AC
MA-200 (1962)

Why it matters

The MA-200 was a one-off AC prototype meant to replace the ageing Ace. Its complicated, expensive space-frame chassis kept it from production, although its styling is compared with later AC/Frua and Maserati Mistral designs.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Code-named MA-200, the car was designed and built at the Thames Ditton factory in 1962. It was first thought to be a flat-six prototype, but ended with a Ford 289 V8 and became the personal car of AC chairman Derek Hurlock.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   AC MA-200 Concept (conceptcarz) Level C

   • 1 prototype built by AC; the factory never produced another

   Accessed 2026-11-13
2. 2
   AC history, 1950s-60s Level D ac2litre.com

   • MA-200 actually hit the roads fitted with a 289

   Accessed 2026-11-13