| Make and car model | AC Shelby Cobra 289 |
| Production year | 1963 |
| Body type | Cabriolet |
| Number of doors | 2 |
| Exterior colour | black |
| Interior colour | cognac |
| Fuel | petrol |
| Displacement (ccm) | 4727 |
| Number of cylinders | V8 |
| Engine power (PS at rpm) | 275 at 5800 |
| Top speed (km/h) | 223 |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h (sec.) | approximately 5,5 |
| Gearbox type | manual, 4-speed |
| Fuel consumption, combined driving (l/100 km) | 14,0 to 17,0 (factory data) |
| Mileage | 3 469 miles |
| Number of produced copies | 603 copies of model 289 from 1962 to 1964 |
| Price (€) | 372 000-Sold on exhibition and fair |
British specialist manufacturer the AC Car Company founded 1901, began building sports cars in the mid-1950s with straight-6 engine of Bristol Cars Limited founded 1945, who is a british manufacturer of hand-built luxury cars. In September 1961, American automotive designer, racing driver and entrepreneur Carroll Hall Shelby (1923-2012), wrote to AC asking if they would build him a car modified to accept a V8 engine. AC agreed, provided a suitable engine could be found. Shelby went to Ford to see if they would provide him with engines. Ford wanted a car that could compete with the Chevrolet Corvette and they happened to have a brand new engine called 2,6 L Ford Zephyr. In 1962 the AC, Shelby America, and Ford Motor Companies formed a partnership to build sports/race cars for the American market, named AC Cobra (1962-1967). The AC Company shipped cars without engines and transmissions to Shelby America in California. Ford supplied the engines and Shelby America finished the cars.
