Automobile Information
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Ace
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AC Cars
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1951 &ndash 1962
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Roadster
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20 L I6
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900 in (2286 mm)
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1920 lb (871 kg)
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152 in (3861 mm)
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595 in (1511 mm)
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488 in (1240 mm)
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4-speed Manual
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AC Cobra
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is an Automobile from AC Cars . The Ace was introduced in 1951 . The Ace featured a lightweight Chassis with a Bristol Six-cylinder Engine with 3 downdraft carburettors producing 120 horsepower. Due to its light weight about 1650 pounds and advanced Suspension , the car had good performance and Handling . The car raced at Le Mans in 1957 and 1958 . When Bristol ceased building their 6-cylinder engine in 1961 the owner, Charles Hurlock, was approached by Carroll Shelby to use a Ford V8 in the Ace chassis, producing the AC Cobra in 1962 . Production of the Ace ended the same year.
The ACE also was manufactured with an AC built 2 liter straight-6 engine with 3 sidedraft carburettors producing 100 horsepower. In the final years of productions some Ace models were fitted with the MKII Ford Zephyr 2.6 liter straight-6 engine. AC also produced a hardtop version of the Ace called the Aceca .
AC Ace replicas are much rarer than AC Cobra replicas, but they exist. {Link without Title}
The Ace name was reintroduced in 1999 with a radically new design. The new Ace offered an option of a 305 hp Ford V8 "Quad Cam" or a Lotus 350 hp engine. The car has features such as air conditioning, full hide interior and GPS navigation.
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