AC · 1962
Cobra 289
Manual · RWD · United Kingdom
AutoIndex value · good UK car
£750,000
Researched from UK sold prices and auction results. How we value cars
Estimated price by condition
Project
£450,000
Restoration candidate
Driver
£750,000
Good usable example
Concours
£1.13m
Show standard
Indicative condition bands · not a valuation of a particular car
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Buyer’s notes
About the AC Cobra 289
The Cobra put Ford V8 power in AC’s tubular-chassis sports car. From early 1963 the 289 cars gained rack-and-pinion steering, keeping the transverse leaf-spring suspension; the later coil-spring cars are a separate model. Original cars are rare; replicas and continuation cars are common.
What moves the price
- Authenticity: an original car, a continuation car and a replica are three separate markets.
- Provenance: a documented history against the registry records for the chassis number.
- Originality: the specification as built, including any conversion and reversal.
Before you buy, check
- The chassis number against the Shelby American World Registry and the owners’ club records.
- Whether the car is original, continuation or replica, since continuation cars reuse the original numbering scheme.
- The condition of the tubular chassis.
Facts checked against: Wikipedia · rmsothebys.com · carguychronicles.com · insurance.goodwood.com
Vehicle data
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AC Cobra 289: value questions answered
- How much is a AC Cobra 289 worth?
- A good, usable UK example of the AC Cobra 289 is worth around £750,000 on the AutoIndex index. A project car that needs restoration is nearer £450,000, and a concours-quality example around £1.13m. Condition moves the price more than anything else.
- What makes one Cobra 289 worth more than another?
- Service history and paperwork — complete, stamped, explained
- Mileage against the norm for the model
- Originality — matching numbers, original paint and trim
- Specification — gearbox, colour, factory options
- UK-supplied versus imported
- Is the Cobra 289 I'm looking at fairly priced?
- Enter its asking price and condition in the price check above. It compares the price with the index for that condition and tells you what to ask the seller about.
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