CSX 1000s...

[Jamo]

Good...now we have some names. Thanks!

My concern was that bill was knocking the lack of a name for the info posted above, but offered none of his own.

Post the pics...certainly seem relevant for this thread.

[mrmustang]

Originally Posted by Jamo

Good...now we have some names. Thanks!

My concern was that bill was knocking the lack of a name for the info posted above, but offered none of his own.

Post the pics...certainly seem relevant for this thread.

On top of what Mr Muck stated for names, I remember a James and a Stephan as well. James was working on a front end buck (which is where the conversation on it started), Stephan was brazing/welding body parts together. All were extremely nice to speak with, very skilled in their hand crafting. All were enthusiastic about what they were doing for a living, sans the heat on the work floor and the lack of management (that would be Brian A ) to open the damn roof vents/windows. I have Polaroids (remember those) somewhere to back up my visit while their with my newlywed wife oh some (almost) 29 years ago to date.


Bill S.

PS: If I remember correctly, bits and pieces of the old buck, some wood with metal strappings was hanging on the wall just as you walked in to the main work shop, left hand side......Funny the things you can remember from long ago quite vividly as if it was only yesterday, while today you have difficulty remember names of people you met last week

[mullen2]

Morning Boys,

Defiantly not here to argue. Only suggesting everyone take a good look at AC Heritage's web site as well as check out the Facebook page for hundreds of photos. I was very impresed with what they have in the museum as well as the vintage racing of all things A.C. Here is a link to lots of photos including some of the tooling with captions stating original 1960's tooling.

https://www.facebook.com/TeamAC/photos_stream

They seem very credible to me as well as have support of multiple original A.C. employees still living today. Guys like Les Oliver that actually built the original A.C Ace and early cobras. He started working at A.C in 1941 at 14 years old. Ronnie Saunders is another original A.C employee that frequents the facilities. Freddie Aylott worked for A.C. and was at Le Mans with the AC cobra team in 63 and 64 and is also a regular visitor to AC Heritage.

Check out the photos and enjoy them. They are what they are. Remember this is AC not Shelby. They are more in to the A.C. side of the cars. They don't build new Shelby Cobras. They only work on them.

This thread was about the few CSX 1000 early (first 13) cars that were built by AC cars at Frimley, they built the bodies and frames that were contracted for by Shelby. AC heritage now more recently has become part of AC and seems to have teamed up with current owner of AC. They are doing a great service to AC by preserving everything that has to do with AC and its history before and after the cobra was made.

I respect the fact that Bill S. and Mark IV visited Autocraft in 1985 and would like to see the photos no doubt. But AC Heritage has gone to great lengths to preserve the history of A.C. Cars for what it originally was and I can't simply discount them after what I have seen and talked to them about. Its a huge effort on their part and in my opinion done first class. I am only suggesting everyone enjoy the photos especially on the Facebook link above as I did.

They may be adding original tools and or tooling to the collection that was not there in 1985. I read one of the Facebook captions that AC Heritage-Brooklands recently acquired original tools in the photos from a original A.C. employee's daughter. She donated all the tools to the Museum.