AC 378 GT Zagato

[Chafford]

The new AC 378 GT Zagato - spiritual successor to the 428 Frua?
   
   
   
   
   
   

[shep]

From the photos they look fabulous. I would love to try driving one quickly. They are obviously well developed models, so I suspect they were designed and produced without the help of AC Cars otherwise they would already have been "leaked" to the press many times before. As far as them being genuine ACs in the future, if they are produced in an AC Factory, preferably in the UK, by employees of AC Cars, then they will be no worse than the 428 Frua, 3000 ME, and possibly the Ace and Cobra as well. I will not judge until we all know the full story. Andy.

[Chafford]

I think the plan is to build this and the MK11 composite car at Hi Tech in South Africa who have a proven record in building quality cars - it should keep the price down as well.

[shep]

Thinking about it, AC's bacon has been saved in many decades before by taking over a well advanced prototype, and putting it into production. I love bacon sandwiches, how about you?

[Chafford]

I'll have mine with a 6.2 litre V8!

[Classicus]

Beautiful car though wouldn't fancy reversing one unless there was some sort of automatic audible warning or is it standard these days for these types of cars ?

[MkIV Lux]

This is definitely a very nice car.
   However it was born as the Zagato Perana Z-One, shown at the Geneva Motor show of 2009, that's three years ago!! No involvement of AC in the  development!! Developed by Zagato in associaton with Basil Green Motors of Johannesburg(SA), a high quality upgrader of Ford motor cars (Cortina, Capri, Escort, Granada.. ) labelled Perana. The label now , 3 years later, has changed to AC on the Z-One.
   The Perana.com webside is currently unavailable...
   Maybe AC bought Basil Green Motors and substituted its name to Perana?

[CRS9505]

Mole Valley Motors were going to be agents for Perana in this country and had the same image on their web site as a sales promo. I was tempted by a Perana (a gorgeous supercar at Merc money -  now as an AC I would definitely buy one (regardless of what status the club gave it!!) [:)]

[Classicus]

Interesting slide show....
   
   http://www.mole-valley.co.uk/slideshow.php?id=134

[Chafford]

quote:Originally posted by CRS9505
   
Mole Valley Motors were going to be agents for Perana in this country and had the same image on their web site as a sales promo. I was tempted by a Perana (a gorgeous supercar at Merc money -  now as an AC I would definitely buy one (regardless of what status the club gave it!!) [:)]
   

   
   And it looks from their website that they are going to be AC dealers:
   
   http://www.mole-valley.co.uk/show.php?id=134&category=Due%20Soon&make=AC&model=&srt=make%20ASC&p=40&submit=Search&page=1

[terry3000me]

From my visit to the Geneva show yesterday no formal notice has been made on a UK dealer(s).
   The exterior of the 378 GT Zagato will have a handful of, minor, cosmetic changes, the interior will have better leather than at present. Good driving position with everything where you would want it to be placed.
   
   Terry

[TLegate]

Think we can assume Mole Valley is a dead cert as they show the Perana on their stock list. Also a Noble dealer, hence the tie-in as they both originate from the same source ;) plus they were briefly AC dealers for a while at their Horley base not far from me, circa 2000-ish.

[Chafford]

A few more press release photos:
   
   
   
   

[TLegate]

Or visit the Superformance site......?

[MkIV Lux]

.... http://www.superformance.com/news_view.aspx?articleid=108