Ace News - December 2008

    The ACE lives!  This newsletter marks the posting of our newly revised website, packed with all new photos, information & details of finished ACE's, as many have requested.  Our thanks to Carol, the webmistress, for putting all these new materials together into an attractive & cohesive presentation.

    This fall has been a rush of exposure and publicity for the ACE.  Two freshly finished cars were shown by invitation at the Seattle International Auto Show.  The cars were featured on local tv and radio spots & seemed to go down well with show-goers jaded by stamped-out appliances.

    Immediately following the Auto show, we were honored to be joined by Andrew English, Motoring Correspondent for the London Daily Telegraph, for a day of discussing and road testing the ACE.  Andrew is a wide ranging and prolific motoring writer with a real soft-spot for Cycle-Cars (there is a Tri-King in his garage back in the UK).  During our test drive of two ACE's, we were blessed with only wet pavement & leaves to contend with:  no falling rain.  Although Andrew complained of wheel spin through 3 gears with the Screamin Eagle engined car, his huge smile revealed a favorable experience.  As soon as Andrew's ACE article is published, we will make it available through a website link.

    A few days later, a whimsical piece appeared in the Seattle Times: the link is available on our home page.

    Coincidentally, we were also visited by Jack Lewis of Motorcyclist Magazine who was unaware of the other publicity but wished to investigate the ACE.  I arranged to meet Jack before sunup and with only our headlights showing the way, took him for a memorable drive on the most twisted road I know.  Later, in the daylight, Jack took the car for a spin.  Jack has a unique vision and writing style, I really look forward to reading his piece: again we will provide a link when available.

     After so much exposure, it is refreshing to just pull back and quietly assemble the next couple of ACE's here in my shop while dreaming of ACE drives to come.........

     Have a wonderful holiday season!

Respectfully submitted,

Pete Larsen