cobra, he invented the color blue, he invented wheels, he invented rubber...

He's claimed a bunch of other ridiculous crap, why not this? He's had a bunch of frivolous lawsuits, and won many of them, so why not go after them and try to get a piece of the pie?

Bob

If AC goes worldwide, will Shelby sue?

Yes. But he'll likely lose, unless they're dumb enough to call it a Cobra, in which case, God have mercy on their bank accounts.

Carroll is nothing if not lawyered up these days.

gamby wrote: How could AC get sued for using their design and Halibrand's design for wheels???

Hey, John Fogerty got sued by CCR for sounding too much like... John Fogerty. I do believe ultimately, he won though.

BTW...Did anybody see ol Shelby's wife during the BJ auction last week? She's English, not that that's a bad thing.

spitfirebill wrote: BTW...Did anybody see ol Shelby's wife during the BJ auction last week? She's English, not that that's a bad thing.

Mind racing... how did I miss THAT auction?... OH! Barret Jackson.

Uh, you may want to take the news of a new "real" Cobra with a grain of salt:

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ac-cobra-scam-continues/

South African entrepreneur Alan Lubinsky bought the rights to the Cobra name and intellectual properties in 1996. Since then he’s been scamming customers, governments, investors and the media by pretending that the “legendary” Cobra would arise from the ashes to . . . what’s the word for it these days? Viability. In 2006, TTAC (and The New York Times) poured cold water all over Lubinsky’s plans to build Cobras in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The project received tax breaks aplenty and an endorsement from the Governor (no less). This is after Lubinsky left a trail of bad debts and unfulfilled orders in the UK. And before he started taking orders (i.e., cash) for the rights to be a US dealer. After that never happened, Lubinsky tied-up with Texas’ Unique Performance to build a new Cobra. Unique soon fell to pieces amidst accusations of criminal fraud. Now Lubinsky is announcing the new, new, new Cobra. And once again. the automotive press—from Autocar to Autoblog— remain blissfully unaware (or unconcerned) about the scammery involved. So, here’s the most recent press release pitch for a gull-wing Cobra (why not?), chronicled and reprinted in its entirety by AB.

The AC MkVI is an open-top sports car based on the design of the Le Mans winning AC Cobra with many of the original car’s characteristics while incorporating modern technology. The cars are not imitations - they are new generation of AC Cobra incorporating relevant advanced technology. “Every year approximately 1,500 copies of the cars AC built in the 1960s are sold in America,” says Alan Lubinsky. “Why would anyone buy a replica when they can own an authentic AC roadster that is lighter and better and has been engineered and built to such demanding standards?” Weighing only about 1,025 kg, the lightweight AC MkVI GTS sports car can hit 100 kph in approximately 3.3 seconds. “The AC MkVI is wickedly addictive,” says Gullwing’s Juergen Mohr.

Our take: if you have a ten-foot pole, you may put it down now.

Uh, you may want to take the news of a new "real" Cobra with a grain of salt:

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/ac-cobra-scam-continues/

South African entrepreneur Alan Lubinsky bought the rights to the Cobra name and intellectual properties in 1996. Since then he’s been scamming customers, governments, investors and the media by pretending that the “legendary” Cobra would arise from the ashes to . . . what’s the word for it these days? Viability. In 2006, TTAC (and The New York Times) poured cold water all over Lubinsky’s plans to build Cobras in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The project received tax breaks aplenty and an endorsement from the Governor (no less). This is after Lubinsky left a trail of bad debts and unfulfilled orders in the UK. And before he started taking orders (i.e., cash) for the rights to be a US dealer. After that never happened, Lubinsky tied-up with Texas’ Unique Performance to build a new Cobra. Unique soon fell to pieces amidst accusations of criminal fraud. Now Lubinsky is announcing the new, new, new Cobra. And once again. the automotive press—from Autocar to Autoblog— remain blissfully unaware (or unconcerned) about the scammery involved. So, here’s the most recent press release pitch for a gull-wing Cobra (why not?), chronicled and reprinted in its entirety by AB.

The AC MkVI is an open-top sports car based on the design of the Le Mans winning AC Cobra with many of the original car’s characteristics while incorporating modern technology. The cars are not imitations - they are new generation of AC Cobra incorporating relevant advanced technology. “Every year approximately 1,500 copies of the cars AC built in the 1960s are sold in America,” says Alan Lubinsky. “Why would anyone buy a replica when they can own an authentic AC roadster that is lighter and better and has been engineered and built to such demanding standards?” Weighing only about 1,025 kg, the lightweight AC MkVI GTS sports car can hit 100 kph in approximately 3.3 seconds. “The AC MkVI is wickedly addictive,” says Gullwing’s Juergen Mohr.

Our take: if you have a ten-foot pole, you may put it down now.