1962 AC Ace Roadster

Long before Carroll Shelby created his awesome Cobras by bolting Ford V8 engines under the hoods, the AC/Ace already had established itself as one of Britain's best roadsters. Much of the credit goes to John Tojeiro, a talented engineer and racing driver. The AC car company adopted Tojeiro's design and in 1956 Bristol's smooth, torque engine became available. Based on the inline six-cylinder engine that had helped make BMW's 328 such a fine car, it delivered 125 horsepower and made the Ace very quick to its day.

The current owners have had this car for 19 years. The car is all original except for a repaint in 1994. The car has 16,029 on the odometer. The car is so untouched that it has become the standard to use for other restoration projects, and gets photographed quite often including two different magazine covers. 241 of these hand-built cars were shipped to America before production ceased. This car was the last one to leave the factory.