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AC Aceca - trend-setting sports car with tailgate

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Created on May 20, 2016

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Bruno von Rotz

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AC Aceca (1955) - lange Front, kurzes Heck

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AC Aceca (1955) - als Coupé war der AC rund 80 kg schwerer als der Roadster

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AC Aceca (1955) - sieht fast ein wenig nach Mille Miglia aus

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AC Aceca (1955) - gehörte damals zu den flottesten Coupés

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AC Aceca (1955) - über 160 km/h lief ein Aceca damals

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AC Aceca (1955) - dank leichter Alu-Karosserie fährt sich der Wagen sehr handlich

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AC Aceca (1955) - das Coupé ist sicherlich einer der komfortablesten MM-Teilnehmer, die man sich aussuchen kann

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AC Aceca (1955) - genug Platz für zwei Personen und einen grossen Hund - aber wo ist der Vierbeiner?

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AC Aceca (1955) - als Rechtslenker

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AC Aceca (1955) - das Heck ist den AC-Leuten sehr gut gelungen

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AC Aceca (1955) - mit schwerer Maschinerie abgebildet

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AC Aceca (1955) - geglückte Umwandlung eines Roadsters in ein Coupé

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AC Aceca (1955) - bis zur A-Säule gibt es kaum Unterschiede zwischen Roadster und Coupé

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AC Aceca (1955) - das Coupé ist mit knapp 3,9 Metern Länge kompakter als es scheint

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AC Aceca (1955) - mit weniger als 1,6 Metern Breite noch sehr kompakt

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AC Aceca (1955) - die praktische Heckklappe in geschlossenem Zustand

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AC Aceca (1955) - mit einer praktischen Heckklappe

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AC Aceca (1955) - trotz Coupé-Aufbau gute Rundumsicht

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AC Aceca (1955) - überaus attraktives Coupé

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AC Aceca (1955) - nur der Aston Martin DB 2/4 hatte vorher eine Heckklappe als Coupé

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AC Aceca (1955) - mit Zusatzausrüstung für Rallye-Teilnahmen

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AC Aceca (1955) - klassisches britisches Armaturenbrett

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AC Aceca (1955) - 120 Meilen pro Stunde zeigt der Tacho an

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AC Aceca (1955) - da bleibt kaum ein Informationsbedürfnis offen

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AC Aceca (1955) - unter der Abdeckung links ist das Reserverad zu finden

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AC Aceca (1955) - relativ geräumiges Kofferabteil

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AC Aceca (1955) - gebogener Schalthebel, um die richtige Distanz zum Fahrer zu erreichen

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AC Aceca (1955) - schön gestaltete Pedalerie

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AC Aceca (1955) - einfaches Konzept für Motorhaubenöffnung

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AC Aceca (1955) - mit diesen Hebeln öffnet man die Motorhaube

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AC Aceca (1955) - schöner Motorenbau

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AC Aceca (1955) - Hinweise für die Demontage auf dem Motor

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AC Aceca (1955) - Reihensechszylinder mit drei SU-Vergasern

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AC Aceca (1955) - das Nummernschild wurde unter Glas gezeigt

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AC Aceca (1955) - die Auspuffrohre sind gerade verlegt

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AC Aceca (1955) - filigrane Stosstangen am Heck

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AC Aceca (1955) - seitlich endender Auspuff

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AC Aceca (1955) - Aluminium-Karosserie

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AC Aceca (1955) - lädt ein zum Einsteigen

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AC Aceca (1955) - schmale Reifen waren damals die Norm

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AC Aceca (1955) - Speichenräder und Trommelbremsen

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AC Aceca (1955) - schön gestaltete Front, die sich bis zur Cobra hielt

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AC Aceca (1955) - der AC-Batch

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AC Aceca (1955) - an der Mille Miglia 2014

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AC Ace (1954) - eng an das Design von Tojero angelehnt, noch vor dem Redesign

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AC Ace (1954) - nach dem Redesign

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AC Ace (1954) - macht auf der Autoausstellung einen sehr guten Eindruck

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AC Ace (1954) - eleganter Roadster mit Aluminiumkarosserie

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AC Ace (1954) - der AC-eigene Reihensechszylinder leistete weniger als der Bristol-Motor

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AC Ace (1954) - Blick in das Cockpit

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AC Ace (1954) - das unverkleidete Chassis an der London Motor Show im Jahr 1954, dahinter das neue Coupé Aceca

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AC Aceca (1954) - Coupé-Version als Ergänzung zum Roadster

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AC Aceca (1954) - elegantes Coupé

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AC Aceca (1956) - mit Bristol-Motor ansprechende Fahrleistungen - Genfer Autosalon 1956

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Der Prototyp des AC Greyhound an der London Motor Show 1959 - die um eine Sitzbank verlängerte Variante des Aceca mit neu gestalteter Karosserie

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AC Ace Bristol (1960) - lange Schnauze, kurzes Heck - so entstehen Sportwagen-Träume

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AC Ace Bristol (1960) - gut ausgestattetes Cockpit

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AC Ace Bristol (1960) - 106 PS leistete der Zweiliter in der Standardausführung, es durften aber auch 130 oder 150 PS sein

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AC Aceca an der Gstaad Classic 2011

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AC Aceca (1962) - neben dem AC Ace von 1963 - Pantheon-Sonderausstellung "Hervé"

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AC Greyhound (1961) - an der Rallye Historique der Schloss Bensberg Classics 2014

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AC Greyhound (1961) - an der Rallye Historique der Schloss Bensberg Classics 2014

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AC Greyhound (1961) - an der Rallye Historique der Schloss Bensberg Classics 2014

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Eine AC Aceca wird hier restauriert - Porsche-Center Schlieren Service & Classic Day 2015

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Summary

With 328 coupés built, the AC Aceca is one of the rarities among British sports cars. The successful post-war design was the second sports car to offer real additional benefits with a tailgate and was significantly more comfortable than its roadster brother, the AC Ace, with its closed roof and standard heating. This driving report describes the history of the two-seater coupé and shows an early example from 1955 in many pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

First the roadster, then the coupé
Progressive sports car construction
Expensive ...
... but good
Actually with three engines
The Buick variant
Even with two more seats
Small series production
Rougher than the Bristol version
Further information

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The AC Aceca was not the first sports car with a rear door, but it was the second after the Aston Martin DB 2/4 and one of the best coupés of its time in terms of its overall design. In October 1953, the small British company AC presented the Ace roadster to the public at the Earls Court Motor Show in London. The car was one of the few genuinely new developments at the motor show and, with its light-alloy body and independent suspension all round (just for comparison: Maserati still ran the rear wheels on a rigid axle until the 1970s), it was a much-noticed innovation. The AC in-line six-cylinder engine produced 90 hp, which was enough for a top speed of over 160 km/h.

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