Photo Gallery: Ford AC Cobra overload

La Canada resident Lynn Park stands amidst a garage full of Ford AC Cobra’s eleven of which are his. Park repairs and restores the cars and has been collecting them for many years. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

July 30, 2014 2:57 PM PT

Lynn Park, a 71-year-old La Cañada resident better known as Mr. Cobra, is somewhat of a celebrity among those who love and appreciate the rare AC-Ford Shelby Cobra. He collects and restores the cars, lends his expertise to anyone wishing to buy or sell them, and races his own several times a year.

A line of Ford AC Cobra’s in La Canana resident Lynn Park’s garage. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

The valve cover on a Ford AC Cobra engine that was tested on a dyne but never actually in a car. The engine was on display at Carroll Shelby’s business before La Canada resident Lynn Park acquired it. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

The Ford AC Cobra emblem on the hood of a car that sat in a yard for 20 years before Lynn Park bought it. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

One of the many Ford AC Cobra’s parked in Lynn Park’s garage. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

The dials and switches in a Ford AC Cobra that was modified for racing. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

A manufacturer’s plate located on the dash of one the many Ford AC Cobra’s parked in Lynn Park’s garage. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)

La Canada resident Lynn Park sits in the driver’s seat of a Ford AC Cobra that was used in racing. (Roger Wilson/Staff Photographer)