AC Cobra 289

Produced:	1962-1968, 528 produced. 1962-1968, 29 produced. (As AC 289)
Types:	Sports,2 doors,2 seats

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Following on from the original Cobra 260, the 289 offered even more power than earlier car. The 289 used a revised 4727cc ( 289 cu") Ford V8 but retained the original steering arrangement and minuscule coachwork. Later cars were renamed AC289 and featured rack-and-pinion steering and flared wheel arches

Today the Cobra 289 tends to live in the shadow of the big block 427, which enthusiasts tend to regard as ultimate Cobra. Genuine Cobras are rare finds and command healthy prices, specifications tend to vary from car-to-car.

Capacity	Config	Model	Bore/Stroke	CR
4727cc	V8 OHV	Ford 289	101.6mm x 72.9mm	11

Drivetrain	Steering	Front Suspension	Rear Suspension
	Worm	Independent/Transverse leaf spring	Independent/Transverse leaf spring

Top Speed	0-60	SQM	MPG	Engine Pwr	Comment
140 mph	5.2 s		15 mpg	271 bhp 5750

Front	Rear	Comment
Disc	Disc

Lot Num	Description	Auctioneer	Date	Hammer Price	Hammer Price (inc premium)
115	AC Cobra 289 Mark III Roadster	Bonhams	15 Sep 2012	£221000.00	£249020.00
279	AC Cobra '427' Roadster	Bonhams	2 Feb 2012	€410000.00	€471500.00
245	AC Cobra	Coys	14 Jan 2012	Not sold
141	AC Shelby Cobra Competition Roadster	Bonhams	20 May 2011	Not sold
'49	AC Cobra replica by RAM	Brightwells Auctioneers and Valuers	11 May 2011	£16700.00	-
541	AC Cobra 'Mark II' Roadster	Bonhams	6 Dec 2010	Not sold
631	AC Shelby Cobra 289 MkI	Bonhams & Butterfields	13 Aug 2010	$4000000.00	$447000.00
551	AC Shelby Cobra 4.7-litre Mark II Roadster	Bonhams	7 Dec 2009	£210000.00	£232500.00
209	AC Cobra MkII Tribute	Coys	3 Oct 2009	-	£13500.00
283	AC Cobra	RM Auctions	14 Mar 2009	$790000.00	-
264	AC 427 Cobra	RM Auctions	14 Mar 2009	$675000.00	-
227	1963 AC Cobra 289	Coys	11 Aug 2007	€389030.00	-
218	AC 289 "Cobra MkIII" 4.7 Litre Roadster	Bonhams	15 May 2004	Not sold
238	AC 289 "Cobra MkIII" 4.7-Litre Roadster	Bonhams	15 May 2004	Not sold
437	AC Cobra 289 Competition	Coys	15 May 2004	Not sold
018	Facel Vega HK II B	Artcurial - Briest - Poulain Le Fur	15 Dec 2003	-	€58970.00
002	Facel Vega Facelia F2 (1962)	Artcurial - Briest - Poulain Le Fur	16 Jun 2003	Not sold
153	AC Shelby Cobra 289 (1963)	Coys	5 Dec 2002	-	£124687.00
044	AC Cobra 289 GT Race Car (1964)	H&H Sales Limited	4 Dec 2002	Not sold
132	Facel Vega Facel II (1962)	Coys	21 Sep 2002	-	£73790.00
315	Facel Vega Facel II (1962)	Coys	22 Jul 2002	Not sold
078	AC Cobra MKII Uprated to 7 Litre Specification (1967)	Christies	11 Jun 2002	Not sold
026	Facel Vega HKIIA (1962)	Poulain LeFur	19 Jun 2001	£265000.00	-
188	AC Cobra 289/427 (1963)	Bonhams & Brooks	5 Mar 2001	-	£210300.00
038	AC Cobra (1964)	Coys	11 Dec 2000	-	£65300.00
065	AC Cobra Replica (1968)	BCA	12 Jun 2000	-	£10486.00
003	Facel Vega HKIIA (1964)	Poulain LeFur	26 May 2000	£330000.00	-
042	AC Cobra 427 (1965)	Poulain Le Fur/Sotheby's	13 Dec 1999	Not sold
