Welcome to Carlectibles; The Biggest LITTLE car dealer on the planet.  Please read the following so that we may both enjoy doing business free of hard feelings or misunderstandings. CSI is what fuels our store, which stands for Customer Satisfaction Index.  Your satisfaction equals our success. The same cars you buy in real dealerships across America & see parked in the neighbor’s driveway are the same ones you can buy here. We spend a great deal of time searching the world so you don’t have to. Most of our cars are sold used although many are actually new which is why we try to take clear close up photos.  Some are customized (they are marked TLC) while others have been driven hard & put away wet. Either way we try to tell you what is what in the item title.  Most come with a Car facts report which overviews the actual car. For entertainment purposes only. Some of what we share will require you to rely on the thing that started you collecting in the 1st place, THE IMAGINATION.  We desire 100% satisfaction.  That means if you’re not happy, we need to know about it.  I can’t fix something I don’t know is broken.  If you leave us negative feedback without an opportunity to right the wrong, we will block you for life.  We do combine shipping. In state rates are detailed in our website, linked to from our ME page.  Please request an invoice before paying.  With limited time much of which we spend trying to pack & ship fast we prefer not to spend any of it searching for a transaction to refund shipping overpayments.  I have a full time job and ebay is a hobby.  I said that to say this, we pack once or twice a week.  If you need an item in a hurry – please let us know.  We pack as cheap (but safe as possible).  You’re paying for the products safe arrival; not pretty packaging.  S&H stands for shipping and handling.  International orders take longer to arrive due to distance & customs. Some 1/64^th scale cars are slightly larger than others.  In some cases Matchbox will class a car 1/72, but then you cannot tell it apart from another 1/64 scale car.  1/64^th scale varies between manufacturers.  If you have questions or would like comparison photo, please ask.  If scale/size is critical, please check with us before buying.  The people who own & operate this store are human. We may on occasion make a mistake.  We don’t do it on purpose (that is why they call them mistakes).  If this happens we will do our best to fix it.  At times a Matchbox car may be called a Hot Wheels.  It happens when one works a full time job, lists regularly and packs a ton of orders each week.  If you discover one of our mistakes, please tell us.  If you find out after purchasing, I assure you we will do our best to make it right.  If you come strong with threats, there is nothing to work out & we will just have to part ways forever.  Finally there is never any pressure to buy but keep in mind, the car you look at today & want to think about until tomorrow could be the very car someone else looked at yesterday & will buy today.  We hope you enjoy shopping with us & will become a repeat buyer.  Due to the number of times we have been extorted with feedback, we do not leave feedback until you do so letting us know that you received & are happy with your product by doing so first.  If you are unhappy with your purchase please give us the opportunity to make you happy before leaving any feedback.

The AC Cobra, sold as the Ford/Shelby AC Cobra in the United States and often known colloquially as the Shelby Cobra in that country, is an American-engined British sports car produced intermittently since 1962.

Like many British specialist manufacturers, AC cars had been using the Bristol straight 6 engine in its small-volume production, including its AC ace two-seater roadster. This had a hand-built body with a steel tube frame, and aluminium body panels that were made using English wheeling machines. The engine was a pre-World War II design of BMW which by the 1960s was considered dated. Bristol decided in 1961 to cease production of its engine and instead to use Chrysler 331 cu in (5.4 L) V8 engines. AC started using the 2.6 litre Ford Zephyr engine in its cars. In September 1961, American automotive designer Carroll Shelby airmailed AC a letter asking them if they would build him a car modified to accept a V8 engine. AC agreed, provided a suitable engine could be found. Shelby went to Chevrolet to see if they would provide him with engines, but not wanting to add competition to the Corvette they said no. However, Ford wanted a car that could compete with the Corvette and they happened to have a brand new engine which could be used in this endeavor: Ford's 260 in HiPo (4.2L) engine – a new lightweight, thin-wall cast small block V8 tuned for high performance. Ford provided Shelby with two engines. In January 1962 mechanics at AC Cars in Thames Ditton, Surrey fitted the prototype chassis CSX2000 with a 260 ci Ford V8 borrowed from Ford in the UK; the 221 ci was never sent. However, early engineering drawings were titled "AC Ace 3.6". After testing and modification, the engine and transmission were removed and the chassis was air-freighted to Shelby in Los Angeles on 2 February 1962. His team fitted it with an engine and transmission in less than eight hours at Dean Moon's shop in Santa Fe Springs, California, and began road-testing.