AC Mk IV...the general consensus?

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by AC Ventura

skin, that took each 2300 man hours to make, was actually beaten out on the same tooling that AC produced Shelby’s original cars on.

Brian loved to tell that story. 1) the time was WAY less. 2) The 427 bucks had been binned by AC so the MK IV was built on fiberglass forms that Autokraft built. They DID have the Ace, 289 and FIA bucks but the MK III were long gone at that point. That in no way reduces the quality of the MK IV.

[AC Ventura]

Originally Posted by Mark IV

Brian loved to tell that story. 1) the time was WAY less. 2) The 427 bucks had been binned by AC so the MK IV was built on fiberglass forms that Autokraft built. They DID have the Ace, 289 and FIA bucks but the MK III were long gone at that point. That in no way reduces the quality of the MK IV.

Hey Mk IV, thanks for the update to published knowledge and no sacasm intended. Sounds like you actually visited the AC factory in England and personally knew Brian Anglis. In that case, do you know where he is now?

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by AC Ventura

Hey Mk IV, thanks for the update to published knowledge and no sacasm intended. Sounds like you actually visited the AC factory in England and personally knew Brian Anglis. In that case, do you know where he is now?

Yes,

My wife and I visited Autokraft and two of Brian's three UK homes (he had one on Guernsey as well) and Brian was a guest in our home as well. Mr. Angliss emigrated to New Zealand and is incommunicado as regards Autokraft/AC. I have not spoken with him since the 80's. Other people I know who were close to him have also been unsuccessful in contacting him.