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George Eagle
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 19/10/2019 : 12:41:49
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I note that there is an advert for this car on www.prewarcar.com
The car is fitted with an AC 2 litre engine - the performance must be interesting!
George
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Edited by - George Eagle on 19/10/2019 12:43:08 |
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Cooperman
United Kingdom
760 Posts |
Posted - 19/10/2019 : 19:14:21
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Was it built by the same chap who built Cognac, which is a 1991cc AC engined GN and it aint 'are quick, currently owned by the husband of the VSCC President? The name was built from the constructors name, which I can't recall, CO, GN from GN likewise AC from the engine.
John Cooper M 628
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Edited by - Cooperman on 19/10/2019 19:15:07 |
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Westbury
United Kingdom
2010 Posts |
Posted - 19/10/2019 : 20:04:44
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Hello, John.
I think from memory it was Ron Footit .
Cheers,
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g waiting
United Kingdom
728 Posts |
Posted - 19/10/2019 : 21:46:45
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Hi,
The original builder was called Cohen. When I last saw it at Oulton Park in about 1983, it was being driven by Ron Footit, if memory serves.
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Ray Masters
United Kingdom
568 Posts |
Posted - 20/10/2019 : 08:04:17
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Ron Footitt ran it for many years very successfully. I met him a number of times at our local VSCC natters when he lived in the Manchester area , probably in the 60s / 70s .
He used to trailer it behind an M G B GT.
I often wondered about the name Cognac so thanks , Garry , for the explanation. |
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Cooperman
United Kingdom
760 Posts |
Posted - 20/10/2019 : 08:30:51
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Yes that's right I remember Ron Footit having it, I think it then went to Trevor Johns and then about 3 or 4 years ago Tony Lees brought it. They have all campaigned it with gusto thankfully.
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Cooperman
United Kingdom
760 Posts |
Posted - 20/10/2019 : 13:12:09
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I wonder what the MAGNAC stands for it it MAGNA and C or does the AC stand for the engine, but the GN couldn't be the chassis or is it? The MA what is that or do the M and the G refer to the chassis?
Perhaps it is MAGN(A)C with the A referring to both bits.
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George Eagle
United Kingdom
3240 Posts |
Posted - 20/10/2019 : 19:34:56
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John
The car is an L type fitted with the AC engine
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Cooperman
United Kingdom
760 Posts |
Posted - 20/10/2019 : 19:44:04
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Yes George, what I am trying to work out why it is called a MAGNAC. It is an L type which is one of the cars with the designation Magna so have they adopted a combination of the word Magna and the letters AC combining the two As into one? What other explanation is there?
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