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Not Sold (Est: £80,000 - £85,000)
1973 AC 428 Frua Coupé
United Kingdom • 14 Sept 2024 • Lot Lot 136
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AI Listing Summary
This 1973 AC 428 Frua Coupé, one of only 51 coupés made, features Italian styling with American V8 horsepower. It has undergone significant recent expenditure and recommissioning, presenting well mechanically and cosmetically.
Condition
7
The car has had extensive recommissioning including replacement of both inner and outer sills, fitment of a new custom made aluminium radiator, high performance water pump, new wheels and tyres and retrimming of the seats. Whilst not concours the car now presents very well and has been mechanically sorted and is ready to be driven and enjoyed as originally intended.
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Transmission:
Automatic
Chassis No:
CF66
Odometer:
35,700 miles
Reg Number:
TGC 651L
RHD/LHD:
LHD
Year: 1973 Make: AC 428 Frua Coupé Model: 428 Registration: TGC 651L Chassis No: CF66 Engine No: 1124R8KR Mileage: 35,700 •: One of only 51 Coupés.
•: Significant recent expenditure.
The concept of Italian styling coupled with American V8 horsepower was well established by the late 1960s, and no doubt influenced AC Cars' decision to reconfigure its fire-breathing Cobra sports car as a luxury Grande Routière.
A Cobra MkIII coil-suspended chassis was extended by 6" in the wheelbase and despatched to Italy to be clothed in elegant steel coachwork by Pietro Frua, the result looking not unlike the latter's Maserati Mistral.
The first car, a two-seater convertible, was completed in time for the 1965 Earls Court Motor Show, while the following year's Geneva Salon saw the launch of an even more sensational fastback-styled coupe.
Although the 428ci (7.0-litre) Ford Galaxie engine that gave the model its name produced less power than the Cobra 427's, the 345bhp on tap could deliver all the ...
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£59,800
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£90,250
Median Price (Since 2020)
£334,562
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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