>
> Roland and someone else said:
> >> 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.
>
>
> The only AC Ace that I have seen is owned by Mark Diment (Sp?) of Melbourne.
> It has a Ford Zephyr engine.
>
> paulr
> '57 Ford Zephyr Mk II
>
Three engines options were offered over the ~10 year life of the Ace:
AC designed OHC, Bristol OHV (of pre war BMW origin) and finally
the 2.6 litre OHV Ford Zephyr. I think the Zephyr was offered from
about 1959 on. In it's highest factory state of tune it developed
~170hp.
Roland
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