stuny Posted May 4, 2017 Share #9721  Posted May 4, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thank you, Rona!d. Let's try this one - I don't think I ever used it:  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3268656'>More sharing options...
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wlaidlaw Posted May 4, 2017 Share #9722 Â Posted May 4, 2017 AC Ace Bristol? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted May 4, 2017 Share #9723 Â Posted May 4, 2017 AC Ace 289 (8 cyl. Cobra). Â Correct me if I'm wrong but the "Bristol" version had a 6cyl. from Bristol or 6cyl. Ford without the intake on the engine hood? The small block 289 8cyl. had the intake while the big block 427 looked less civilized than the riddle car. Â These 8cyl. Aces were the forerunners of the iconic AC Cobras which had a different design and the 8cyl. AC Aces were mistakingly called "AC Ace Bristols" pretty often while "AC Ace 289 Cobra" would be more correct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 4, 2017 Share #9724 Â Posted May 4, 2017 Nothing to do with AC nor Shelby 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted May 5, 2017 Share #9725 Â Posted May 5, 2017 Oh yes, something looked a bit different, Wilsons guess fooled me.Siata 208S with a Fiat 8V engine.About 35 made, one of Steve Mc Queens first sportscars and he replaced the Siata logo on his car with a Ferrari logo, oh well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 5, 2017 Share #9726  Posted May 5, 2017 (edited) AC Ace 289 (8 cyl. Cobra).  Correct me if I'm wrong but the "Bristol" version had a 6cyl. from Bristol or 6cyl. Ford without the intake on the engine hood? The small block 289 8cyl. had the intake while the big block 427 looked less civilized than the riddle car.  These 8cyl. Aces were the forerunners of the iconic AC Cobras which had a different design and the 8cyl. AC Aces were mistakingly called "AC Ace Bristols" pretty often while "AC Ace 289 Cobra" would be more correct.  Ronald,  It depended what carburettors you had on your Bristol engine. If you had the big Strombergs with trumpets on them you needed the bonnet air vent. The Bristol engine is quite tall. You can get quite a lot of power out of them, up to 175 BHP but they are then quite peaky with a narrow power band from 4500 to 6200. The Cobra is a lot nicer to drive. They were called Ace-Bristols to distinguish them from the original AC engined cars which used the venerable and somewhat feeble 2L AC engine (designed in 1923) or the later Ford Zodiac with Ruddspeed conversion, engined cars. This was after the Bristol engine went out of series production and Tony Crook, who had bought Bristol from the aircraft company, wanted to keep the remaining stock for himself. Edited May 5, 2017 by wlaidlaw 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted May 5, 2017 Share #9727 Â Posted May 5, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks, Wilson. Is it right, that the added name "Bristol" after AC Ace was just common language, never "official"? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 5, 2017 Share #9728  Posted May 5, 2017 Our one had Bristol on the badge on the nose of the car. Now whether this was official or added by an owner I don't know, like I replaced the BMW roundels, front and rear on my Alpina B10V8S with Alpina badges. The B10 had a registered make in the UK as Alpina not BMW, like my wife's car is an Abarth not a FIAT.  Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted May 5, 2017 Share #9729  Posted May 5, 2017 You never know what happened to badges in pre-ownerships. Sure Alpina is the "maker", so an Alpina badge is just fine. Today the Alpinas are assembled on the production line at BMW factory, but they get the Alpina badge as well and can be ordered at the BMW dealerships. Same with Abarth, I guess.  In our little village there is a guy who has a modern Opel Cascada Cabrio but feels ashamed it is an Opel, so he relabeled the whole car with Vauxhall badges because only very few Germans know Vauxhall and might think it´s a Saab which would be an acceptable choice for his academic neighbours ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 5, 2017 Share #9730  Posted May 5, 2017 I think that is hilarious. In the UK people re-label their Vauxhalls as Opels but they are of course, all now Peugeots Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 5, 2017 Share #9731 Â Posted May 5, 2017 Good one, Rona!d. I'll post the full images tomorrow morning, but for now it's your turn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted May 5, 2017 Share #9732 Â Posted May 5, 2017 Stu, this was a very interesting car looking so AC-ish - very clever! Â I won't be able to post before sunday morning, so anybody else can jump in meanwhile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted May 6, 2017 Share #9733  Posted May 6, 2017 Here are the full images of the car at an RM-Sothebies auction. Note how the rear and windscreen are even more AC-like than my crop. the numbers plate is period correct from New Jersey, just like those on my father's Packard.   Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3269555'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 6, 2017 Share #9734  Posted May 6, 2017 Those Siatas with the Fiat 8V engine, are lovely sounding cars. There was one on the Alpine Rally in I think 2008. Very pretty as well.  Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted May 6, 2017 Share #9735 Â Posted May 6, 2017 Agree, Wilson. Lovely looking car, perfect proportions designwise. Nice color here, Stu. And well shot angles. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted May 7, 2017 Share #9736  Posted May 7, 2017 And here the next one. Brand, model and coachbuilder please.   Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=3270751'>More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 8, 2017 Share #9737  Posted May 8, 2017 I don't know who the coachbuilder is but his painter should be sacked. I think that is about the worst "orange peel" I have ever seen  Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted May 8, 2017 Share #9738 Â Posted May 8, 2017 Agree, Wilson. But this car is kind of a barn find and needs a restauration. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted May 8, 2017 Share #9739  Posted May 8, 2017 BMW or EMW 327 Coupé Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted May 8, 2017 Share #9740 Â Posted May 8, 2017 None of them, although this vehicle is about the same age as the EMW 327. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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