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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Greyhounds

« on: January 02, 2009, 10:12:52 »

Greetings, I have watched the forum for some time now and participated occaisionally but have never seen any postings about people restoring late type Greyhounds. Are they not popular or were there not many made? The model history on this site shows one photo and just says that they were the family mans version of the Aceca with the same choice of engines. Does this mean they were made with AC, Bristol and Ford engines? If so I would like to know more about the Ford engined version. Particularly which gearbox it used and did it have the Raymond Mays head etc? Any links to other sites with pictures of Greyhounds would also be appreciated. Thanks, Ian.

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Hubcaps

« on: June 10, 2007, 06:37:27 »

Does anybody know if there is a company in the UK manufacturing replica hubcaps for 2 Litres? I was told there was but cannot find any reference to them in either the printed media or on the net. Any suggestions on good suppliers of these and/or other parts would be most welcome. Cheers, Ian.

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Remote Gearshift

« on: June 10, 2007, 06:33:24 »

In the lower photo on page 54 of the Leo Archibald book a 2 Litre Drophead is shown with what appears to be a short straight gearlever almost back at the front of the seats. Does anybody know whether this was a factory fitted option and what the box is? I understand that the Moss box fitted to Mk5 Jags was similar to the box in an AC (except for the spigot) and the Jags have a remote so perhaps it is one of these? Cheers, Ian

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Fitting a Ford Motor

« on: August 19, 2006, 22:58:10 »

Greetings, I have acquired a partly rebuilt 2litre saloon (1950) without motor. So far I have not had any luck tracking down an AC engine for it in this country so I am contemplating powering it with a Zephyr motor. Has anybody done this and are there any difficulties? What about diff ratios? I work for a company that specialises in 5 speed gearbox conversions so making a bellhousing is not a problem but I also wonder whether I should replace the Moss box with a 5 speed and make a nice touring car out of it and disregard the originality aspect. We have recently made a conversion for a Ford powered Aceca in Australia. If possible I will do it in such a way that I can return it to original if the original motor turns up. Any input or suggestions welcome, Thanks, Ian.

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Literature about 2 Litre Saloon

« on: July 26, 2006, 13:33:12 »

Greetings, I have recently purchased a 1951 2 Litre Saloon (in New Zealand) and am looking for information about them. Also contacts for suppliers of bits. Postings about what to look out for, what problems they give and even how they go would also be a great help. I ordered the book by Leo Archibald through the Practical Classics mag website and it arrived in rural N.Z. in less than a week which I thought was very good service. It will be a great deal of help when it comes to detailing the car but I was hoping someone could tell me about any factory manuals or handbooks or any other books which deal with rebuilding the mechanicals. If anyone has such information for sale or is willing to have photocopies done I will gladly meet all costs. Thanks, Ian.