Messages

Hi Uwe. Not sure why the numbering started with 2, but looks to be later production Mk. IV's '93-'94 production. Not sure if that has anything to do with it or now as some cars starting with the number 1 were made later.

Rob

Another red Mk IV for sale, private seller, $100,000.  No affiliation.

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/cars-for-sale/ac/cobra/2037643.html

Found on Hemmings web site. No affiliation. No AK number noted.

Will post another red Mk. IV also.

https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/autokraft/mk-iv/2002486.html

quote:Originally posted by rstainer
   
A thoughtful article:
   
   http://collectorscarworld.com/news/lessons-from-monterey/
   
   RS
   
   
   

   
   An excellent article and quite true.  Like many a good thing, an event like Monterey Week can be a victim of its own success. I live about 2.5 hours from Monterey and have attended Monterey Week a few times over the past 22 years. Each year it gets bigger and bigger, every event becomes more expensive and traffic becomes more gridlocked as well. Don't get me wrong, it is amazing in many respects and the cars, the show events and auctions can be lots of fun. I attended a few years ago in my AC Mk. IV for the 50th anniversary of the Cobra and got to drive around the Laguna Seca track, which was a once in a lifetime opportunity, and got to see many original Cobras as well.  For anyone overseas and wanting to come to experience Monterey Week, it is well worth it at least once.  Some day I hope to make it to Goodwood!
   
   Regarding values as mentioned in the article, the market seems to be stabilizing for certain cars. Hard to say if  the market will stay this way...perhaps so with much new found wealth across the globe.  I don't see a crash coming like the one of 1989-1990 or so.  Thanks for posting such an interesting link.

quote:Originally posted by paho
   
Hej BBK, I don't think the comments were refering to grammar. See http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/252950.html , after reading this you maybe understand the brief touch of excitement!
   /Paho
   

   
   Luke45's original comment had been commented on by Pedant with the grammatical correction, and was subsequently edited by Luke45 to reflect Pedant's corrected grammar.  Not sure if it was about the link you provided, which was interesting.

quote:Originally posted by Pedant
   
My uncle and I.
   

   
   I don't believe the ACOC forum is meant to be a place to take someone to task for their grammar.

High bid should have been enough, rare as this car is.

Bidding ended at $97,600.  The local Superformance dealer who belongs to the Bay Area Cobra Club was asked to assist the seller to market this car as it seems to not be selling on EBay.  As I own a Mk. IV he asked me for some insights into this car to help him help the seller move the car on. In any event, hopefully it will find a new home. Looks to be a beautiful car even without the standard Lightweight features found on the European Lightweights.

quote:Originally posted by BE774
   
For that budget you should be able to find a Mk IV Lightweight, or alternatively if you have the room, a standard Mk IV plus a CRS. Or a Superblower. I think those are your only options.
   

   
   You should check out this Mk. IV Lightweight for sale in the U.S.
   
   http://www.ebay.com/itm/1993-Shelby-AC-Cobra-MKIV-Lightweight-by-Autokraft-/282560716547

quote:Originally posted by westcott
   
Just the front wheels, I know the seller and asked if a full set would be available and had no luck.
   

   
   Thank you. Too bad it isn't 4 wheels. Pretty amazing he has two NOS wheels available.

If they were a complete set I would buy them!

True.....priced very well!

The main thrust of my post concerned questions about this particular car and who might know something about it and if there was anything particularly special about it that would warrant the high asking price.  The mention regarding values of Mk. IV cars and increasing values being a positive was not the main point of my post, though again, there is nothing wrong with wanting to see the values of one's car increase IMO.

I don't think there is anything wrong for an owner of a particular type of car to enjoy seeing appreciation of his or her car. I imagine many Ferrari, Iso Grifo, and Maserati owners, let alone owners of original 1960's Cobras and many other cars of special interest, are pleased to have seen the value of their cars increase. While we love our cars and enjoy driving them, if they appreciate as an asset, there is nothing wrong with that. I have been on the losing end of the value spectrum many a time where I am upside down after improving a car. With this said, I think the owner of the car on Hemmings is dreaming a bit.....unless that car is particularly rare or special for some reason. The ad looks to be misleading, unless I am missing something here.....
   
   

quote:Originally posted by BE1058
   
I strongly disagree with the last line of the above post.
   
   I think that it may bode well for current owners of MK4s who are considering selling, the actual cars themselves have no sentience.
   I also think that the advertisement heading stating '1966' is typical of a 'price hiking spiv'
   
   I sold my almost identical RHD car 2 years ago for 68kGBP so unless a well heeled moron buys it, it will never achieve the asking price.
   
   If indeed prices of all ACs climb to the extent that only Bill Gates can afford them, our club will eventually be populated only by the very very very rich investors, and as we know, they will not want to run our club on a voluntary basis. This will mean the end of the ACOC.
   So endeth my first and, probably not my last rant of the year.
   Comments please.
   
   

Mine got rebuilt in the last year and believe it is an XJS unit.