Anyone ever try to replicate A98 - AC's answer to the original six coupes?

[Gumball]

There is a really cool article in the current issue of Classics & Sports Cars (the British mag) about A98 - it's the one-off coupe that the AC factory built to run at LeMans in '64. It crashed badly, but was finally rebuild using spares and a bunch of the original pile of parts over a twelve year period beginning in the early '70s. I've been considering doing a coupe after I finish my roadster and thought it would be interesting to pattern it after a little known car.

[riptide motorsport]

Cool car, getting the rear window issue solved seems like the only dificult part if your using the 65 coupe from FFR.

[Gumball]

Here are a few pictures - I see what you mean about the rear window issue, but that could be overcome by using Lexan and modifying the hatch to be a boot lid.


I'm thinking of making a go of this someday - comments or feedback are greatly appreciated, especially if anyone as done one of these using a Type 65 as a starting point.

[Mike N]

The rear is a little reminiscent of the Aston Martin DB6 but swoopier. Very pretty car. Did you notice how small the doors are? Not sure I could get in and out of that without some serious gymnastics.

[accobracoupelemansa98]

Hi All,

I'm new to this forum.

Thought i'd share some pictures of my Lemans A98 which I built from scratch over many, many years.

(Note: have since changed the wheels since these photo's were taken in 2010)

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[vnmsss]

AC...That's a gorgeous build........Thanks for sharing the pics.....In looking at the photos of the origninal, I can definately see an A98 morphing out of the Type-65 components.....Would love to follow that build....

K

[Russ Thompson]

Wow, fantastic work, I love it!

My friend Chuck did the same with a coupe build, been at it 15 years or so.

Welcome to the forum, keep us updated, we love this stuff here!

[riptide motorsport]

Wow!!!! Incredibe work, just incredible.

[accobracoupelemansa98]

Here's some more info on my A98:

THE CHASSIS used is a 1965 bigblock Cobra frame with chrome moly suspension towers, not the 1964 leaf spring model. All original 427 wishbones and uprights with girling brakes.

GEAR BOX Tremec TKO 500 5 speed

DIFF Salisbury 3:54 LSD

WHEELS 6 pin drive knock ons 7 1/2 front 9 1/2 rear

BODY all aluminium to original profiles, finished in brushed alloy

ENGINE 351 Windsor fuel injected 50 mm E.F.I. quad throttle bodies, aluminium dart heads, motec E.C.U.

The car is for sale as a manufacturing project complete with the following:

- 427 chassis (torsion tested)

- full wooden body buck on chassis frame

- welding jigs

- plans and drawing patterns

- spare 16” AC pin drive wheels and tyres plus autocraft pin drive wheels (Cobra MK4s)

- panel wheel, jenny, swager and wheels, anvil, shrinker, stretcher, fly press, sheet metal hand tools

The car is registered as a I.C.V. (individually constructed vehicle) in Perth, Western Australia. Includes permits for side pipes and 3 point seat belt harnesses.

Regards
Alan