Cobras: The Building of the Leaf Spring Cars
Autor Robert Walkeren Limba Engleză Hardback – 26 dec 2025
Cobras: The Building of the Leaf Spring Cars is a road map to how the 1962–64 leaf spring Cobras originated and were put together by AC Cars in England. This book also details how the cars were completed in the United States by European Cars in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and by Shelby American in Venice, California.
The thirteen chapters of this volume cover all major Cobra components consisting of chassis construction, aluminum body forming, engine development, driveline components, upholstery, and finishing techniques. Each chapter is illustrated with dozens of rare original black-and-white factory photographs and background material, such as component illustrations and parts numbers. The research information included in these pages is the product of over a dozen of the most knowledgeable Cobra researchers, historians, and restorers in both the United States and the United Kingdom. This comprehensive reference is an ideal restoration resource for anyone restoring a 1962–64 leaf spring Cobra and for fans, collectors, and automotive historians.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781956309218
ISBN-10: 1956309217
Pagini: 400
Ilustrații: 677 color plates, 107 halftones
Dimensiuni: 230 x 280 x 33 mm
Greutate: 2.33 kg
Editura: Dalton Watson Fine Books
Colecția Dalton Watson Fine Books
ISBN-10: 1956309217
Pagini: 400
Ilustrații: 677 color plates, 107 halftones
Dimensiuni: 230 x 280 x 33 mm
Greutate: 2.33 kg
Editura: Dalton Watson Fine Books
Colecția Dalton Watson Fine Books
Notă biografică
Robert Walker grew up in Hayward, California. He taught vocational education and journalism at both the secondary and junior college level for twenty years. His enthusiasm for convertibles and sports cars was cemented in the late 1980s, and in 1998 he purchased the remains of a wrecked 1963 Cobra that had been totaled and abandoned in the late 1970s. He spent over ten years collecting original parts and fifteen years putting the car back together as a competition Cobra in period correct racing form, as the car would have competed in the 1960s. He is the author of Cobra Pilote: The Ed Hugus Story and the two-volume series Shelby Cobras, also published by Dalton Watson.
Cuprins
Introduction
Chapter 1: Chassis and Substructure
Chapter 2: Body and Related Equipment
Chapter 3: Paint
Chapter 4: Upholstery and Tool Kits
Chapter 5: Generator and Alternator Electrical Systems
Chapter 6: Small Block Cobra Engine Development and Engine Types
Chapter 7: Transmissions
Chapter 8: Differential, Final Drive and Rear Suspension, Braking Systems
Chapter 9: Radiator, Cooling System and Expansion Tanks
Chapter 10: Cooling Fans
Chapter 11: Steering Systems and Steering Wheels
Chapter 12: Options and Accessories
Chapter 13: Undercarriage Components, Suspension, Wheels and Tires
Bibliography
Index
Chapter 1: Chassis and Substructure
Chapter 2: Body and Related Equipment
Chapter 3: Paint
Chapter 4: Upholstery and Tool Kits
Chapter 5: Generator and Alternator Electrical Systems
Chapter 6: Small Block Cobra Engine Development and Engine Types
Chapter 7: Transmissions
Chapter 8: Differential, Final Drive and Rear Suspension, Braking Systems
Chapter 9: Radiator, Cooling System and Expansion Tanks
Chapter 10: Cooling Fans
Chapter 11: Steering Systems and Steering Wheels
Chapter 12: Options and Accessories
Chapter 13: Undercarriage Components, Suspension, Wheels and Tires
Bibliography
Index