The AC Frua or AC 428 is a British GT built by AC Cars from 1965 to 1973. Production was 81 cars built in total: 49 coupés (known as fastbacks), 29 convertibles, and 3 special bodied. The Frua is built on an AC Cobra 427 Mark III chassis extended by 6 inches (150 mm).

Oct 27, 2023 · Bid for the chance to own a 1970 AC 428 Frua Convertible 4-Speed at auction with Bring a Trailer, the home of the best vintage and classic cars online. Lot #124,894.

Finished in silver, the car is powered by a 428ci Ford V8 mated to a Ford C6 automatic transmission and a limited-slip differential. Additional features include coil-sprung independent suspension, four-wheel disc brakes, 15” wire wheels, power windows, and an eight-track player.

Produced between 1967 and 1973, Italian designed 428 Frua was designed to compete with the performance GT cars of its day. With its 7 litre engine, it was one of the fastest accelerating sports cars on the market. AC made 81 Fruas, 30 convertibles and 51 hard tops.

Named after the 7014cc Ford V8 engine (which would also power the later street Cobras), the 428 featured a six-inch longer chassis than its predecessor. It was equipped with independent coil-and-wishbone suspension, rack-and-pinion steering, four-wheel disc brakes, and a Salisbury limited-slip differential to handle the engine's 345bhp.

Dec 1, 2024 · A 427/428 AC Cobra, stretched 6” and wearing a fine Italian suit. A grand touring car as compared to its Cobra brethren and most came with automatic transmissions. Also rare in left hand drive making this car more suitable for U.S. roads.

Vehicle history and comps for 1969 AC 428 Coupe by Frua VIN: CFX28 - including sale prices, photos, and more.

Jul 12, 2023 · The AC 428 Frua Coupé blends the performance of the Mark III Cobra with a tasteful blend of Italian and British styling and engineering. But the Cobra Mark III was a dramatically different design even though it looked very …

An elegantly styled luxury tourer with a race-proven chassis and a strong, flexible, reliable engine, this wonderfully presented and showable classic AC 428 is rare, extremely desirable, and intoxicatingly fast.

The AC Frua competed with Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Maserati models. Built over a stretched AC Cobra 427 chassis, the car had immense performance; the big-block Ford FE engine had larger capacity, more torque and more power than similar Italian cars, but in a car of similar weight.