The AC Ace was a two-seat sports car that AC Cars of Thames Ditton, England, built from 1953 until 1963. AC took up a design by John Tojeiro with a light ladder-type tubular frame, all-independent transverse leaf spring suspension and an open alloy body that may have been inspired by the Ferrari 166 MM barchetta. Three main versions were sold, the original AC-engined Ace, the Ace Bristol and the Ace 2.6, which differed in their engines: AC's own two-litre overhead cam straight-six, a Bristol two-litre six, and a Ford Zephyr six tuned by Ken Rudd. About 220 Aces and 466 Ace Bristols were built, and only 37 of the 2.6 cars. In 1961 Carroll Shelby proposed fitting a Ford V8 to the Ace chassis, and that work became the AC Cobra, which drew buyers away; Ace production ended a year after the Cobra appeared.
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The AC Ace is a sports car produced by AC Cars of Thames Ditton, England, from 1953 until 1963.
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The AC Ace is a sports car produced by AC Cars of Thames Ditton, England, from 1953 until 1963.
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The AC Ace is a sports car produced by AC Cars of Thames Ditton, England, from 1953 until 1963.
History, end of production
Production of the Ace ended one year after the debut of the AC Cobra.
AC engine cars, top speed
gave a top speed of 103 mph (166 km/h)
AC engine cars, engine
Early cars used AC's own 100 bhp (75 kW) two-litre overhead cam straight-six engine
Bristol engine cars, engine
From 1956, there was the option of Bristol Cars' 2-litre 120 bhp (89 kW) straight-six with 3 downdraught carburettors and Bristol four-speed gearbox.
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The AC Ace is a sports car produced by AC Cars of Thames Ditton, England, from 1953 until 1963.
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The AC Ace is a sports car produced by AC Cars of Thames Ditton, England, from 1953 until 1963.
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The AC Ace is a sports car produced by AC Cars of Thames Ditton, England, from 1953 until 1963.
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