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Cobras: The Building of the Leaf Spring Cars

AUTHOR Walker, Robert
PUBLISHER Dalton Watson Fine Books (12/26/2025)
PRODUCT TYPE Hardcover (Hardcover)

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Uncover the origins and assembly of the 1962-64 leaf spring Cobras in England and the United States.

Cobras: The Building of the Leaf Spring Cars is a road map to how the 1962-64 leaf spring Cobras originated and were put together by AC Cars in England. This book also details how the cars were completed in the United States by European Cars in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and by Shelby American in Venice, California.

The thirteen chapters of this volume cover all major Cobra components consisting of chassis construction, aluminum body forming, engine development, driveline components, upholstery, and finishing techniques. Each chapter is illustrated with dozens of rare original black-and-white factory photographs and background material, such as component illustrations and parts numbers. The research information included in these pages is the product of over a dozen of the most knowledgeable Cobra researchers, historians, and restorers in both the United States and the United Kingdom. This comprehensive reference is an ideal restoration resource for anyone restoring a 1962-64 leaf spring Cobra and for fans, collectors, and automotive historians.

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ISBN-13: 9781956309218
ISBN-10: 1956309217
Binding: Hardback or Cased Book (Sewn)
Content Language: English
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Page Count: 400
Carton Quantity: 0
Country of Origin: US
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Technology & Engineering | Automotive
Technology & Engineering | Automotive - History
Technology & Engineering | Motor Sports - General
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Uncover the origins and assembly of the 1962-64 leaf spring Cobras in England and the United States.

Cobras: The Building of the Leaf Spring Cars is a road map to how the 1962-64 leaf spring Cobras originated and were put together by AC Cars in England. This book also details how the cars were completed in the United States by European Cars in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and by Shelby American in Venice, California.

The thirteen chapters of this volume cover all major Cobra components consisting of chassis construction, aluminum body forming, engine development, driveline components, upholstery, and finishing techniques. Each chapter is illustrated with dozens of rare original black-and-white factory photographs and background material, such as component illustrations and parts numbers. The research information included in these pages is the product of over a dozen of the most knowledgeable Cobra researchers, historians, and restorers in both the United States and the United Kingdom. This comprehensive reference is an ideal restoration resource for anyone restoring a 1962-64 leaf spring Cobra and for fans, collectors, and automotive historians.

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Author: Walker, Robert
Robert Walker, MSW, LCSW, is Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Kentucky Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, with conjoint appointments in Social Work and Behavioral Science. He received his M.S.W. degree from the University of Kentucky and was the Center Director of a community mental health center for 20 years. He has over 25 years of experience as a clinician and clinical supervisor, and has developed clinical services for partner violence victims and offenders. He has been a co-investigator on partner violence studies in rural and urban areas and an evaluator of substance-abuse treatment programs in rural and inner-city programs. He has taught psychopathology, social work interventions with family problems, and research design and implementation in tihe graduate program in the College of Social Work at the University of Kentucky for 16 years. He has published articles on substance abuse, brain injury, domestic violence, ethics, and personality disorders.
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