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AC Owners Club Forum => Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum => Topic started by: cobham cobra on April 06, 2016, 11:50:36
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A long lost Aceca is the star of episode two of the new series of the TV show Car SOS on the National Geographic channel. "Our" episode airs next week and the broadcast details are in the link below.
http://natgeotv.com/uk/car-sos/about
I Would like to thank club members Glenn Burnage, Geoffrey and Marie Wilkinson for bringing their Aceca's to Beaulieu last year for what proved to be a very wet day of filming. Andy Shepherd was also able join us for the day and hopefully will be seen on screen discussing the newly restored car with its lucky owner.
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Just seen the show & I quite enjoyed it, especially the sections filmed on the road. The finished car looked very nice with the new silver/blue paintwork
Now I just have to work out how to restore an Aceca in three weeks, just like in TV land.[:)]
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I'm pleased you enjoyed the episode. They had a team of 10 people working on the car and it took a little more than two weeks ;)
Plus they farmed out the engine work.
Such is the magic of TV.
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The Aceca episode of Car SOS is now available on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2e5FH-obys
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Nice programme, shame about the engine, but great end result
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Originally posted by cobham cobra
The Aceca episode of Car SOS is now available on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2e5FH-obys
Thank you for sharing this. It was a nice show. The format is equal to "Overhauling" with Chip Foose I think. What is the original and who copied?
The guys from SOS were quite enthusiastic about that car but I can't understand what my mistake is. They managed the restoration in three weeks, but I am working on my Aceca now for 4 years, spent more than 800 hours and there is no light at the end of the tunnel. [xx(]
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Originally posted by dkp_cobra
...I can't understand what my mistake is. They managed the restoration in three weeks, but I am working on my Aceca now for 4 years, spent more than 800 hours and there is no light at the end of the tunnel. [xx(]
I suspect that if they had encountered even half of the corrosion you have, they would not have finished in 3 weeks, and bonding of the aluminium panels may not sit well with the purists amongst us, but certainly saved time!
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Nonetheless it was enjoyable to watch and nice to see the owners reaction!
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CAR SOS is a wonderful series, and there have been many occasions when I have had a lump n my throat at the end of the programme!
See if you can find the previous 3 series' online. Great stuff.
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Originally posted by cobham cobra
The Aceca episode of Car SOS is now available on YouTube.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2e5FH-obys
not accessible anymore here in good old Germany
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Have it on good authority, SOS had Aceca for 8 weeks during which time many skilled were employed in order to achieve end result.
Have to agree, unfortunate they rebuilt and fit incorrect engine, and maybe I'm Old School but modern technology ?? gluing replacement ali panels for the sills ...[V][:(] .
On a Positive...The SOS workmanship is always to a very high standard achieving their goal.... A very happy Custodian and another AC back on the road, giving pleasure to not only the Custodian and Family but to all who see this remarkable, undervalued rare Car. [:)]
Keith
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Originally posted by AC Ace Bristol
Have to agree, unfortunate they rebuilt and fit incorrect engine, ...
what kind of engine was it?
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Originally posted by AC Ace Bristol
gluing replacement ali panels for the sills
The Aston Martin argument was not convincing? Gosh, I just thought I got a good reason not to weld my sills [:)]
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Engine was a 6 cylinder Triumph... age and state of tune..[?]..[?]
If AC or Bristol power was too expensive they should have gone with 2.6 Ford, coupled to/ with a Amazon gearbox with overdrive which would have been a
great combination for long distance touring and general day to day use.
However, Another AC back on the road..[;)]
Keith ..
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Keith, think it was a TR 4 cyl engine, like in the 2/3/4, but same end result.
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I thought they said the engine was a Standard, with TR bits! I wondered if it is the only 4-cylinder Aceca in existence?
I hate to think what the budget for the show is, but reverting or converting I think would have been a step too far, lovely as the idea is.
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Dear All, some observations on the programme
I thought it was clearly stated that the engine was a Standard, ie basically the same as a Triumph TR2 etc.
Weren't you paying attention!!!
I thought the work on the car was OK, but as for the running away from the trimmer and '...this is from the prototype Spitfire...' Obviously all staged. This episode is the only one I've watched, and that's the way it's going to stay.
Maybe they had to take this shallow approach to get the series budget? Both the presenter seem to me to be so much more human when off camera.
Finally, its a good job one can't look at both the shut-lines on the doors at the same time..
It was my blue Aceca on the programme
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Sorry, but YouTube is no longer available. Anyone has fixed it on his pc? I'd like to see this wonder as well!
Please help.....
Chris
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Webpage and instagram page:
https://www.ac-aceca.com
https://www.instagram.com/ac.aceca/
Video talks about Triumph Engine AC Aceca - 2 mins in to this video Fuzz talks about the Triumph engine.
https://www.facebook.com/carsosofficial/videos/1669007379851439/
Triumph Engine AC Aceca Factory Installed in 1957.
After the restoration of this AC Aceca on Car SOS the owner and Car SOS were in touch with the AC Committee. What they thought was a previous replacement engine installation was actually a one and only factory installed Triumph engine. The Stock letter ’T’ refers to Triumph in the log book.
Date: July 2nd 1957 Car: AC Aceca Color: Gunmetal with Red AC Leather Stock#: TAE 618 (T representing Triumph) All other vehicles listed have AE
History:
Originally built in 1957 this rare AC Aceca (1 of 328) was the only ‘one’ factory installed Triumph engine. AC at the time was looking to replace their original AC engine and built this as a trial. After 14 years with its first owner it was then purchased in 1971 by it’s second owner who has owned it to this day. It has gone through a full restoration thanks to CAR SOS and now is home to the British Motor Museum for the Car SOS Exhibition until Feb 2019.
Restoration:
In 2015 Car SOS was contacted to restore this one of a kind AC Aceca. To the owners knowledge the car was being shown in an exhibit for AC Aceca’s until all was revealed at the end. Members of the AC Committee were at the reveal and it wasn’t until after the show when the AC committee got involved that they found out that this was a one of a kind factory installed Triumph engine. In 1957 AC had been looking to replace the AC engine and wanted to try out the Triumph engine as an option.
Car SOS exhibition at the British Motor Museum:
Car SOS took their show on the road at the British Motor Museum. The exhibition includes a pre-war Austin 'Tilly' truck which underwent a sympathetic overhaul, a vibrant yellow Lancia Delta Intergrale with a touching back story and rare AC Aceca sports car along with four others - an MGA, Volvo P1800, Aston Martin DB6 and a Ford Capri 3100.