AC 378 GT Zagato

[rstainer]

Rob, Mark, Emmanuel,
   
   A UK company records check doesn't list Sir J (UK director no 909894986) as a current or previous director of any of AC´s UK companies.
   
   He may, however, be or have been associated with one or more of AC´s offshore companies in less regulated jurisdictions (such as the Netherlands Antilles, Cyprus and Malta).
   
   RS

[Rob.Hendriks]

Also checked the companies register some time ago when I was trying to make contact and found the same result. The Chairman position of AC Cars (Eu) Ltd is one that has been stated in earlier forums (http://www.acownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2269) and in the press. The company name has been registered in several countries, so it is anyones guess as to the structures of these. Since the 2012 PR Sir J's absence has been rather conspicuous in promoting the company, so one must wonder if there has been a falling out at the top, or perhaps he's just seen the light

[Chafford]

After the launch at Geneva 2012, I had high hopes that this was the start of the marque's revival. Very disappointed therefore that AC Heritage's blue 378GT Zagato appears still to be the only one in the UK.

[shep]

I would love to get one on the track! With a little bit of work I bet it would go as well as it looks. Sad the AC project hasn't made more progress, but development and launch of a production vehicle must be prohibitively expensive with all the 'elf 'n safety and associated bureaucracy. Now 50 years ago it would have been a different story, or is that me becoming a sad old git?

[TLegate]

Small correction: Sad the AC project hasn't made ANY progress. Can't for the life of me think why
   
   Oh well, there's a quick yuan to be made elsewhere I'm sure

[nikbj68]

I think Bond would like it, if this is anything to go by:
   
   

[rstainer]

I'm rather in favour of 'elf n safety, having witnessed some really terrible industrial accidents in the 60s that wouldn't happen with the current regime, which is for the most part very sensible and what the electorate wants.
   
   The chance of being killed in a fatal road accident is 80% less now than it was 50 years ago, not a bad achievement.
   
   RS

[ACOCArch]

quote:Originally posted by rstainer
   
I'm rather in favour of 'elf n safety, having witnessed some really terrible industrial accidents in the 60s that wouldn't happen with the current regime, which is for the most part very sensible and what the electorate wants.
   
   The chance of being killed in a fatal road accident is 80% less now than it was 50 years ago, not a bad achievement.
   
   RS

   
   Having worked in heavy engineering - power stations and ships - for more than 50 years I fully agree with RS. Commercial aircraft too have benefitted from vastly improved approaches to safety - about a factor of 10 less likely to have a serious accident now than circa 1960.

[Chafford]

Here's a 378 GT recently spotted in South Africa:
   
   http://gtspirit.com/2015/07/19/rare-ac-378-gt-zagato-snapped-in-cape-town/