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	AC Cars
		AC Cars Group Ltd. is a British specialist car manufacturing company and one of the oldest independent car marques in Britain.
		In 1951 the firm began production of the AC Ace[?], a lightweight chassis with a Bristol six-cylinder engine the car raced at Le Mans in 1957 and 1958.
		When the company lost access to the Bristol engine in 1961 the owner, Charles Hurlock, was approached by Carroll Shelby[?] to use a Ford V8 in the Ace chassis, producing the AC Cobra in 1962.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ac/AC_Cars.html (218 words)

	AC Cobra
		During the 1930's AC cars had good results in the RAC and Monte-carlo rallies as well as an outright win in the 1933 RAC rally, driven by Miss Kitty Brunel.
		By 1953 the AC Ace, an open top two-seater sports car had gained notoriety as a tough car which could be used on a daily basis and then raced or rallied at weekends.
		AC Cars was sold by the Hurlock family in 1986 to the Ford Motor Company.
	www.carshowuk.com /ac-cobra.htm (376 words)

	AC Cars Limited
		AC Car Group is based in Weybridge, Surrey close to the historic Brooklands race track.
		The latest AC Ace has been designed and developed not only to meet the rigorous and exacting safety and emission requirements of the EEC and North America, but also to provide an aerodynamically stable, long-lasting vehicle that is both practical and remarkably easy to drive.
		In every sense, the AC ACE and the AC COBRA are both traditional British sports cars from Britain's oldest manufacturer designed predominantly for the American market to invigorate and satisfy those who take personal pride and derive pleasure from their open top motoring.
	www.xs4all.nl /~luukb/ac.html (1273 words)

	The History of AC Cars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		AC is the oldest British car manufacturer with continuous production since 1901.
		By 1937 AC cars were being exported to North America for the first time, however this ceased shortly after with the advent of the Second World War and production facilities were turned to the manufacture of fire fighting equipment, aircraft parts, radar vans, flame throwers, guns and sights.
		Meanwhile AC did not rely solely on cars and the famous blue invalid carriages continued to be turned out in their hundreds.
	www.automotivearticles.com /123/printer_The_History_of_AC_Cars.shtml (1723 words)

	A C COBRA SPORTS CAR HISTORY \| WEYBRIDGE SURREY, DIRECTORY OF MOTOR MANUFACTURERS \| VEHICLE DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY \| ...
		The AC name came from the name of their first commercial 3-wheeler; The Autocarrier; that was designed and manufactured by John Weller.
		Of all AC's competition achievements, they were especially proud of having covered one hundred miles in the hour, with a special AC record-breaker powered by their four-cylinder, four valve per cylinder engine.
		AC Cars moved into a new purpose-built factory of some 90,000 square feet sited within the historic Brooklands race track, scene of so many achievements by AC Cars during the 1920s.
	www.speedace.info /a_c.htm (3360 words)

	Fast Cars: AC Cobra
		AC were the first manufacturer to make use of the Lotus developed V8 twin turbo engine.
		Full performance tests haven't been completed yet, but AC are confident that it will be one of the fastest accelerating cars in the world (abound 4 seconds for 0-60mph) and could well grab the record for 0-100-0mph.
		AC's recent success is attributable to the CRS making the cars accessible to a whole new range of buyers.
	www.pistonheads.com /fastcars/ac/cobra.asp (746 words)

	AC Cars
		Founded by John Weller and John Portwine in 1904, AC began manufacturing basic commercial vehicles until the release of the 1908 AC Sociable.
		The inspiration of this car was clearly Ferrari Barchetta, with the results showing an extremely pretty, open two seater with an alloy body, as well as independent transverse leaf spring suspension.
		AC Cars were approached in 1961 by Texan racer Carroll Shelby, with the idea of putting a Ford 4.2-litre V8 engine into the Ace sportscar.
	www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au /car_info_ac.htm (221 words)

	Fast Cars: AC Mamba
		So when John Owen and Ron Saunders, respectively Chief Engineer and Chief Designer at AC Cars, were asked by Chairman Alan Lubinsky to devise a new luxury coupé which inherited the key values of the famous AC Cobra they realised they had their work cut out.
		AC are aiming to deliver the first customer cars in the first quarter of 2002 with the cars being pitched in for as little as £45,000 rising to £59,000, not unreasonable for such a motor.
		AC's main main, Alan Lubinsky is obviously excited about the new era that this heralds for the marque: "With this new AC Mamba we have created a whole new dimension to AC motoring.
	www.pistonheads.com /fastcars/ac/mamba.asp (622 words)

	AC Cars - Features - European Car Magazine
		First shown in 1959, the car generated some interest but Turner redesigned the light alloy body's front and rear ends and smoothed the roof contour in time for the 1960 London show where the car was much better received.
		AC Aces weren't Ferraris and he had already test-fit a 260 V8 in one racing on the West Coast.
		Smitten as a teenager with the Ace, John Payson purchased his in 1961 after his mother, having been told her son was in mortal peril, insisted he trade in the clapped-out Alfa he was driving.
	www.europeancarweb.com /features/0501ec_ac_cars (1786 words)

