AC Heritage,
The proto Aceca I drove in 1999 was a 4.6/5 speed but was dark (BRG metallic) green. I agree, we were quite impessed with the car and concept. In fact, I rode to Heathrow from Weybridge in the back seat with all our luggage in the boot! The black motor show car was under construction the last time I was there (October 1999) and there was one more Ace chassis on the surface plate being stretched to Aceca specs. I didn't think that car was ever completed, is that the light green car shown here?
To bad Luby fiddled while Rome burned, these had the potential of being quite nice. And the Brooklands Ace had it ever been "locked down" in specification could have been a nice car. I know what AC paid Hi-Tech in South Africa for the painted body shell/chassis unit and with proper management, AC could have sold them at a realistic price point with a nice profit. I still want a Brooklands Ace here in the US for a driver.
