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What is this car?
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| Antny |
12-04-2016 05:22 PM |
What is this car?
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Saw this car at my mechanic's shop. He wasn't there to tell me about it, but his assistant says that it's a pretty significant car in the AC/Cobra world. Anyone recognize it? It has an in-line 6-cylinder engine, transverse leaf spring in front.
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| Antny |
12-04-2016 05:24 PM |
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Engine photo....
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| Shootnride |
12-04-2016 05:40 PM |
Looks like an AC Ace.
Ted
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That would be my guess too, an AC ace. Waiting to here what Mark IV has to say.
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| DanEC |
12-04-2016 06:43 PM |
I'm wondering if its a Cunningham?
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It's an AC Ace prototype race car, driven by Bob Jennings. The engine looks to be a Ford 2.6L six from the Ford Zephyr. It was later used in the AC Ace 2.6, the car immediately preceding the Cobra.
Nice find!
Larry
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| rsk289 |
12-05-2016 03:43 AM |
That is a 1952 Tojeiro, that one in particular having been built with a Lea-Francis engine (I believe) and later being given a Bristol engine. That car was developed into the Ace, which in turn became something to do with some kind of reptile. Or serpent, I forget which.
Very, very significant car - hate to think what the pricetag would be.
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| Antny |
12-05-2016 04:43 AM |
I'll be paying it another visit on Friday and will snap some more detailed photos and try to get more info from it's current owner (he rents the showroom next door to my mechanic). It sure is a sexy little thing!
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| rsk289 |
12-05-2016 06:03 AM |
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Something odd Roger. That's not a Bristol engine. I think that's a Zephyr engine.
Larry
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| rsk289 |
12-05-2016 08:40 AM |
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Originally Posted by LMH
(Post 1410554)
Something odd Roger. That's not a Bristol engine. I think that's a Zephyr engine.
Larry
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Yes, it wasn't a Bristol engine, it was an AC engine after the Lea-Francis. That certainly looks like a Ford straight six in there now, presumably for racing, as the Ford motor has more poke than the AC. |
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Originally Posted by rsk289
(Post 1410557)
Yes, it wasn't a Bristol engine, it was an AC engine after the Lea-Francis. That certainly looks like a Ford straight six in there now, presumably for racing, as the Ford motor has more poke than the AC.
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I've got to remember that ... "more poke"!
Definitely not a Weller either. Cool no matter what!
Larry |
| rsk289 |
12-05-2016 10:36 AM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by LMH
(Post 1410559)
I've got to remember that ... "more poke"!
Definitely not a Weller either. Cool no matter what!
Larry
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It's a standard British engineering term, Larry... |
| cycleguy55 |
12-05-2016 12:38 PM |
It looks like an AC Ace or Ace-Bristol with a different engine.
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| peterpjb |
12-05-2016 01:01 PM |
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