1960 AC Ace-Bristol
- Engine
- Bristol inline-six, uprated variant derived from pre-war BMW 328 unit
- Colour
- Dark blue
A 1960 AC Ace-Bristol, one of only 14 produced in that model year and among 100 built in right-hand drive from a total Bristol-engined production run of 463. Registered on 10 March 1960 and retaining its original registration, the car is powered by the uprated six-cylinder Bristol engine and features overdrive. Its history is notable for a single owner who held the car for 38 years, accumulating workshop records from 1965 onward. A body-off restoration was completed in 2002 by a team of specialists, and the car has been consistently maintained by its current owner since 2000.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold £252,500 (≈ $316K)
- 1960-03-10 →Factory deliveryFirst registered owner (female, unnamed)partial documentation
Took initial delivery but chose not to retain the car and sold it to an acquaintance without having registered it in her own name.
- → 1998-11-01Private saleFriend of first owner (unnamed, long-term)full documentation
Held the car for approximately 38 years, maintaining it carefully and accumulating a substantial file of workshop invoices and receipts extending back to 1965.
- 1998-11-01 → 2000-07-01Private saleIntermediate owner (unnamed)partial documentation
Purchased the car in late 1998 and held it briefly before selling on.
- 2000-07-01 →Private saleCurrent consignor (unnamed)full documentation
Commissioned a full body-off restoration in 2002 involving multiple specialists, including bodywork, engine rebuilding and tuning, interior retrim in red, and a repaint to dark blue. Continued documented investment in maintenance through the 2000s and 2010s.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2002RestorationAubrey Finburgh (Kings Langley); Graham Dean (Ilkeston); Ric Wood; INRacing (Nottingham); TT Workshops (Wiltshire)
Full body-off restoration involving structural repairs, engine rebuild followed by tuning, brake and lighting and steering upgrades, full exterior repaint in dark blue, and fitting of new red interior trim.
Work was divided among several specialists: Finburgh for bodywork repairs, Dean for interior trimming, Wood for post-rebuild engine tuning, and INRacing for mechanical upgrades.
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