AC Aceca-Bristol, chassis BE 621
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)
- 1957
- Ex-factory
- 24/08/1957
- Registration
- 49 VMT
- Original engine no.
- 100D 657
- Original colour
- Svecia Red
- Original trim
- Black
- Data confidence
- Confirmed
Known history
Was RB 25. Ron Brightman entered 1957 Tour de France but d.n.f. Raced extensively by him in 1957/58 and later as 49 VMT by Hugh Dibley 1959/62. Restored and rebuilt 100D2 1026 fitted 2008 by Charles Fripp, Exported to France summer 2015. Sold later in 2017. Later colour: Silver. Later trim: Red.
Source: AC Owners Club, Aceca Bristol Register (4 January 2023)
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