AC Cobra Mk IV Lightweight

This is chassis AKL 1328, one of roughly 26 Lightweight Cobras built by AC at Brooklands. The Lightweight used Ford's 302 SVO V8 with GT40 alloy heads, roller cams and a 750 CFM Holley carburettor, paired with a Borg Warner T5 manual gearbox, a Salisbury limited-slip differential and 15-inch Halibrand wheels.

It was supplied new in 1990 through AC's main UK agent to Duncan Mackinnon, and later passed through the hands of Dave Jones, founder of the studio behind Grand Theft Auto, and then Ben Yates, who kept it for 24 years. The current owner, a local AC collector, has added about 3,000 miles over four years. Factory records place it eight chassis numbers from the Lightweight supplied to Rod Stewart.

The car is described as matching numbers, with its original Diamond White paint and red and gold striping, original hood, tonneau and side screens, and chalked chassis numbers. It is listed in the AC works register, the Shelby world register and with the AC Owners Club. The mileage is 18,150, and the registration is excluded from the sale. The car is an import.