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tel: 631-425-1555Autosport Designs, Inc. | Exotic, Vintage, and Classic Car Sales
203 West Hills Road
Huntington Station NY, 11746
--Vineyard Green with Black leather interior, Black carpeting, Black convertible top and weather equipment as well as an unrestored factory hard top, 4-Speed Manual, Original LHD and United States delivery, Recent mechanical restoration.
One of ACs most prominent post-war sports cars, the athletic and sleek Ace was first presented in 1953 and was purportedly the most photographed car of the 1953 London Motor Show. The thoughtfully engineered and lightweight tubular chassis with four-wheel, independent suspension, and a spartan aluminum two-seat roadster body was an immediate hit. Initially powered by AC's 80 horsepower two-liter straight-six, Ken Rudd, owner of the tuning shop Ruddspeed of Worthing, UK, convinced the AC factory to install the significantly larger, more powerful 120 hp Bristol engine beginning in 1957. These new Bristol engines were easily tuned, producing more power for both the road and the track. The new Bristol-powered Aces ran successfully at Le Mans between 1957 and 1962. Approximately 680 AC Aces and Ace Bristols were produced prior to being used as the platform for the famed Ford V8-powered Shelby Cobra, hence earning the AC Ace its well-deserved nickname of the Cobra's “older brother.”
This AC Bristol left the factory on 21 November 1957, delivered to Precision Autos of Houston, Texas. Further history shows early ownership with, Mr. E. Arthur McClish of Palo Alto, California. 1980 found the AC with Mr. Walter A Feldmann, Hillsborough, California. The AC was later sold to Mr. David Maron, France and sent back across the Atlantic, reportedly in need of engine repair. Under Maron's ownership, the original damaged engine, 100D 734 was replaced with 100D2 941. This engine which remains in this car to date. In 1989, well-known and respected collector and vintage racer Tom Mittler, Mishawaka, Indiana acquired this AC Bristol, it was returned to the United States and where it enjoyed further long term ownership and care.
During 2016, the car was sent to Abingdon West Ltd. Of Fallbrook, CA where it was subject to a thorough mechanical review. A few years later in 2019, the car received a further restoration by Fast Cars Ltd. of Redondo Beach, CA.
Having been purchased by Autosport Designs in 2022, this AC Bristol has remained within the ASD collection. Most recently, we enjoyed over 1,200 YouTube - documented miles with this AC during the 2023 California Mille, where it performed flawlessly. Upon its return to New York - Autosport Designs, we decided to refresh the cosmetics with a complete repaint, please see photos.
Mechanically it has received a fuel system-tank overhaul, new tires and service-maintenance to ensure it is ready for immediate road or vintage rally use within the ASD collection or if sold to its next owner-custodian.
This Ace-Bristol is offered with a factory instruction handbook, records, documentation, tonneau cover, side curtains, convertible top, as well as its unrestored factory hardtop. It is turn-key and ready and eligible to be used on some of the worlds best motoring events.
--Vineyard Green with Black leather interior, Black carpeting, Black convertible top and weather equipment as well as an unrestored factory hard top, 4-Speed Manual, Original LHD and United States delivery, Recent mechanical restoration.
One of ACs most prominent post-war sports cars, the athletic and sleek Ace was first presented in 1953 and was purportedly the most photographed car of the 1953 London Motor Show. The thoughtfully engineered and lightweight tubular chassis with four-wheel, independent suspension, and a spartan aluminum two-seat roadster body was an immediate hit. Initially powered by AC's 80 horsepower two-liter straight-six, Ken Rudd, owner of the tuning shop Ruddspeed of Worthing, UK, convinced the AC factory to install the significantly larger, more powerful 120 hp Bristol engine beginning in 1957. These new Bristol engines were easily tuned, producing more power for both the road and the track. The new Bristol-powered Aces ran successfully at Le Mans between 1957 and 1962. Approximately 680 AC Aces and Ace Bristols were produced prior to being used as the platform for the famed Ford V8-powered Shelby Cobra, hence earning the AC Ace its well-deserved nickname of the Cobra's “older brother.”
This AC Bristol left the factory on 21 November 1957, delivered to Precision Autos of Houston, Texas. Further history shows early ownership with, Mr. E. Arthur McClish of Palo Alto, California. 1980 found the AC with Mr. Walter A Feldmann, Hillsborough, California. The AC was later sold to Mr. David Maron, France and sent back across the Atlantic, reportedly in need of engine repair. Under Maron's ownership, the original damaged engine, 100D 734 was replaced with 100D2 941. This engine which remains in this car to date. In 1989, well-known and respected collector and vintage racer Tom Mittler, Mishawaka, Indiana acquired this AC Bristol, it was returned to the United States and where it enjoyed further long term ownership and care.
During 2016, the car was sent to Abingdon West Ltd. Of Fallbrook, CA where it was subject to a thorough mechanical review. A few years later in 2019, the car received a further restoration by Fast Cars Ltd. of Redondo Beach, CA.
Having been purchased by Autosport Designs in 2022, this AC Bristol has remained within the ASD collection. Most recently, we enjoyed over 1,200 YouTube - documented miles with this AC during the 2023 California Mille, where it performed flawlessly. Upon its return to New York - Autosport Designs, we decided to refresh the cosmetics with a complete repaint, please see photos.
Mechanically it has received a fuel system-tank overhaul, new tires and service-maintenance to ensure it is ready for immediate road or vintage rally use within the ASD collection or if sold to its next owner-custodian.
This Ace-Bristol is offered with a factory instruction handbook, records, documentation, tonneau cover, side curtains, convertible top, as well as its unrestored factory hardtop. It is turn-key and ready and eligible to be used on some of the worlds best motoring events.