642	AC Cobra Competition (1964)	Brooks	28 Oct 1999	Not sold
034	Facel Vega II (1964)	H&H Sales Limited	28 Jul 1999	Not sold
517	AC 289 Cobra (1966)	Sothebys	16 Jul 1999	Not sold
015	AC Cobra MKII (1963)	Coys	10 May 1999	£61900.00	-
004	AC Cobra 289 with Paxton Supercharger (1964)	Christies	17 Oct 1998	-	£127900.00
011	AC Cobra 427 S/C (1967)	Christies	17 Oct 1998	-	£283000.00
088	AC Cobra 289 (1965)	Christies	16 Aug 1998	Not sold
048	AC Cobra 427Sc (1966)	Christies	16 Aug 1998	-	$420500.00
076A	AC Cobra 289 MKII (1964)	Coys	25 Jul 1998	£44000.00	-
122	AC Cobra MKII Uprated to 7 Litre Specification (1964)	Christies	8 Jun 1998	Not sold
126	AC Cobra MKIII (1967)	Christies	8 Jun 1998	£170000.00	£188500.00
022	AC Cobra 289 (1963)	Coys	11 May 1998	Not sold
385	AC Cobra Amrtz Replica (1964)	Christies	23 Feb 1998	£56000.00	£63100.00
825	AC Cobra 427 (1966)	Brooks	4 Dec 1997	Not sold
863	AC Cobra 289 (1965)	Brooks	4 Dec 1997	Not sold
123	AC Cobra 289 (1965)	Sothebys	9 Sep 1997	-	CHF179500.00
136	AC Cobra 427MKIII (1966)	Sothebys	9 Sep 1997	-	CHF265300.00
076	AC Experimental (1963)	Coys	26 Jul 1997	Not sold
809	AC Cobra MKIII (1966)	Brooks	20 Jun 1997	Not sold
273	Facel Vega Facel II (1963)	Brooks	12 Mar 1997	-	CHF102500.00
065	AC Cobra 427 (1966)	Coys	3 Aug 1996	Not sold
979	AC Experimental V8 (1963)	Brooks	21 Jun 1996	-	£16100.00
034	AC Cobra 427 (1966)	Coys	14 Dec 1995	-	£104572.00
725	AC Experimental Dhc (1963)	Sothebys	11 Dec 1995	Not sold
738	Facel Vega Facel II (1963)	Sothebys	11 Dec 1995	£22000.00	-
770	AC Cobra Competition (1964)	Brooks	4 Dec 1995	£150000.00	-
054	AC Cobra 289 (1964)	Coys	29 Jul 1995	£90000.00	-
036	AC Cobra 427 (1967)	Coys	27 Jun 1995	Not sold
057	AC Cobra 289 MKII (1964)	Coys	11 May 1995	Not sold
023	AC Shelby Cobra 289 MKII (1964)	Coys	24 Jan 1995	£80000.00	-
278	AC Cobra 289 (1964)	Brooks	18 Jun 1994	£70000.00	-
052	AC Cobra 427 S/C (1966)	Coys	25 Jul 1993	£140000.00	-
022	AC Cobra 289 (1963)	Coys	1 Feb 1993	£70000.00	-
018	AC Cobra 427 (1966)	Coys	9 Nov 1992	Not sold
110	AC Cobra 289 (1965)	Christies	20 May 1991	Not sold

Title		Pages
Article	More Fantastic Than Fiction - 1964 AC Cobra 289	52
Publication	Classic Cars August 2004	52
More Fantastic Than Fiction - 1964 AC Cobra 289 - A Ford V8 engine turned the pretty AC Ace into the fastest car in the world. Forty years on, the Cobra is still as intoxicating as ever. These are the people who shaped the legend.

Article	Classic Cars Spring 2002 pg 94	94
Publication	Classic Cars Spring 2002	94
AC Cobra 289 and Porsche 911 RS in the mountains. Experience the ride of a lifetime: thrashing over South Africa's most spectacular mountain passes in an AC Cobra 289 and Porsche 911 RS.

Article	AC Cobra	80
Publication	Practical Classics January 2001	80
AC Cobra - Venomous sports car with a long and confusing history. David Lillywhite invites you to take a bite of the AC Cobra.

Article	Classic & Sports Car January 2001 pg 132	132
Publication	Classic & Sports Car January 2001	132
My Classic and I - A Cobra owned from new.