	AC Cars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Ace was itself developed from a racer designed by John Tojeiro (later, to give his endorsement to the British DAX Cobra replica).
		AC planned it after the reasonable success of their 'fastback' 1963 Le Mans entries, as their entry for Le Mans 1964.
		Despite their price of £400 the car looked just like the government-sponsored Blue invalid cars that AC also made and so the Petite was not widely accepted.
	www.ukcar.com /history/AC (3065 words)

	autoclassic.com :: The History of AC Cars
		Built by AC Cars, the combination resulted in the AC Cobra, one of the fastest and most brutal sports cars ever produced.
		The AC plant at Taggs Island, situated half a mile from the main AC Works, was fully occupied with the manufacture of motorised invalid carriages for the Ministry of Health.
		Two AC Cobras were entered in the Le Mans 24 Hour Race, the AC entry was the first British car to finish.
	www.autoclassic.com /features/history/ac/ac-1961-1970.html (375 words)

	AC Cars (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		AC Cars is to return to the UK market with the appointment of Clive Sutton as London-based dealer for the AC MkV sports car.
		AC Cars is to relocate some of its sports car manufacturing operations from Surrey to Malta, having formed a new consortium on the island with financial support from the Malta Development Corporation.
		AC Cars is planning to restructure its car manufacturing business with "substantial" new funding next month.
	www.ukbusinesspark.co.uk /accarsaa.htm (81 words)

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		One other significant car is the AC Ace Lemans used for the 1958 Lemans.
		Of course the most modern fame for AC came in the 1960's with the introduction of the Cobra by Carroll Shelby, who married the brute power of an american eight cylinder engine, to the light weight chassis/body of the AC Ace.
		One was the introduction of the AC 428.
	www.w2ec.com /AChistory.html (1104 words)

	Cars - AC Ace
		AC Ace is an automobile from AC Cars.
		The ACE also was manufactured with an AC built 2 liter straight-6 engine with 3 sidedraft carburettors producing 100 horsepower.
		AC also produced a hardtop version of the Ace called the Aceca.
	listing-index.ebay.com /cars/AC_Ace.html (287 words)

	AC - GB Classic Cars
		AC Cars was founded by London based butcher John Portwine and engineer John Weller, who first got together in 1901 to set up a workshop in south London for the purpose of manufacturing motor vehicles.
		Production of this car was halted by the outbreak of the First World War and the AC factory was turned over to munitions work, with car production recommencing after the war ended.
		In 1922 an AC 4 Cylinder car broke many records at the Brooklands racing circuit with speeds of over 104mph, and by the late 1920's with a range of seven models including both saloons and sports, AC was one of Britains biggest car manufacturers.
	www.gbclassiccars.co.uk /ac.html (524 words)

	Cars - AC Cobra
		It was far from the first car to combine a lightweight European chassis and aluminum body with a big American V8 engine, but it is possibly the most famous.
		AC Cars stopped producing the Roadster platform on which the Cobra was built in 1968, after which point Shelby stopped producing Cobras.
		The Cobra is probably the most cloned car in history; an astounding number of replica Cobras have been produced, to the extent that the originals are in a definite minority.
	listing-index.ebay.com /cars/AC_Cobra.html (812 words)

	AC Sports Cars Information
		In 1953, the introduction of the Ace based on the Tojeiro sports racing cars built by John Tojeiro.
		AC’s interpretation had much hte same styling with a 2 liter aluminum six and a 4 speed syncromesh gearbox.
		AC sent the rolling chassis fitted with disc brakes to America and Mr.
	www.classicsportscars.com /acinfo.htm (241 words)

	AC Cobra - GB Classic Cars
		The AC Cobra was launched in 1962 and was to become one of the most legendary sports cars ever built.
		It was born out of an arrangement between AC who were looking for a new engine for their Ace sports car, and Carroll Shelby, who after retiring from motor racing was looking for a new business venture.
		It is worth mentioning at this point, that in 1964 an AC Cobra was recorded travelling at a speed of 183 mph on the M1 motorway causing questions to be raised in parliament.
	www.gbclassiccars.co.uk /ac_cobra.html (326 words)

	AC Cars - Independent Ford Specialists (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		AC Cars is one of the South East's leading independent Ford dealers.
		Established in 1984 by Adrian Colliver, who has practised in the motor trade for thirty-five years, AC Cars is a true family business.
		Joint proprietors, Adrian and his wife Hazel, are joined in the business by their three sons, Mathew, Simon and Timothy, and a loyal band of employees, many of whom have been with the company since its inception.
	www.ac-cars.com (332 words)

