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I know I have been guilty of making some wise arse answers to some of Wally's posts here, but really, have you done ANY research? I mean between Google, Wikipedia and the web in general much of this question could be answered.
1) Why would an "AC MK IV" owners have any information on the Shelby/AC connection of recent times? I don't see where their "opinions" of the "AC Heritage" website has any relevance (and do you know who is the "AC Heritage" website, perhaps you should start there) Because I have sold a buttload of AC MK IVs, does my opinion count more?
2) Brian Angliss did not "sell" AC to anyone much less Mr. Lubinsky. Again some basic research would show the situation that caused the exit of Mr. Angliss. And Jim Price did not "purchase and then walk away" from AC. Perhaps "Whatsacobra" will pop in as he is very close to the true story.
I do know all three of the players mentioned here, Angliss, Lubinsky and Price personally and I can assure you that the history is much more complicated that you outlined.
3) The "AC Ace 'Brooklands' (to define as compared to the 50s/60s Ace) did not look like a Jensen-Healy and was in fact a source of loss to Mr. Angliss. His attempt to produce a top quaility car after the exit of Ford from AC drained substantial funds from AC/Autokraft and contributed to the problems.
4) As too the Shelby use of any CSX number series, that is entirely their choice and the numbering does not relate to the sourcing of the chassis. They may choose to make a body/frame from any one of their suppliers whatever number series they see fit to do.
Times have changed since you wrote your first "Cobra" book way back when and the amount of genuine knowledge out there today is exceeded only by the "legends" that have become "fact" due to time and multiple reprintings.
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