<P> AC exported completed, painted, and trimmed cars (less engine and gearbox) to Shelby who then finished the cars in his workshop in Los Angeles by installing the engine and gearbox and correcting any bodywork flaws caused by the car's passage by sea . A small number of cars were also completed on the East Coast of the USA by Ed Hugus in Pennsylvania, including the first production car; CSX2001 . </P> <P> The first 75 Cobra Mk1 models (including the prototype) were fitted with the 260 cu in (4.3 L). The remaining 51 Mk1 models were fitted with a larger version of the Windsor Ford engine, the 289 cu in (4.7 L) V8 . </P> <P> In late 1962 Alan Turner, AC's chief engineer completed a major design change of the car's front end to accommodate rack and pinion steering while still using transverse leaf spring suspension . The new car entered production in early 1963 and was designated Mark II . The steering rack was borrowed from the MGB while the new steering column came from the VW Beetle . About 528 Mark II Cobras were produced in the summer of 1965 (the last US - bound Mark II was produced in November 1964). </P> <P> (COB / COX 6001 - 6062) </P>

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