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The AC Ace Bristol The (Original) Inspiration For The Shelby Cobra
The AC Ace was designed by John Tojeiro in 1953 and is similar to the Ferrari Barchetta of the same era. The Ace was a competitive racer that could be driven to the track, raced, and then driven home. In 1957 the Bristol engine was added and the car became even more powerful.
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The AC Ace-Bristol was an instant hit, competitive in both standard and endurance racing. Indeed, examples ran successfully at Le Mans in 1957 and 1958, and on this side of the pond, dominated contemporary SCCA events. The Ace-Bristol would be sold until its engine stock ran out, Bristol having stopped producing the straight-six in 1961.
AC Ace Bristol
AC Cars, originally incorporated as Auto Carriers Ltd., is a British specialist automobile manufacturer and one of the oldest independent car makers founded in Britain. As a result of bad financial conditions over the years, the company was renamed or liquidated many times until its present form.
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The change in power plant made the Ace a staple on the track, Ace Bristols ran successfully at Le Mans from 1957 to 1962 by various entrants, best placing at 7th Place Overall in 1959 in the hands of Ken Rudd and John Turner. However, it was on a domestic club level where Ace Bristols earned their reputation as supreme racing machines.
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AC Ace is a car which was produced by AC Cars of Thames Ditton, England, from 1953 until 1963. History AC came back to the market after the Second World War with the 2-Litre range of cars in 1947, but it was with the Ace sports car of 1953 that the company really made its reputation in the post war years.
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In Europe, the Ace-Bristol achieved a 2nd-in-class finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1957 and 1958, and an incredible class victory and 7th overall in 1959. According to research obtained from the AC Cars archives, this Ace-Bristol was completed on 30 October 1957. One of 466 Bristol-powered examples produced, it retains its numbers-matching.
Simon Cars AC Ace
Instead, he chose to replicate, in obsessive detail, an AC Ace, the elegant, British-built roadster that started it all. In fact, he built two. No doubt about it, this lifelong enthusiast inherited the Ford gene. His great-grandfather, grandfather and father worked for Ford, so he did, too, spending three decades as an engineer.
photo AC ACE Bristol cabriolet 1960
1959 AC Aceca Bristol. Introduced in 1954 Earls Court Motor Show, the AC Aceca fastback, the new model shared the ladder-framed chassis, and the majority of steering and running gear with the Ace roadster. A lightweight aluminium sports car initially powered by the AC Weller derived six cylinder engine, in 1956 Bristol engines could be equipped.
photo AC ACE Bristol cabriolet 1960
ACAC ACE/ACE-BRISTOL. Sports 2-seater. John Tojeiro's well-handling all-independently sprung chassis, with alloy body in style of Ferrari barchetta. The basically-1919 AC engine isn't really up to it, but with the Bristol's 120bhp (available from รญ56 on), there's 115mph on tap plus 0-60mph in 9secs. Overdrive from '56, front discs from '57.
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Ace-Bristol Classic AC Ace-Bristol For Sale + Read More Save Search Saved (0) My Favorite Listings (0) Filters Applied: ac ace bristol Filter by 4 results Show 30 Sort by Recommended 1958 AC Ace-Bristol Price $359,000 1957 AC Ace-Bristol Price $275,000 1959 AC Ace-Bristol Price $436,210 1956 AC Ace-Bristol Price $295,000 ac ace-bristol s by Year
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This marvelous 1959 Ace-Bristol is authentic and storied. Never restored but always meticulously maintained by race specialists, this car was originally purchased by Rod de Ronge to campaign in the early 1960s in local SCCA and club events. As stated by the original Bill of Sale, this Ace-Bristol was delivered with highly desirable front disc.
Photos of AC Ace Bristol Roadster (19561962) (2048x1536)
Make: Ac Model: Ace Photography by the author. No wonder Carroll Shelby was smitten by the Ace when he first saw one. This British-built automobile has that perfect sports car look, with a simple, unspoiled shape that is pure beauty. It was this very same model that spawned the incredibly successful Cobra.
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The straight-six AC Ace-Bristol is Dave Brubeck: airy, light, jazzy, satisfying. The V-8 AC Cobra is the Rolling Stones: faster, harder, slightly indelicate, and letting you feel just a little bit dirty for having been involved. Each of the two made-in-Britain cars featured here, the 1957 AC Ace-Bristol and its descendant, the 1965 AC Cobra, is.
AC Ace Bristol Roadster (19561962) photos (1280x960)
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The Ace is also noted to have spent its whole life in California, and even won class awards at Pebble Beach in 1969 and 1970. Find this 1957 AC Ace for sale from Gullwing Motorcars for $295,000. Join Free Join our community to easily find more carsforsale. This 1957 AC Ace for sale is said to have been fully upgraded to Bristol specification.