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Old 04-30-2010, 07:16 AM
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Robin Stainer, the ACOC Registrar, is correct in saying that the car was not built by AC. The chassis itself was, but we both believe it started out as a 96" piece, and was cut down 6" for use as the basis of a Cobra-like vehicle. (I can't say for certain until I get back to CA and check the MX 1 file folder.) The finished car was constructed by Brian Angliss of AutoKraft, who later took over the remains of the former AC Cars, Ltd. To the extent that Angliss' shop was the successor entity to the Hurlock brothers company, one is technically correct in asserting that the car was "built by the AC Cars factory" but it is stretching the truth not to add the date and ownership caveats.
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