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AC Owners Club Forum => Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum => Topic started by: jonto on April 01, 2020, 16:59:35

Title: PERIOD PICTURES, AC cars in use
Post by: jonto on April 01, 2020, 16:59:35

A 12hp tourer on holiday, Westward Ho. I'd say a 1921 model.

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Post by: jonto on April 05, 2020, 22:19:12

Another 1921 12hp, not known but London area.

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Post by: galfredus on May 28, 2020, 11:34:22

Here's a grainy photo of my car back in the day.  It was published in a book about ACs.  Would love to get my hands on a better copy if anyone knows the whereabouts of the original.

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Post by: Big col on May 28, 2020, 20:07:41

Nice to see people enjoying cars back then like we do now.

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Post by: jonto on June 09, 2020, 22:48:40

A 12hp sports entering Swan Square, Burslem, one of the five towns known as "The Potteries", probably in the mid 20's.

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Post by: jonto on June 15, 2020, 22:29:04

Another AC in Burslem, St John's Square this time. A 1920/21 12hp, with sidelights mounted on the screen pillar's and a bulb horn. They were it seems quite popular around the five towns. Henry Farr & Sons, Newcastle under Lyme were one of the agents. In the 1960's I ran a TR4, and I used to call at their spares department for SU parts, for which they were the local agent. Eddie the manager knew I had an AC, and when he saw me there, he came to the counter and asked " hows the Acedes"  ;D

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Post by: jonto on June 28, 2020, 12:25:26

UO 586 (31225) Up on the moors, between Buxton and Macclesfield, over thirty years ago.

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Post by: jonto on June 28, 2020, 13:05:13

Insurance renewal time. 1923 car value £200, premium £10, 16 shillings, remember them?    :)

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Post by: jonto on June 28, 2020, 13:06:28

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Post by: jonto on June 28, 2020, 13:07:07

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Post by: jonto on October 13, 2020, 21:50:51

Someone drove over to France to run in the race, UK registration PD, could it be a works car?

1924 Départ des Routes Pavées . Bodendick sur Bugatti T30 n° 23 entre une AC Cars n°24 et Une Ariès n°63

Title: Re: PERIOD PICTURES cars in use period pictures
Post by: jonto on October 17, 2020, 22:04:41

Veteran & Vinage Magazine February 1968  1936 AC Ace competition 2 seater.
I hope these pages are readable, I don't seem able to load larger files.

Title: Re: PERIOD PICTURES cars in use period pictures
Post by: jonto on October 19, 2020, 23:09:29

An early sports model, perhaps the first. No date, probably 1914, and a Fivet engine most likely.

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Post by: nikbj68 on October 20, 2020, 23:48:31

I love the “nautical” vents! Looks like a lot of fun! 😎

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Post by: jonto on November 01, 2020, 12:35:08

Crabb's early Fivet engined car on sale in 1969

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Post by: jonto on November 05, 2020, 21:40:21

A 12hp doing duty in Margate in the 1920's

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Post by: jonto on November 13, 2020, 13:18:57

General Steam Navigation Company's 'Merel' in the Regent Dry Dock, near the West Ferry Road on the Isle of Dogs, around 1930.
A 12hp AC looking on, XT is a London registration beginning in 1924.

Title: Re: PERIOD PICTURES, AC cars in use
Post by: jonto on November 23, 2020, 21:54:59

A late model 12hp, doing duty for a Vicar somewhere in Dorset

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Post by: jonto on November 24, 2020, 18:05:47

Victor A. Bruce and W J (Bill) Brunell, winners of the 1926 Monte Carlo Rally, and their AC 6 coupe (NMP).

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Post by: jonto on November 25, 2020, 23:41:06

P G Wodehouse in his 12HP about 1928. Its a 1921 car by the look of it.