Description
2001 Gardner Douglas Mk3 Cobra £39, 800 - AC Cobra Replica.
A well maintained EURO CHASSIS car with GD race proven double wishbone suspension. First registered August 2001. Current mileage 40, 900. Agreed insurance valuation £45, 000.
Chassis
Championship winning lightweight chassis, powder coated red.
GD’s famed backbone design provides high torsion and beam stiffness for taut predictable handling and superb road manners.
Purpose designed fully adjustable double wishbone suspension.
Aircraft grade CNC billet alloy uprights. Adjustable damping and ride height.
Body
Double-skinned foam-filled GD fibreglass moulded in one piece for extra rigidity. Front and rear bulkheads, engine bay, footwells, transmission tunnel and all inner mouldings are integral parts of the structure.
Painted VW Maritime Blue, nose / front wings resprayed to remove road rash marks.
Body complete with wiring, may be easily removed from the chassis.
Hood and tonneau cover in lined black mohair. Tonneau cover with centre zip and twin roll hoop pockets.
Glass wind deflectors. Removable perspex sidescreens hinged at the windscreen.
Fitted with GD kit to allow folding the hood and frame down behind seats with hood remaining fixed to the frame. Convenient when travelling in mixed weather. Hood remains fully detachable as standard.
Interior
2-tone leather. Navy seats, grey dash and door panels. Grey wool carpets.
Seats and pedals adjustable. Removable steering wheel with air horn connection.
Speedometer and Revcounter both replaced with NEW electronic versions.
Willans harnesses.
Engine and drivetrain
Small block Chevy, 5. 7L, blueprinted and built by EDA to Option 2 specification and installed in 2001 with all new internal parts, crank, rods, pistons, camshaft, oil and water pumps, etc. Detailed invoice and dyno report available.
387 bhp and 404 lbf/ ft.
Aluminium heads. Edelbrock inlet manifold.
Holley 670cfm carb with electric choke and vacuum advance. Carb serviced in 2021, using Holley rebuild kit.
MSD 6AL-2 electronic ignition with Mallory magnetic distributor.
Electric fuel pump with adjustable pressure regulator.
Oil cooler with thermostat.
Stainless underslung exhaust.
Tremec 3550 TKO 5-speed gearbox.
Power-lok limited slip differential.
NEW driveshaft CV joints.
NEW aluminium radiator. NEW 16” Kenlowe fan, Revotec controller manual override.
NEW alternator, NEW battery.
Fuel tank, stainless steel, 50litres. Mounted between the rear wheels. Upright design minimises fuel surge. Electric fuel pump with manual cutout.
Wheels, tyres and brakes
Wheels 17” 3-piece Halibrand replica by Image. Unmarked.
Tyres. Toyo Proxes T1R. Rear 255/ 45 ZR17. Front 235/ 45 ZR17. Unworn but old.
Brakes. Rear discs outboard. Front big brake kit, Bremsport callipers, 300mm dia. vented and grooved discs.
Dual circuit with bias adjustment.