	Classic Pony Cars - AC Cobras
		When Shelby contacted them and told them of his idea of building a Ford powered sports car, they had no idea that they were about to embark upon a journey that would bring them into international prominence in every area of the racing world.
		In 1961, Shelby heard from a journalist friend that AC Cars, a British auto manufacturer, was about to lose their supply of Bristol six cylinder engines.
		The Bristol engine in the lightweight AC Ace made for an almost unbeatable combination in SCCA competition.
	www.classicponycars.com /cobra.html (1128 words)

	Shelby Connection Cars
		The Cobra was not the only hybrid sport car racing the streets of California or the rest of the country.
		I'll start with cars that were Ford powered and Shelby influenced either by direct involvement or as a competitor.
		Cars that eventually competed with the very cars that demonstrated the market for them, the Shelby Mustangs.
	www.thecarsource.com /shelby/connection_cars.shtml (727 words)

	Cobra is back with new venom - News - Autocar Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Plans for three new ACs, styled by Saunders, were first revealed three years ago, but they were put on hold when AC hit financial problems and moved production from the UK to Malta.
		He also said AC has received help from the Department of Economic and Community development in Connecticut to establish production in the US, and he has signed a ‘letter of intent’ on a new factory.
		A new company, AC Cars Manufacturing (USA), will be set-up with capital of around $5m (£2.75m) and jointly owned 50:50 between AC and a consortium of partners, said to include specialist dealers and suppliers.
	www.autocar.co.uk /News_Article.asp?NA_ID=215494 (421 words)

	AC Cars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1962 AC was approached by Carroll Shelby to use a small block Ford V8 Motor in the Ace chassis, producing the AC Cobra.
		The car was never fully developed and the cost of sending chassis to Italy and back to England for final assembly made it so expensive that only a few were produced.
		On 11 September 2006 it was confirmed that Project Kimber had sealed a deal to use the AC name on its new sports car based on the Smart Roadster.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/AC_Cars (1877 words)

	Classical Drive: AC Cars Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		One of my all-time-no-excuses sports car loves is the AC Ace, especially when powered by a Bristol 6-cylinder engine (which led to the type being described as an AC Bristol).
		That might have been the end of it but AC's owners and enthusiast groups have longed for a rebirth without a monstruous American V-8, and now a British firm is poised to do just that.
		After which, the Ace's purity of design combined with the sweet sound of an inline-six was enough to make me a fan forever.
	classicaldrive.com /blog1/ac_cars (330 words)

	Halfbakery: Better AC for cars
		Your car would no longer be too hot to enter after 20 minutes in a parking lot in summer, and in winter it’d be toasty warm just from the heat of the occupants.
		The trouble with cars is that they have a lot of glass, and that the glass must pass most of the visible light.
		The darkness of car windows is the subject of statutes and regulations.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/Better_20AC_20for_20cars (1030 words)

	21st Century Cars - AC Ace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		AC Ace - With the current Ace, AC throws its hat into the ring as a manufacturer of truly luxurious sport...
		With the current Ace, AC throws its hat into the ring as a manufacturer of truly luxurious sports cars.
		Apart from fearsome supercar performance, the Ace also boasts creature comforts appropriate to a prestige vehicle, such as air conditioning, full hide interior and satellite navigation to name but a few.
	www.21stcentury.co.uk /cars/tvr_tamora.asp (192 words)

	AC Cars Model Range Types (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		During the Great War AC produced shells and fuses as well as some cars, and by 1919 were ready to start car production again.
		During 1929 AC went into voluntary liquidation and was bought by William and Charles Hurlock.
		Small low priced cars were made by AC during the 1950's and included 4,000 Petite's, a three-wheel car similar in appearance to the Reliant, and the pale blue single seat invalid carriage
	www.ukcar.com /carspecs/basicmodels.asp?maker=AC (352 words)

	AC Cars - WOI Encyclopedia Italia
		In 1903 Weller Brothers in West Norwood, London, planned to produce an advanced 20hp car.
		In 1953 the firm began production of the AC Ace, a lightweight chassis with either the now rather old AC 2 litre engine or the 135 bhp Bristol six-cylinder engine, the latter being known as Ace-Bristols.
		When the company lost access to the Bristol engine in 1959 Ford Zephyr engines were used with the highest tuned version giving 170bhp and a 125mph top speed.
	www.wheelsofitaly.com /wiki/index.php/AC_Cars (1162 words)

	The World's Fastest Car is an AC Cobra? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		This time it's AC that has prepared a big surprise for all of us at this year's British Motorshow because, according to AC at least, what you see here is the world's fastest accelerating car!
		AC bosses are claiming it will achieve a four second 0-60mph time, and they say it is capable of breaking the record for being the fastest car from standstill to 100mph and back to rest again.
		AC have set the price of the 212 S/C to 69,000 pounds ($100,000) which sounds almost like a bargain given the supercar permormance of 4 seconds for the 0-60mph sprint and 155 mph of top speed.
	www.fantasycars.com /1/News/AC212S/ac212s.html (314 words)

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