The AC Frua or AC 428 is a British GT car of the 1960s and early 1970s. Built by AC Cars from 1965 to 1973, it is extremely rare with only 81 cars built in total, 49 coupés (known as fastbacks), 29 convertibles and 3 special bodied. The car is built on the AC Cobra 427 Mark III race-bred coil springs chassis but extended by 6 inches (150 mm).

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  • The AC Frua or AC 428 is a British GT car of the 1960s and early 1970s. Built by AC Cars from 1965 to 1973, it is extremely rare with only 81 cars built in total, 49 coupés (known as fastbacks), 29 convertibles and 3 special bodied. The car is built on the AC Cobra 427 Mark III race-bred coil springs chassis but extended by 6 inches (150 mm). Chassis were built at the AC plant in England then shipped to Frua's workshop in Italy where the body was fitted and then sent back to England to have the power train and trim added. The cost was huge and the cars could not be sold at a competitive price. Unlike similar cars such as the Iso Grifo, Iso Rivolta, and Monteverdis and De Tomasos of the period, the AC Frua features fully independent racing based coil spring suspension. It is often confused with the very similar looking Maserati Mistral also designed by Frua. (There is a common belief that the two cars share most of their body panels, but in reality only the front quarter windows and the door handles are the same.) (en)
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  • Coupé
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  • AC Cars (en)
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  • 7 litre V-8 (en)
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  • AC Frua (en)
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  • 1965–1973 81 made (en)
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  • 4-speed manual
    3 speed automatic (en)
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  • The AC Frua or AC 428 is a British GT car of the 1960s and early 1970s. Built by AC Cars from 1965 to 1973, it is extremely rare with only 81 cars built in total, 49 coupés (known as fastbacks), 29 convertibles and 3 special bodied. The car is built on the AC Cobra 427 Mark III race-bred coil springs chassis but extended by 6 inches (150 mm). (en)
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  • AC Frua (en)
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