> WTTW recently showed an old Gene Kelly flick called "Les Girls" in which
> Gene drove an AC Ace roadster. I didn't see what year the film was made, but
> judging by the Paris fashions it must have been about 1954-55. By the engine
> sound I would say it was definitely not a Cobra, probably an AC or a Bristol
> engined car.
If the film was from '54-55, most likely it was AC powered. I don't
think the Bristol engine was available until later.
There's a good article on the Ace in the current issue of THOROUGHBRED &
CLASSIC CARS. Nice pictures too. Thanks to Terry Sanders for bringing
this to my attention.
Roland
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