Why Cobra?

It all started with love at first sight and continued with the search for a Cobra with a V8 engine on various specialized, enthusiast, collector, and auction websites. After viewing and test-driving several Cobras, I realized that most of them were built as standard replicas of the Shelby Cobra from kits made by different manufacturers.
It’s absolutely clear that the shapes of the Cobra are so beautiful that making any changes to them would be an unforgivable offense against the captivating beauty of this classic. On the other hand, I felt that I could still add some value to the technical side of a Cobra built from a standard kit—perhaps even improve its performance and handling compared to replicas built from regular kits.
Once I had sorted all of this out in my mind, it became clear that the only way to get a Cobra that met my own expectations was to build one myself. And the decision was made!

History

AC Shelby Cobra – A Piece of History.

Carroll Shelby was a race car driver throughout the 1950s, competing in cars from various brands, including Ferrari, Aston Martin, and especially Maserati. However, in October 1960, he had to prematurely end his racing career due to health issues. But he wasn’t ready to give up racing entirely, so he decided to build a race car according to his own vision that could not only compete with the Ferrari cars, which were almost unbeatable in road and circuit races like Le Mans at the time, but also defeat them.
Based on these ideas, by combining the small, lightweight British roadster AC Ace with the American Ford V8 engine, the AC Cobra was born, one of the most beautiful and iconic race cars ever.

Why it is Famous

The AC Cobra became famous primarily due to its great results in endurance road and circuit races in the 1960s. In 1959, as the AC Ace, it finished 7th overall and won the 2.0-liter class at the world-renowned Le Mans race. Later, in 1962 and 1963, as the AC Cobra, it won numerous road and circuit endurance races in the GT category, mainly in the USA.
However, it became iconic especially because, less than a year after its inception, in June 1963, it secured 7th place overall, 3rd in the GT category, and victory in the over 4-liter engine class at the Le Mans circuit, and in the following year, it won 1st place in the GT category, which had long been dominated by Ferrari.
A new car’s placement in the top ten overall at the Le Mans race is an exceptional achievement. It even took Ford’s famous GT40 two years to reach the top ten overall, although in 1966, it took the first three spots.
The success of the AC Cobra at Le Mans was soon crowned by the title “fastest production car in the world” for the AC Cobra 427. And that was it!

Timeless shapes that never go out of style!

The beautiful, graceful shapes of the original AC Cobra are no accident. The greatest credit goes to the Italian coachbuilders and masters like Anderloni and Pinin Farina (later Pininfarina).

At the beginning of the 1950s, AC allegedly chose the Ferrari 166 MM racing car as the design model for its new AC Ace, which ultimately resulted in the final form of the AC Ace. Its variant, the AC Aceca with a fixed roof, is almost indistinguishable from Ferrari’s 250 MM racing car.

There is no person who wouldn’t turn around at this beauty.

I believe few people, who see cars not only as vehicles but also as works of design and engineering, are unfamiliar with one of the most iconic and attractive classic sports cars – the AC Cobra (of course, excluding Ferrari, which is a special chapter in the history of design and motorsport). With its high performance and graceful shapes, it enchanted and influenced entire generations of fans of beautiful and powerful classic sports cars from the 50s and 60s.

Performance

Extreme Performance

Everyone has their own idea of the criteria that the car they choose must meet. Some prefer the shape or color of the car, others spaciousness, luxury, or comfort. For the ARMAN team, the greatest comfort is performance that pushes the driver into the seat. And for instance the ARMAN R427 does it even beyond expectations. The habit of craving it can only be broken after experiencing that feeling once…

Shifting to Third Gear Still Requires Sensitivity!

Freedom

Feel the freedom

Our cars like ARMAN R427 is the type of car for true drivers because it has no systems that assist the driver in handling its extreme power. It only has two assistance systems, and these serve more for comfort than for handling during driving: a brake booster and (of course) a switchable electric power steering.
Everything is Up to the Driver – Our cars relies on the abilities of its “Mr. driver,” trusts them, and provides incredible adrenaline experiences to enjoy its extreme performance.

The Freedom of Open Roads and Open Skies

The most intense experiences our Cobras can offer are on high-quality country mountain roads, where its incredible torque and performance can be fully utilized, combined with the unique sound of the V8 engine and excellent handling provided by the patented CC&AR suspension system. These adrenaline experiences are further heightened with the maximum sense of freedom, provided only by a car without a roof, in which the fresh wind creates an incredible mix of exhaust gas smells, fresh-cut grass, or forest scent. For competitive drivers, our Cobras can offer unmatched experiences, especially on longer racing tracks. Anyone who hasn’t tried it can rightfully feel deprived.

We recommend trying it on the roads like the Passo Stelvio, or other Alpine passes or on natural racing circuits such as Nürburgring, Brno and similar tracks.