Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Frank, "By the time the Ace was announced at the 1953 Motor Show, the 1991cc 65mm x100mm 6-cylinder AC engine had been in production for some 30 (effing) years." The Aceca never was a "perhaps". It always was the coupe version of the Ace. The only really good 2.6 litre Acecas were the ones with the Ruddspeed engines which had 3 side draft Webers -- 170 HP! There never was an Aceca Cobra--- That concept morphed into the Shelby Daytona Coupe. I assume Frank is at the British GP, where I would be, if I were back working in the UK Jerry FRANK DERNIE wrote: > There was an AC Aceca too. Perhaps the coupe, though I am no expert, I > just remember the little Ace being macho-ed out to a Cobra as a kid! > > --- On Fri, 19/6/09, Stasys Petravicius <stasys1 at cox.net> wrote: > > >> From: Stasys Petravicius <stasys1 at cox.net> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: speaking of transportation as sculpture >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Date: Friday, 19 June, 2009, 11:22 PM >> Frank- I thought it was the AC Aceca. >> Stasys >> On Jun 19, 2009, at 10:29 AM, FRANK DERNIE wrote: >> >> >>> Hi George, >>> I don't know whether you know but the car is an AC >>> >> Ace, originally available in the 1950s with a 2 litre >> Bristol 6 cylinder engine. Carrol Shelby persuaded AC cars >> to shoehorn a 4.7 litre and later a 7 litre engine into one >> either for him to race or to sell, I am not sure. They went >> into production as the AC Cobra but not many were made. >> There are now many companies making replicas. Real ones are >> extremely valuable nowadays they look great but they do not >> drive too well... >> >>> cheers, >>> Frank >>> >>> --- On Fri, 19/6/09, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com> >>> >> wrote: >>