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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / SPECIAL AT AUCTION

« on: May 06, 2010, 15:14:39 »

I've not seen this one before......
   
   http://www.peacockauction.co.uk/pages/vehicle/
   
   Tom Dine's opinion is: "The car is LX820, originally built as a 2 Litre Saloon in February 1948, X denoting left hand drive. It found its way to Brazil where I believe the conversion took place. It was used in races in Sao Paulo in the mid 50s and at some time returned home to England. The last time I heard of it was 2005 when it was under restoration. It would appear that it has had another paint job since then as the photos I have show it as BRG with a yellow grill."

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General Forum / MOTORSPORT AT CRYSTAL PALACE

« on: April 12, 2010, 18:50:46 »

You may be aware that for the first time for decades there is going to be a (limited) form of motor racing at Crystal Palace on May 30 / 31 this year: www.motorsportatthepalace.com. I have contacted the organisers with a view to ACOC members attending. The organisers have offered the club the opportunity to have up to 5 of our cars as part of the static display on Saturday and Sunday, club members can choose to attend either the Saturday or Sunday or both. Will anyone interested in attending please let me know and I will co-ordinate the arrangements with the organisers.  My contact details are in the club magazine and also in the contacts section of the website.
   
   (Posted on behalf of John who is having problems accessing the Forum.  If anyone else is having problems please email me or get in touch via the ACOC contact page)

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / L422 For Sale

« on: April 07, 2010, 09:53:08 »

The estimate looks optimistic, but in this market who knows?
   
   http://www.classic-auctions.com/lotdetail.php?lotid=28981&aucid=29573

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / TOJ and an Odd Ace

« on: March 13, 2010, 10:37:58 »

For anyone (like me) who missed 'Toj - John Tojeiro and his cars' when it first came out, it is still available from the publishers, Havelock:
   
   http://www.smrh.co.uk/
   
   It's a worthwhile addition to any AC library.
   
   Any comments re this one?  I have no history or other info and have tried B G-S and others but they have never seen it before, although there was speculation that it might have been a 'one-off' Tojeiro.  The reg no isn't in the Ace register as far as I can see.
   
   

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428 Frua Forum / CF41 For Auction

« on: February 25, 2010, 09:02:31 »

http://www.coys.co.uk/auctions/lot.php?auction=98&id=58017

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General Forum / DINNER DANCE - 20th MARCH

« on: February 13, 2010, 11:09:43 »

There are still tickets available for the Dinner Dance and Prizegiving on 20 March.  Come along to the club's main social event of the year.....
   
   New venue at the Cobham Hilton - new music - wine discount if ordered in advance - plenty of parking - room rates reduced substantially from the previous venue.
   
   The Booking Form is part of the centrespread in the February ACtion.

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General Forum / ACOC REGALIA IN THE USA

« on: February 11, 2010, 15:23:52 »

Calling US members.........Jim Feldman is having a sale of his regalia stocks in the USA.  Details and prices are here......
   
   
   
   

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General Forum / ACOC MEMBERSHIP LIST

« on: October 30, 2009, 19:29:45 »

The ACOC plans to compile a new membership list over the next few months and something we hope to introduce is an up-to-date list of members' emails.
   
   An obstacle to this information being collected is the amount of time it takes to manually type in email addresses to the database.  It is much easier to pick them up electronically.  If you would like your email address to appear in the list please send a message to Tony Michaels at this address:
   
   tony@tonydmichaels.plus.com
   
   An online membership system is something that will, I am sure, be considered in the future.
   
   Thanks
   
   Bryan

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General Forum / EASTERN WEEKEND

« on: October 05, 2009, 20:42:34 »

Thanks to John Goose and Clive Bowyer for a memorable long weekend in Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk with fine weather, quiet roads and some fine ACs that are rarely seen further west.

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / BEX373

« on: September 08, 2009, 11:25:09 »

This was on the H&H stand at VSCC SeeRed on Sunday......
   
   http://www.classic-auctions.com/lotdetail.php?lotid=27954&aucid=28528

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General Forum / FORUM POSTS

« on: August 30, 2009, 10:23:08 »

Please remember this is a Public Forum.  Your posts and replies can be seen by all and what you put up here will inevitably send out messages about the ACOC.
   
   In particular, there is no place for personal comments about others on the Forum.
   
   Before you hit the button, think what could be read into your posts.
   
   Thanks,
   
   Bryan

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / VSCC 75th & ACOC 60th ANNIVERSARIES - 8 AUGUST

« on: July 19, 2009, 11:00:51 »

Steve Hall (PVT Registrar) is organising a show of pre-1940 ACs for the 'Saturday Spectacular' to round off the VSCC 75 celebrations at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern on 8 August - all AC Vintage and PVT owners (ACOC and/or VSCC members or not) welcome.  We are aiming to arrive between 9.30 and 10.00 and Steve will be flying the ACOC flag.  Contact him if you need more details: stephen underscore hall at talktalk dot net
   
   The map is below - note (1) Entry by the Yellow Gate, north on the B4208 on the right hand side of the map and (2) One-Make Car Club Parking Area top centre of the map.  The showground is about 1 mile east of Malvern Wells.
   
   

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Ace, Aceca & Greyhound Forum / Bristol Entrails

« on: July 15, 2009, 13:50:03 »

There's what looks like a comprehensive set of scanned Bristol manuals here:
   
   http://www.jel450.com/
   
   I will add it to the links page at the next update.

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General Forum / ACOC 60th ANNIVERSARY INTERNATIONAL

« on: June 26, 2009, 19:50:17 »

This year's National Day is combined with the International at Brooklands.  For those planning to attend just the National Day on Saturday 11 July, the provisional timetable is:
   
   09.30            Gates Open
   10.00 - 12.30    Concours
   12.30 - 14.30    Lunch
   14.30 - 16.30    Driving Tests
   16.45            Awards
   17.30            Depart
   
   If you haven't pre-booked through Andy Shepherd, normal Museum entrance charges apply.  Access is via the Brooklands Road entrance and parking in front of the Clubhouse will be for ACs only.  Contact Andy Shepherd for any specific queries - shepherd289 at aol dot co dot uk

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Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum / Article

« on: June 25, 2009, 09:54:58 »

There's an article by Mick Walsh on the 1922(?) Vintage racer in the current (July) issue of Classic and Sports Car.