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AC Aceca

1955 · Manual · Bright Blue Metaline

£124,995

Listed today at Car-Iconics. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1955
Gearbox: Manual
Engine: 2.0-litre six-cylinder
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Coupe
Colour: Bright Blue Metaline
Generation: Aceca (AC 2-litre engine), 1954–1963

About this car

This 1955 AC Aceca is a right-hand-drive, UK-supplied car with a four-speed manual gearbox and the 1991cc six-cylinder engine. It wears its original colour scheme of Bright Blue Metaline over cream leather piped in blue, with navy carpets, wood trim, silver-painted wire wheels and Avon classic tyres.

Its first owner was Earl Howe, the Le Mans-winning Bentley driver and a founder member of the BRDC. The car has since had a competition career of its own, completing the Mille Miglia in 2019. It carries rally timing equipment.

The page describes a matching-numbers car with a documented ownership history from new. Before the 2019 event it had a ground-up mechanical rebuild by Brooklands Motor Company costing more than £60,000, following an earlier and more expensive restoration. No mileage is stated.

Written by Vertar from Car-Iconics’s listing. Check the details with the dealer before you buy.

Performance

The maker’s official figures for this model, not measurements of this car (Engine layout from AC Cars' published specification of its 2-litre straight-six. Power, weight and performance left null because the 1955 factory figures (the AC engine was uprated from 85 bhp in this period) can't be confirmed.).

Engine: 1,991 cc, 6 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated