[LMH]

To speculate what AC would have accomplished with a V8 Ace is just that, speculation. There's little doubt it would have been built since Ford and AC were working together before Shelby was involved. Shelby is the one who put the team together and won the races that's true but no one knows what AC would have accomplished w/o him.
If you're suggesting the British couldn't have won races without an American, you're clueless.
Larry