AutoKraft Automotive Manufacturer

Surrey; United Kingdom from 1986 to 1996

Autokraft was a British manufacturer of sports automobiles at Brookland’s Ind. Park, Weybridge, Surrey . The brand name was Autokraft.

History

With a joint venture with Ford In 1986 they purchased AC Cars ,caling them the only one company officially authorized to call its the car the 'AC Cobra'.Production of the  Two seat, two door sports convertible Cobra was strictly limited. 

Autokraft built these Mk IV versions of one of the most famous classics of all time at their factory at Brookland’s in extremely small quantities to special order. Using the original AC jigs, these inlike most replicas had Bodywork of  hand-rolled 16 gauge aluminium alloy bodied cars with some modernizations over the original.Features such as leather Seats, facia and door panels trimmed in Connolly hide. Deep pile Wilton
carpeting bound in leather. and significantly larger cockpit but otherwise the spirit of the original Cobra remains the same. 

They produced the Autokraft AC Mk IV Cobra.  A total of 480 cars of all versions were built until 1996

Autokraft manufactured an AC 289 car called the Autokraft Mk IV, basically a Mk III with a 302-cubic-inch 5 litre Ford V8 and Borg Warner T5 Transmission. The Mk IV also received an independent suspension.with a 250 hp 301.6-cubic-inch Ford V8, which provided a top speed of 134 mph (215 km/h) and 0–62 mph (0–100 km/h) in 5.2 seconds. The big Ford V8 under the bonnet was also available in less dramtic states of tune, from 220bhp upward. 

At the 1990 Geneva Salon the Lightweight 1,070 kg version was presented with 370 hp it featued alloy heads, and a  Holley four-barrel carburettor.

Technical specifications

• Wheelbase: 90"
• Length: 162"
• width: 68"
• Height: 49"
• Engine: Ford V8
• Seats: 2
• Gearbox: BorgWarner T5 5 speed
• Drive: Rear wheel drive
• Differential: Salisbury limited slip differential. ratio3:54
• Brakes: Disc front and rear
• Steering : Rack and pinion, 3.3 turns lock to lock. 24 foot turning circle kerb to kerb.
• Tyres: Goodyear Eagle GT 225/60 VR 16 front and 255/60 VR 16 rear. 
• Wheels: Hallibrand pattem aluminium alloy16" 7J fron 8J rear
• Suspension: Both front and rear Independent by unequal length wishbones with coil springs and  concentric shock absorbers.
• Body: Roadster 2 door aluminum
• Chassis: tubular steel "ladder" spaceframe construction.

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