I, for one, hope the Kimber project comes to fruition with the AC badge on the bonnet.
Let it be called an Ace. The AC Ace name will not suffer and if anything will add more to the past as well as to the future. It will bring the model, its history and the marque back into a high profile. Well, if it goes pear-shape, so what, we will we all say 'I told you so'. But until that happens it has my thumbs-up.
Nik, if it a licensing issue for the Malta team, well good luck to them, if it means the Mk V will develop and we see it on our roads I cannot see anything wrong with that. If it was your business and someone wanted to license your brand name I'm sure you would not pass it by.
I don't know any young petrol-head who the Kimber AC would appeal too that does not know the name AC. I'm sure the Kimber promo material will give some sort of history.
Terry