AC · 1965
Cobra 427
Manual · RWD · United Kingdom
AutoIndex value · good UK car
£700,000
Researched from UK sold prices and auction results. How we value cars
Estimated price by condition
Project
£420,000
Restoration candidate
Driver
£700,000
Good usable example
Concours
£1.05m
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Indicative condition bands · not a valuation of a particular car
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Buyer’s notes
About the AC Cobra 427
The 427 Cobra used a new coil-spring chassis, the Mk III, first built in October 1964 and shown in January 1965. It was meant to race, but the FIA declined to homologate it for 1965 when too few had been built, and unsold competition cars were finished for the road as the 427 S/C. Replicas and continuation cars are common.
What moves the price
- Authenticity: an original car, a continuation car and a replica are three separate markets.
- Version: the semi-competition S/C cars and the engine fitted (some cars had the 428) matter to value.
- Provenance: a documented history against the registry records for the chassis number.
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 · hagerty.com · rmsothebys.com · insurance.goodwood.com
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AC Cobra 427: value questions answered
- How much is a AC Cobra 427 worth?
- A good, usable UK example of the AC Cobra 427 is worth around £700,000 on the AutoIndex index. A project car that needs restoration is nearer £420,000, and a concours-quality example around £1.05m. Condition moves the price more than anything else.
- What makes one Cobra 427 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 427 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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