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Everyone thinks MA 200 was done by Frua, and all are surprised to see it was done in house by AC! I have drawings back to August 1962... maybe we have the first stolen plans scandal ala Mcclaren/Ferrari !
Hi Mark
Interesting people thinking MA 200 was designed by Frua as ever since I spoke to Jeremy and saw it for the first time at Goodwood parked amongst all the other AC's, I'd always assumed that it had been the prototype for the 428 anyway. I certainly didn't come away from the Sprint with the impression that it wasn't so I think it's quite fair to say that all possible influences on the design origins of the 428 still remain to be discovered. Naturally it would be very nice indeed to learn at the end that the 428 definitely began its life at Thames Ditton and not elsewhere !
Any idea who penned the drawings in 1962 as it would therefore be interesting to learn if there are any other photos and drawings of his or their work in the Forties/ Fifties and so on? Whether perhaps he/ they had had other work displayed at international exhibitions ? And it's because of all these unknowns that I've always wished there'd been a book devoted solely to the 428 with all its history in the same way as the Cobra. Perhaps with all your accumulating and very detailed useful material plus the actual car itself it might still be a possibility one day ?
Look forward to seeing how the restoration goes so hope you can follow the below ok.
Cass (Paul actually but there's another Paul too so Cass is easier [
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AC MA 200
(IMG]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p273/classicus/V8PrototypeMA200.jpg[/img]
AC 428
(IMG]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p273/classicus/MA200MistraleSpyderAC428comparisons.jpg[/img]
Maserati Mistrale Spyder
(IMG]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p273/classicus/MaseratiMistraleSpyder.jpg[/img]
AC 428
(IMG]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p273/classicus/MA200MistraleSpyderAC428comparisons.jpg[/img]
Maserati Mistrale Spyder picture and details :
http://www.thecarnut.com/Mistralspyder68.html http://www.thecarnut.com/Mistralspyder68/IMG_0904.JPG AC MA 200
(IMG]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p273/classicus/V8PrototypeMA200.jpg[/img]
Maserati Mistrale Spyder
(IMG]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p273/classicus/MaseratiMistraleSpyder.jpg[/img]
