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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Re: Aceca vin number? Aceca for sale

« on: January 29, 2020, 15:27:23 »

I think the car you are looking at above is not my car, it's the "real" AE526, which is in the UK. My car is LH drive and has no plates etc. I've attached a couple of photos.

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AC Weller Engine / Re: What car is this motor from?

« on: January 27, 2020, 18:52:29 »

Many thanks for that! I didn't know how to access the registers, but now I do. I see that the motor (and probably the gearbox and overdrive) are from the car you referred to. They are clearly later than my Aceca.

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AC Weller Engine / What car is this motor from?

« on: January 27, 2020, 15:53:34 »

Hi:

I'm a newby, having just purchased an Aceca. With the car came a complete AC motor, transmission, and overdrive. The motor is apparently later than the car, and its serial number does not appear in the list of AC engined Acecas. The motor is CLB 2416 91 NT. Can anyone determine what vehicle it came from?

Thanks!

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Re: Aceca vin number? Aceca for sale

« on: January 27, 2020, 01:00:10 »

Yes, I understand and do agree that it's probably an AEX car - but the 52 is quite clear, wouldn't you agree? So if they are correct, it would have to have a VIN from 520 to 529. 526 and 527 have already been ruled out, leaving the remainder. If it's not 52X, then why are those numbers there? As has been pointed out, the cars were built by hand individually, so it seems unlikely that it's a door from a different car - and even if it is, that still means the door came from a 52X VIN.

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Re: Aceca vin number? Aceca for sale

« on: January 27, 2020, 00:15:59 »

Thanks for your reply! It could not - the numbers 526 are very clear. I've attached a photo of the numbers, which are near the upper hinge of the left hand door. The windshield of the car has the two lower corners sharply angled, which I believe means it's an earlier car. I don't know when (that is, by year and VIN) the windshield shape changed, perhaps someone in the club knows? That would at least put an upper boundary on the age, which would help.

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Re: Chrome two-eared spinners

« on: January 26, 2020, 19:20:31 »

I'm interested also. Thanks for the effort!

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Re: Aceca vin number? Aceca for sale

« on: January 26, 2020, 16:34:48 »

Hi All:

The Aceca in question has been sold to me. During the rebuild, we will be completely stripping the body and frame and hope to find at least one other possible VIN number after we have removed the paint etc.

As far as I can determine, the motor, transmission, and overdrive that are included separately with the car are not original to it; at some point they seem to have been shipped from the UK. I assume that they came from a single car, but whether it was an Ace, an Aceca, or something else I don't know. The motor number is CLB 2416 91 NT. However, any information regarding the VIN of the car the drive train came from, or indeed any info about my car, is most welcome. Given that the two possible numbers found on the left hand door frame (526 or 527) are those of existing cars in the UK, it is indeed a puzzle.

Any information any one can add about the original VIN of my car or the source of the included drive train is extremely welcome.

Thanks for any help!!