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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Ace rear brake shoe return springs

« on: November 21, 2023, 21:51:47 »

I am servicing the rear brakes on BEX239 and I have a question about the brake shoe return springs.

A previous ACOC post regarding rear brakes and the orientation of the shoes contained a photo that showed 2 different brake return springs are used.  I will post the Photo. 

The Girling Service Bulletin dated February 1959 in the ACOC members area also refers to the fact 2 different brake springs were used, a short one and a long one.

However, when I consulted my 1968 Girling spares book, it only lists one part number for the brake return springs, namely GB2453.

My car came with identical springs for both locations, so it conforms to the later Girling literature.

Do any of the long time owners know if this was a simple parts rationalization on the part of Girling to do away with 2 different part numbers and settle on just one or was there some sort of design change along the way that resulted in two identical springs?

Thanks,
Bert Brown
Danville CA

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Ace Boot Lid Catch

« on: April 23, 2022, 16:05:38 »

I am hoping someone can provide the proper part number for the boot lid catch that is used on an Ace.  This is the part that bolts on the interior of the boot lid and has a hook that engages the pin in the boot floor.  I am not looking for the exterior handle.  The mounting hole spacing is 3".

As an alternate, can anyone tell me what other cars used this boot lid catch?  Moss Motors here in the US goes by car make and model rather than OEM part numbers.

Photo of the boot lid mounting plate is shown below, photo is upside down.

Thanks
Bert Brown
Danville, CA

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Linda Scott racing Bill Love's Ace

« on: November 26, 2015, 02:07:49 »

Today I was researching photos and old magazines for images of my Ace and I ran into this old article on female racers.  The article is in the Fall 1958 edition of Sports Car Quarterly.  It was a Southern California publication, so obviously they would have photos of Southern California cars.  And with the article featuring women, Shelby and Reventlow had to be mentioned.
   
   It was really nice to see an Ace prominently featured!  Of course, not just any Ace, but Bill Love's Ace!  Bill was well known as being the guy that could give the Corvettes a hard time on the race track and he was a consistent winner.
   
   This Ace is back in the UK undergoing restoration and I know that Tim Isles is searching for Linda Scott, but in the meantime maybe a few photos will suffice.
   
   Bert