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A-98 Le Mans Coupe (1964)
While Shelby was working on his coupe to race at Le Mans, AC Cars in Britain were also developing their own fastback to compete in the French classic. Called the A-98, it was a one-off project and qualified for the 1964 Le Mans race. It relied more on its better aerodynamics than the Daytona Coupe to match lap times as the British car made do with 355bhp to the US rival’s 385bhp.
However, the biggest problem the A-98 faced was sabotage when someone stuffed newspaper into the fuel tank during the race. The car retired after seven hours, but one of its drivers, Jack Sears, became the only person to drive all three Cobra-based racing coupes.
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