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AC introduced the Aceca at the 1954 London Motor Show. The Aceca was a closed variant of their popular AC Roadster, but it had a greater degree of refinement and sophistication. Inside, the passenger comfort was greatly improved. Mechanically, the chassis-mounted rear differential utilized rubber bushings, reducing vibration, noise, and harshness transferred from the road to the car's interior. Between the engine and the passenger compartment was a bulkhead of sound-absorbing fiberglass. The body was hand-built, lightweight aluminum bodywork.
Power was from a six-cylinder engine. Beginning in 1956, the Ace and Aceca were offered with the 1971cc, six-cylinder Bristol engine as an option. This derivation of BMW's pre-war 328 engine featured hemispherical combustion chambers and an inclined valvetrain.
In competition, the cars dominated the SCCA E- and D-Production classes between 1957 and 1961, it won its class at Sebring in 1958 and 1959, and it captured its class at Le Mans in 1959.
This particular example was restored in 2000 and finished in Blue livery, with grey leather interior and blackwall-shod chrome wire wheels. It has its original Bristol D2 engine, with nearly 120 horsepower, in the original chassis. There is a four-speed manual transmission, hydraulic front discs, and rear drum brakes.By Daniel Vaughan | Feb 2014
Power was from a six-cylinder engine. Beginning in 1956, the Ace and Aceca were offered with the 1971cc, six-cylinder Bristol engine as an option. This derivation of BMW's pre-war 328 engine featured hemispherical combustion chambers and an inclined valvetrain.
In competition, the cars dominated the SCCA E- and D-Production classes between 1957 and 1961, it won its class at Sebring in 1958 and 1959, and it captured its class at Le Mans in 1959.
This particular example was restored in 2000 and finished in Blue livery, with grey leather interior and blackwall-shod chrome wire wheels. It has its original Bristol D2 engine, with nearly 120 horsepower, in the original chassis. There is a four-speed manual transmission, hydraulic front discs, and rear drum brakes.By Daniel Vaughan | Feb 2014
2014 RM Auctions - Automobiles of Arizona
High Bid (Lot was not sold)
USD $140,000
1960 AC Aceca Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the AC Aceca
(Data based on Model Year 1960 sales)
1960 AC Aceca Coupé Chassis#: AEX779 Sold for USD$128,056 2023 Bonhams : Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris | |
1960 AC Aceca Chassis#: AEX732 Sold for USD$96,250 2021 Mecum : Monterey | |
1960 AC Bristol ACECA Chassis#: BEX795 Sold for USD$136,287 2021 Artcurial : PARISIENNE 2021 | |
1960 AC Aceca Chassis#: AEX732 Sold for USD$95,200 2020 Gooding & Company : Amelia Island | |
1960 AC Aceca Sold for USD$176,692 2019 Silverstone - Classic Cars & Competition Cars | |
1960 AC Aceca-Bristol Coupe Sold for USD$176,000 2015 Auctions America - Auburn Fall | |
1960 AC Aceca Chassis#: AEX 756 Sold for USD$286,000 2014 RM Auctions at Monterey | |
1960 AC ACECA COUPE Sold for USD$66,000 2001 Barrett-Jackson - Scottsdale 2001 |
AC Acecas That Failed To Sell At Auction
1960 AC Aceca's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1960 AC ACECA COUPÉ | BE785 | 2021 Bonhams : Goodwood Revival : Collectors Motor Cars and Automobilia | $60,000 | $80,000 | |
1960 AC Aceca-Bristol Coupe | 2016 Auctions America : Santa Monica | $165,000 | |||
1960 AC Aceca-Bristol | BEX 766 | 2016 RM Sothebys : Arizona | $190,000 | ||
1960 AC Aceca Bristol Coupe | BE771 | 2015 Mecum : Monterey | $130,000 | $220,000 | $250,000 |
1960 AC Aceca Bristol | BE771 | 2015 Motostalgia Auction Indianapolis Brickyard | $190,000 | $245,000 | |
1960 AC Aceca-Bristol | BE 772 | 2014 RM Auctions Automobiles of Arizona | $140,000 |
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