Built for AC Cars' Managing Director Derek Hurlock 1963 AC Greyhound 2.6-Litre Coupé Registration no. 820 PF Chassis no. BEF2577 Engine no. S 278017 E• Unique Ford Zephyr-engined example • Bought directly from AC Cars by the vendor • Present ownership since 1978 • Highly original and un-restored FootnotesFirst seen at the 1959 London Motor Show, the four-seater AC Greyhound was the second coupé based on the Ace roadster, the first being the two-seater Aceca whose lines were successfully adapted to suit the larger car. Like the Aceca's, the Greyhound's extremely shapely and attractive body was constructed in hand-formed aluminium over a tubular steel framework, while the longer-wheelbase tubular-steel chassis was more substantially built than the Ace's. There was coil-sprung independent suspension all round by means of wishbones at the front and trailing arms at the rear, while by the time the Greyhound entered production in 1960 the chassis had been changed to a square-tube design. One notable departure from the Aceca was the bottom-hinged boot lid, replacing the Aceca's practical hatchback, although this new arrangement did have the advantage of enabling oversize luggage to be carried with the boot open. The result was a well engineered, light in weight, generously equipped and extremely pretty GT car in the best AC tradition, boasting rear passenger accommodation roomier than many '2+2' rivals. Very few alterations were made to the Ace and Aceca apart from a change of engine for 1956 when the more powerful (up to 130bhp) 2.0- or 2.2-litre Bristol six-cylinder engine became available, while towards the end of production the 2.6-litre Ford Zephyr engine was on offer also. Most of the 82 Greyhounds built left the Thames Ditton factory fitted with the Bristol engine and a few with AC engines; this car, though, was built for AC Cars' boss Derek Hurlock and is the only Greyhound to have the desirable 2.6-litre Zephyr engine, Ford gearbox and Laycock overdrive from new (note the lack of a bonnet air scoop). The current vendor purchased this unique Greyhound directly from AC Cars in 1978 at 56,155 miles (the current odometer reading is 62,400 miles). Highly original and un-restored, its engine and the car are in running order, this AC Greyhound one-off is offered with two sales brochures; (copy) general instructions book; Ford (engine) handbook; an old-style buff logbook; and a V5C document.
Built for AC Cars' Managing Director Derek Hurlock 1963 AC Greyhound 2.6-Litre Coupé Registration no. 820 PF Chassis no. BEF2577 Engine no. S 278017 E• Unique Ford Zephyr-engined example • Bought directly from AC Cars by the vendor • Present ownership since 1978 • Highly original and un-restored FootnotesFirst seen at the 1959 London Motor Show, the four-seater AC Greyhound was the second coupé based on the Ace roadster, the first being the two-seater Aceca whose lines were successfully adapted to suit the larger car. Like the Aceca's, the Greyhound's extremely shapely and attractive body was constructed in hand-formed aluminium over a tubular steel framework, while the longer-wheelbase tubular-steel chassis was more substantially built than the Ace's. There was coil-sprung independent suspension all round by means of wishbones at the front and trailing arms at the rear, while by the time the Greyhound entered production in 1960 the chassis had been changed to a square-tube design. One notable departure from the Aceca was the bottom-hinged boot lid, replacing the Aceca's practical hatchback, although this new arrangement did have the advantage of enabling oversize luggage to be carried with the boot open. The result was a well engineered, light in weight, generously equipped and extremely pretty GT car in the best AC tradition, boasting rear passenger accommodation roomier than many '2+2' rivals. Very few alterations were made to the Ace and Aceca apart from a change of engine for 1956 when the more powerful (up to 130bhp) 2.0- or 2.2-litre Bristol six-cylinder engine became available, while towards the end of production the 2.6-litre Ford Zephyr engine was on offer also. Most of the 82 Greyhounds built left the Thames Ditton factory fitted with the Bristol engine and a few with AC engines; this car, though, was built for AC Cars' boss Derek Hurlock and is the only Greyhound to have the desirable 2.6-litre Zephyr engine, Ford gearbox and Laycock overdrive from new (note the lack of a bonnet air scoop). The current vendor purchased this unique Greyhound directly from AC Cars in 1978 at 56,155 miles (the current odometer reading is 62,400 miles). Highly original and un-restored, its engine and the car are in running order, this AC Greyhound one-off is offered with two sales brochures; (copy) general instructions book; Ford (engine) handbook; an old-style buff logbook; and a V5C document.
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