AC Cars Limited
| AC Cars Limited | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Limited |
| founding | 2000s |
| resolution | 2000s |
| Seat | Sliema , Malta |
| management | Alan Lubinsky |
| Number of employees | 15th |
| Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
| Status: 2006 | |
AC Cars Limited was a manufacturer of automobiles on the island of Malta .
Company history
The company was the successor to the British AC Cars . The company was headquartered in Sliema while the factory was in Ħal-Far . It was founded in 2002, 2004 or 2005, depending on the source. Alan Lubinsky was the owner. The production of automobiles began. The brand name was AC . John Owen was the chief engineer. In August 2006 the company had 15 employees. The production was done by hand. The vehicles were also sold to the USA . Depending on the source, production ended in 2007, 2008 or 2009. AC Automotive from Straubenhardt in Germany was the successor .
AC Cars Manufacturing (USA) from the USA was a licensee and planned the production in a plant in Connecticut . It is unclear whether vehicles were actually produced there.
vehicles
One model was the AC Mk V , based on the AC Cobra . This was a two-seater roadster . The body was made of synthetic resin reinforced with carbon fibers . A V8 engine from Ford with a capacity of 5000 cc and 340 hp (250 kW) was mounted in the front of the vehicle and drove the rear axle. In August 2006 the first complete vehicle was exported to the UK . In 2007, four examples of the right-hand drive version were created. The model was in production from 2004 to 2007, according to a source.
In addition, the models AC Ace as an open two-seater, AC Mamba as a coupé version of the Cobra and AC Mk VI as a variant of the AC Mk V are mentioned. The AC Mk VI , however, was only manufactured by a successor company.
Silverstone Auctions put a 2007 AC Mk V up for auction on July 23, 2011 , expecting a price of £ 40,000 to £ 50,000 , but did not auction the vehicle.
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , Chapter AC (I); AC.
- Bernd Ostmann (Editor-in-Chief): Auto Katalog 2007. Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart 2006, p. 270.
- Bernd Ostmann (Editor-in-Chief): Auto Katalog 2008. Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart 2007, p. 260.
- Bernd Ostmann (Editor-in-Chief): Auto Katalog 2009. Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart 2008, p. 263.
Web links
- Company website ( Memento from December 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Times of Malta.com, August 20, 2006 (accessed December 31, 2014)
- ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , Chapter AC (I); AC.
- ↑ a b Allcarindex (English, accessed December 31, 2014)
- ↑ a b c Today's AC Cars Ltd, Distributor of AC Cars ( Memento from January 5, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; English, accessed on December 31, 2014)
- ↑ AC Heritage ( Memento from December 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2014)
- ↑ a b Bernd Ostmann (editor-in-chief): Auto Katalog 2010. Vereinigte Motor-Verlage GmbH & Co. KG, Stuttgart 2009, p. 259.
- ↑ Maltastar.com of April 29, 2012 ( Memento of December 31, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (English, accessed December 31, 2014)
- ↑ a b Times of Malta.com of June 12, 2005 (accessed December 31, 2014)
- ↑ a b auction (English, accessed December 31, 2014)