£5,500 – £6,000 circa 1976
Refusing to rush a new model onto a depressed market. AC have gone on developing their mid-engined sports coupe. The removable roof panel is more curved; the front is modified; grilles protect the air ducts in the bonnet. The body is double-skinned glass fibre; the engine is Ford V6. the five-speed gearbox is by Hewland. Production should start by the end of the year.
Price circa 1975 £5,500
0n show at Earls Court for the third successive year, the three litre mid-engined AC is still in production, although it is confidently expected that supply troubles will soon be overcome.
The trendy body shape conceals a Ford V6 engine mounted transversely behind the two seats where it drives the rear wheels through a five-speed gearbox. Bodywork is in glass-fibre on a steel centre-section. The latest model has a curved (instead of flat) roof, the front-end is modified, and there is a bonnet-top grille in place of the earlier slots. A striking, and fast car from a sports car specialist.
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