"Few automobiles command the reverence of the AC Cobra, a car that forever reshaped the landscape of motorsport in the 1960s. Later this year, one of the rarest examples ever produced will go under the hammer at Bonhams' Goodwood Revival sale. The 1966 AC Cobra 4.7-Liter Two-Seat Competition Hardtop Coupé, expected to fetch up to $2.7 million USD, represents more than just an extraordinary collector's item."
"Initially built in late 1963, it was one of only five early right-hand drive competition chassis produced before November of that year. Its original identity was obscured for decades, lost to a haze of incomplete records and conflicting accounts. That mystery was resolved in 2024, when Neil Bainbridge of BS Motorsport conducted a forensic magneto-photographic analysis. The results confirmed definitively that this was the long-lost Le Mans competitor, restoring its rightful place in Cobra history."
Chassis No. CS 2131 is a rare AC Cobra 4.7-Liter Two-Seat Competition Hardtop Coupé with direct ties to 1960s endurance racing, scheduled for Bonhams' Goodwood Revival sale with an estimate up to $2.7 million USD. The car was built in late 1963 as one of only five early right-hand drive competition chassis produced before November of that year, and its identity became obscured over time. In 2024 Neil Bainbridge of BS Motorsport performed a forensic magneto-photographic analysis that confirmed the car as the long-lost 1963 Le Mans competitor. That Cobra ran at Le Mans with drivers Ninian Sanderson and Peter Bolton, reached 160 mph on the Mulsanne Straight, covered 2,592 miles, finished seventh overall and averaged 108 mph over 24 hours.
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