Or call me a grumpy old man or even Shirley at weekends!
However it is with great regret that I am sure I am going to upset someone!! but do I care really?
So here goes, After some thought about what is happening here I must make my point. I think it is a great shame that someone (you know who you are) is going to destroy a 2 litre saloon to make a 'Mickey Mouse ACE', This person is going to use the chassis after some major mods to replicate an Ace chassis or if you follow his website, even going to use a third party chassis. He is going to use the 2 litres identification plates and part of the chassis with the numbers on to keep Historic status. I am given to believ by this person that he is even trying to hoodwink the DVLA into issuing a V5c as an AC ACE, as his car shows no model type on the reg docs and has filled in the V62 thingy to do this. Apart fro the obvious fact that that is fraud pure and simple. The mods on the AC 2 litre chassis or use of a third party one would exceed the 12 point system that DVLA allocates to special etc. By just mods to the Chassis he would be over the allocated points.
I believe the club should not allow or condone such action and or postings re this project.
This is why there is such resentment from some parties re no MOT/Tax etc.
This vehicle if built should be allocated a Q plate and that will make the clearly what it will be a 'Kit car'.
Just because the poor old 2 litre is not a much desired classic as yet ie worth many 10's of thousands. It should not be destroyed just because this person is in pursuit of big bucks from an ACE.
I really hope the DVLA insist on an inspection of this vehicle, when completed, and possibly withhold/rescind the V5c or issue a Q plate.
If he wants to do something rebuild the 2 litre or at worst convert it to a drophead.
This coming year is the 70th anniversary of the 2 litre, we should keep as many going as possible not pull them apart just to make a big profit and con some poor soul in the future.
This is my opinion, and happy to discuss this blatant dfestruction of a nice car and a Fraud.
Cheers gripe over.