H&H Classics to offer a 1982 AC 3000 mid engine MKII prototype
(Artdaily.org)

If something different, unique and unusual appeals to your taste then the next H&H Classics Auction Online on May 1st may have just the thing for you - this bright red 1982 AC 3000 mid engine MKII prototype estimated to sell for £18,000 to £22,000. And you don’t have to leave home to bid thanks to H&H Classics Auction Online sales. Although, the AC 3000 ME prototype debuted at the 1973 Earls Court Motor Show, difficulties in obtaining Type Approval meant that it would be another six years before the mid-engined sportscar entered production. Hailed as the British equivalent of the Lancia Stratos - both machines feature wedge-shaped styling, fibreglass bodywork and proprietary V6 engines - its `bathtub` steel chassis played host to substantial front / rear subframes and features an integral roll-over bar. Damian Jones of the H&H