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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Re: Greyhound for sale on eBay - running project

« on: April 16, 2019, 02:01:20 »

Their website also includes this Mercedes
https://www.classicauctioncars.com/1935_Mercedes-Benz_Cabriolet_A_290/p6363746_19798331.aspx

Which seems to have been featured in this article in California
 https://mafiadoc.com/1935-mercedes-benz-290-short-wheel-base-road-scholars_59df395e1723dd9468f56c96.html

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Petrolicious BEX 1213

« on: February 14, 2019, 04:43:43 »

Nice short video and interview with story and photos.

I was a corner worker in Tucson when this car was raced in period by Gil Raney.

https://petrolicious.com/films/1962-ac-bristol-the-grasshopper

https://petrolicious.com/articles/gallery-go-behind-the-scenes-on-our-1962-ac-bristol-film-shoot

John

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Re: 1951 AC Ace - Ford Tool Room Copy

« on: August 14, 2018, 17:06:04 »

The JD Classics website says  £165,000.  Coys indicates it sold for ££93,640 at Blenheim Palace in July 2015.

http://www.coys.co.uk/cars/1951-ac-ace-ford-2-6-ruddsport

John

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / 1951 AC Ace - Ford Tool Room Copy

« on: August 12, 2018, 04:33:07 »

Is this the same car which was for sale for several years before being sold at Coys? Wat is a "Ford Tool Room Copy"?

https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/ac/ace/1951/552420

The proportions in the photos look odd, sort of like a toy photographed to look like a real car.

John

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / 16/80 at Goodwod

« on: May 04, 2018, 17:10:39 »

Nice short article and video of Lord March and his 16/80:

https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-culture/car-design/a20150290/when-the-father-of-goodwood-designed-a-sports-car/?src=nl&mag=rdt&list=nl_rdt_news&date=050418

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Re: 1958 Sebring ? / Neat Old Photo

« on: April 05, 2018, 02:01:59 »

Keith, interestingly he seems to live on Whidbey Island not far from Martin Rudow (Sports Racing Cars books) and within 50 miles or so from me. I'll try to get in touch with him.

John

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Sidescreen mounting ferrules

« on: November 25, 2017, 01:50:24 »

Here's a place in New Hampshire which seems to have replacement ferrules for Cobras if they are the same (maybe they can provide dimensions)
   
   http://actoncobra.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=62&products_id=274&zenid=be25ddfa8c1d2bfc5870fd912f8abfcb

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ACOC News and Events / Invacar model 70

« on: November 18, 2017, 17:20:52 »

This webpage has some info on the Thundersley Invacar 70. Generally informational but does suggest that the Thundersley was designed by AC (or maybe it means was based on an AC design):
   
   http://www.whichmobilitycar.co.uk/thundersley-invacar-model-70/
   
   There is a photo and description of an instruction manual and more info here:
   
   http://www.virtualgaz.com/invacarpage.htm
   
   John

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / BEX329

« on: October 06, 2017, 03:31:17 »

There's a fair amount of information on the internet about Bob Fergus but nothing pertaining to an AC, mostly MGTC, AH 100, Porsche 550.
   
   He apparently remained active in vintage racing until his death in 1999.
   
   http://www.racingsportscars.com/driver/Robert-Fergus-USA.html
   
   https://svra.com/driver-of-the-year/1985-svra-driver-of-the-year-robert-fergus/
   
   John

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Cobra-ized AEX1077

« on: July 04, 2017, 02:47:09 »

That appears to be the Ace from the Toad Hall collection at the Homestead Inn at Hyannis Port Mass.
   
   http://www.toadhallcars.com/OtherEnglishCars.asp
   
   I recall seeing a story on this "red" car collection several years ago.
   
   John

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / watches and AC's...

« on: June 26, 2017, 02:50:13 »

Sports Car Graphics simply lists it as a 1966 Shelby Cobra. There are a number of photos of the car in various reports on the 2017 Villa d'este Concours.
   
   John

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / BEX 1071 for sale on ebay

« on: May 05, 2017, 03:01:25 »

This was noted on the forum a year ago, same photos, description, etc. bids ended at $220,000
   
   http://www.acownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4257&SearchTerms=bex,1071

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / AC Ace RS5036

« on: April 01, 2017, 18:22:57 »

Nice car and the change from green to blue makes it loo like an entirely different car.
   
   Somewhere I wonder if there's another undiscovered barn find.
   
   RS5024 was last heard of in the Sacramento California area shortly after I sold it in the early 1970's. Is it sitting in a garage, destroyed or converted to a Cobra replica?

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Ace adjustable steering column problems

« on: January 14, 2017, 00:37:18 »

While I never had it apart to repair I seem to recall that either my XK120 or RS 5024 had the same problem. I wonder if there is a compressing part/ring inside the knob which wears. I found an image of a replacement knob with two small semi circle pieces which might be broken or worn?
   
   John

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Recent ACs / New Continuation Cobras

« on: October 16, 2016, 19:00:42 »

Is the Hawk comparable to the new Steve Gray cars? I thought the Hawk was fiberglass and the AC Heritage cars aluminum.
   
   When the CSX7000 series was announced the fiberglass cars were to be $96,000 and the aluminum cars $160,000 less running gear and so a complete aluminum car would have been around $200,000 US.
   
   Being built by AC Heritage with AC licensing would add value but maybe not $300,000, but again with a volume of 9 they will be exclusive.