Ford itself killed this car, warning AC the 428 V8 would only be sold for three more years.
Lead trim: 428 Ford FE V8, 6,997 cc (345 hp)
AC 428428 · 1965–1973
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FactFord itself killed this car, warning AC the 428 V8 would only be sold for three more years.
The AC 428 is a British grand tourer built by AC Cars from 1965 to 1973, originally called the AC 427 and also known as the AC 428 Frua for the carrozzeria (Pietro Frua) that designed and produced the body; 81 were made, 51 fastback coupés and 30 drophead coupés. AC adapted the Cobra 427's Mark III chassis (extended by 6 inches, with 4-inch tubular main rails) to create a car under its own control, keeping its fully independent coil-spring suspension (double wishbones at the front, upper wishbones and lower reversed wishbones with radius rods at the rear) and giving it Frua's steel body, built in Turin and sent back to England for the powertrain and trim. It appeared first as a drophead at the 1965 Earls Court show as the AC 427 (only two were built with the Ford 427 engine), the 428 became available by mid-1966, and the fastback debuted at Earls Court in 1967. The production car uses a Ford FE 428 V8 that actually displaces 427 cu in (6,996.8 cc) in Police Interceptor tune, 10.5:1 compression, 345 hp at 4,600 rpm and 642 lb-ft at 2,800 rpm; the first three cars had a close-ratio 4-speed Ford Toploader manual and all later cars a 3-speed Ford C6 automatic, with a Powr-Lok limited-slip differential and 2.88:1 final drive. Autocar's 1968 road test of a 428 coupé recorded 141 mph and 0-60 mph in 6.2 seconds (15.6 mpg imp), for a UK price of £5,573. Persistent problems were high engine oil temperatures and engine heat reaching the interior; production ended after Ford warned the 428 engine would be available only three more years through a UK distributor, with the 1973 oil crisis and tightening US emission rules. Wheelbase 96 in, length 174 in, width 67 in, height 51 in, kerb weight 3,143 lb (1,426 kg).
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428 Ford FE V8, 6,997 cc (345 hp) | 1965–1973 | V8 | 345 hp | 642 lb-ft | 6.2 s | RWD | — | — |
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