Brian Angliss
Brian Angliss was a British engineer and businessman.[1]
When car maker AC Cars lost interest in producing spares for the AC Cobra in the early 1970s, it opened the door for small, independent businesses to step in. One of these was ‘Cobra Parts’, a one-man engineering business created by Brian Angliss. He established a relationship with the management of AC Cars, who gave his work an unofficial seal of approval. As his business grew, it was renamed Autokraft, which began creating new aluminium-bodied Cobras known as the MKIV. With AC Cars struggling, Angliss was able to take over the famous marque in 1986 and go into partnership with Ford Motor Company in 1987, who took a controlling interest in AC Cars and allowed it to use the Cobra name.[1][2]
As well as selling the AC Cobra MKIV, the company also focused on developing a new AC Ace, which ultimately led to Ford walking away. With poor sales, by 1996 the company had fallen into liquidation and was subsequently purchased by Alan Lubinsky.[3][2]
In retirement, Brian Angliss moved to New Zealand and built a large house on the Ngunguru peninsula, which at the time was said to be one of the most expensive residential constructions in the country. He died in 2024.[4][1]
References
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Autokraft AC Cobra MKIV". Retrieved 2026-03-27.
- ↑ "Brian Angliss Remembered". 2024-03-02. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
- ↑ "Buyers-already looking at 15m northland estate after one day on market". 2021-09-17. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
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