Thank you for the compliments!
The aceca is an AC engined car, so it won't be as competative as it could be with a Bristol, but the engine is dismantled and all the important stuff is in good shape. I am sourcing parts to upgrade and renew some of the tired stuff. Hopefully I will be able to squeeze a few extra horses out of it, without reducing reliablity. It is a later engine, so it already was slightly up on power. I guess the 4500 rpm limit is what is the problem with these old things, you should see the puny Con-rods!! Right now the car is completely apart, just a body on the frame, this will be a ground up restoration. The Kirkham is an aluminum bodied car, it is as good as it gets, without shelling out over 400K!!.
I hope to meet some of you guys in the UK some day. The ACOC is a very active club, it's been great fun comunicating with you all.