AC Cobra Mk IV

The Cobra Mk IV, first sold as the Autokraft MKIV, was the Cobra revival made by Brian Angliss, who ran Autokraft, a Cobra restoration shop, parts supplier and replica maker. In 1982 he acquired some of the tooling from Thames Ditton and created the MKIV, which carried US-specification 5 mph bumpers, an engine that complied with US regulations and a larger interior with modern switchgear. About 480 cars were built in his factory at Brooklands, and he also made a lightweight model closer to the spirit of the original Cobra, though federal rules kept it out of the United States. Early cars were sold as the Autokraft MKIV until Angliss acquired the right to use the AC name. After the receivers were called in 1996 the Mk IV continued under AC Car Group, which announced a CRS version with a carbon fibre body and a Superblower with a supercharged Ford V8.