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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!"

© 2016 Mulacek Cars.

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