AC Aceca-Bristol, chassis BE 576
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. Entries drawn from the April 2014 Aceca register were transcribed from a two-column document, and some history notes were affected; entries where this could not be resolved are marked unconfirmed.
Build record
- Variant
- Aceca-Bristol
- Year (from ex-factory date)
- 1956
- Ex-factory
- 22/09/1956
- Registration
- 232 UYU
- Original engine no.
- 100D 521
- Original colour
- Blue
- Original trim
- Cream
- Data confidence
- Confirmed
Known history
First exported to Malaya. Raced by W.S.Cowie in Johor Coronation Cup 1960. Acquired by R A King in Penang in 1970, who then imported to California. Reputadly off the road for 40 years. Imported to UK in 2015. Extensive restoration and Mille Miglia 2017.
Source: AC Owners Club, Aceca Bristol Register (4 January 2023)
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