SD> AC Mid-Engine Shelby

[Robert Meier]

I might expect it to actually handle very well. Having had the pleasure 
(tounge in cheek) of owning a Lotus Europa for a couple years, some British 
mid engine cars from the late 70s had  handling potential for mid-engine two 
seaters down pretty damn well. The trick was keeping it running....... Can 
anyone say LUCAS ELECTRONICS?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stefan Mullikin" <swedeis at comcast.net>
To: "'Pindell, Tim P'" <TPindell at otterbein.edu>; <ShelbyDodge at imagilist.com>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: SD> AC Mid-Engine Shelby


> Its mid-engined, like the Fiat X-1/9 (which is one of the better handling
> mid-engined sports cars ever built for the common person)  Some of the
> trailing throttle over-steer problems can be dialed out with proper 
> chassis
> tuning and driver training.  Though the overgrown VW bug-turned sports 
> cars
> (aka 911's) require a lot more driver skill (read: luck) to get around the
> problems inherent in the design.
>
> However, my guess is that in stock form the ME 3000 probably did have some
> over-steer tendencies due to the big V6 shoved into the engine bay 
> combined
> with typical British engineering of the time (as in there wasn't much 
> money
> available to pay for good engineers).  With a 2.2 Turbo it probably isn't 
> as
> bad.
>
> Stefan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shelbydodge-bounces+swedeis=comcast.net at imagilist.com
> [mailto:shelbydodge-bounces+swedeis=comcast.net at imagilist.com] On Behalf 
> Of
> Pindell, Tim P
> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 6:40 AM
> To: ShelbyDodge at imagilist.com
> Subject: Re: SD> AC Mid-Engine Shelby
>
>
> That's a fascinating piece of history there. I had no idea that car
> existed. Thanks for sharing.  I wonder if it has the similar
> snap-oversteer issues of other rear-engine cars of that era.  I'll
> volunteer to find out.
>
>
>> To: Shelby Club
>> Subject: SD> AC Mid-Engine Shelby
>>
>>
>> Here are some of the photos I took to share with you.
>>
>> http://polybushings.com/pages/AC3000ME.html
>>
>>
>> Johnny Spiva
>> PO Box 4283
>> Coos Bay Oregon 97420
>
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