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Sounds strange as the last time I was at the factory in Frimley I was told that Alan Lubinsky was no longer involved with AC and the company is now owned by Jim Price.

They can still build a very small number of 289 FIAs and 427s but they are not cheap. They are, however, beautifully built and, at the risk of being controversial, are of a far higher quality than the Kirkham. I fairness I base my judgement on seeing the ACs in the flesh and looking at photos of the Kirkham, particularly the close ups of the one currently for sale on e bay. I would be very happy to be proved wrong on this as I have been tempted to buy a Kirkham now that they are imported over here. Were they just poor photos or was the finish in the trunk not completed and had the leather been deliberately rumpled?

The AC factroy also had a CRS under development with a 4.6litre OHC Ford engine. No sign of the Mamba - the last time I saw one of these in the flesh was in mid 2001.

Bearing in mind that Price has the ability to build cars in South Africa the Maltese connection is difficult to understand though has been much rumoured.

Can anyone else throw any light on what is going on?