
Alain Vinson, competing in the Optic-2000 Auto Rally in Paris, in April 2015.



Alain Vinson, competing in the Optic-2000 Auto Rally in Paris, in April 2015.
1960 AC Ruddspeed
CAR PROFILE
MAKE: AC
MODEL: Ruddspeed
YEAR: 1960
VIN - S/N: AEX1174
DISPLACEMENT: 2553cc
DISPOSITION: Road
COLOR: Navy blue
OWNER: Phil Mulacek
YEAR ACQUIRED: 2014
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
ENGINE: 2553cc Ford Zephyr OHV inline 6 cylinder with triple
SU carburettors
HORSEPOWER: 150
GEARBOX: Uprated Ford manual transmission,
SUSPENSION: Independent front and rear with transverse leaf springs and wishbone
BRAKES: Front disc and rear drum
WHEELBASE: 2286mm
SEQUENCE: 1 of only 37 ever built
MECHANICAL REFURBISHMENTS
Restored in 1981 by Dean Versaw.
EVENTS
7 July 1961 issue of Autosport, John Bolster’s road test of a car with the same specification as this example pronounced it as “simply breathtaking”. Furthermore, as the car recorded a 0–60 sprint in
7.2 seconds, 0–100 in 19 seconds, and a maximum speed of 120 mph,
it was also described in the article as "stupendous!"