By the early 1980s Derek Hurlock's health had been poor for some time.
The world economy was in difficulty, and sales of the 3000ME had never reached the volumes hoped for.
After building fewer than 80 cars, Hurlock called a halt to production.
In 1984, production stopped at Thames Ditton and the car and the AC name were licensed to a company registered as AC (Scotland) plc.
This company was run by David McDonald, and operated out of a new factory in Hillington, Glasgow.
Production goals were set at 40 cars per week.
A total of 30 additional cars were built to the original 3000ME specification.
The Scottish cars are distinguished from the Thames Ditton cars by their body-coloured air-intakes and grilles.

3000ME chassis #129, registration VPC 634X, which had previously served as both a factory demonstrator at AC and Managing Director Andrew Hurlock's personal ride, was used by AC (Scotland) as a development mule for an updated car.
Aubrey Woods, a former BRM production engineer, was tasked with the related development.
The original Ford engine was replaced by an Alfa Romeo 2.5-litre Busso V6 engine.
While the original gearbox was retained, other parts of the running gear were swapped for Alfa parts.
AC (Scotland) also began work on a Mark 2 prototype of the car, which was nearly complete at the time of the company's closing.
Changes were also made to the suspension to eliminate the earlier car's unpredictable handling at the limit AC (Scotland) went into receivership in June 1985.
The license agreement with AC Cars ended in November 1985.
By the early 1980s Derek Hurlock's health had been poor for some time. The world economy was in difficulty, and sales of the 3000ME had never reached the volumes hoped for. After building fewer than 80 cars, Hurlock called a halt to production. In 1984, production stopped at Thames Ditton and the car and the AC name were licensed to a company registered as AC (Scotland) plc. This company was run by David McDonald, and operated out of a new factory in Hillington, Glasgow. Production goals were set at 40 cars per week. A total of 30 additional cars were built to the original 3000ME specification. The Scottish cars are distinguished from the Thames Ditton cars by their body-coloured air-intakes and grilles.
3000ME chassis #129, registration VPC 634X, which had previously served as both a factory demonstrator at AC and Managing Director Andrew Hurlock's personal ride, was used by AC (Scotland) as a development mule for an updated car. Aubrey Woods, a former BRM production engineer, was tasked with the related development. The original Ford engine was replaced by an Alfa Romeo 2.5-litre Busso V6 engine. While the original gearbox was retained, other parts of the running gear were swapped for Alfa parts. AC (Scotland) also began work on a Mark 2 prototype of the car, which was nearly complete at the time of the company's closing. Changes were also made to the suspension to eliminate the earlier car's unpredictable handling at the limit AC (Scotland) went into receivership in June 1985. The license agreement with AC Cars ended in November 1985.
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