AC Aceca-Bristol, chassis BE 572
One of the 328 Acecas hand-built at Thames Ditton between 1954 and 1963. Build data below is compiled from the AC Owners' Club registers and owner submissions; owner details are never published.
Build record
- Variant
- Aceca-Bristol
- Ex-factory
- 20/08/1956
- Registration
- 40 BPC
- Original engine no.
- 100D 527
- Original colour
- Rouge Iris
- Original trim
- Beige
- Data confidence
- Confirmed
Known history
Ex Tommy Clarke, 5th in class Sestriere rally,Tulip Rally, Tour de France '57 (dnf - brake problems the broken suspension). Mille Miglia '57, Monte Carlo '58. Was later fitted Ford 2.6 Mays head engine. Extensive restoration finished 2010, still awaiting fittment of Bristol engine. Later colour: Maroon.
Source: AC Owners Club — Aceca Bristol Register (4 January 2023)
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