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ACAce

1953–1963 United Kingdom Sports car 11 production years
Production1953–1963
Recorded originUnited Kingdom
ClassSports car
Background

The AC Ace is a sports car produced by AC Cars of Thames Ditton, England, from 1953 until 1963. There were three main versions: the original AC Ace, the Ace Bristol, and the Ace 2.6, differentiated by the type of engine installed. About 220 AC Aces and 466 Ace-Bristol cars were produced during its 10 year run. The AC Ace was the base car from which the original AC Cobra was developed.

Text adapted from “AC Ace” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1953–1963

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

Wikipedia lead ↗11 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations1954–1956

First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.

Netherlands RDW ↗3 years