AC 2-Litre /80 Competition Short-Chassis Sports (RHD) 1937
General description :
One of only 14 AC 16/80 Sloping Tail models built
Concours standard
Superbly restored
Featured in a newspaper article by Stephan Nunn.
Photos of the car from the 1950s & 1960s
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1937 AC 16/80 Competition Short-Chassis Sloping Tail Sports (RHD)
Very rarely do one of these extremely sought-after and exquisite models come up for sale.
This is the actual Earls Court Motor Show car with several unique features – and one of only 14 ’Sloping-Tail’ examples built.
It was exported to the USA in the 1960’s and returned to the UK in 2007 after which it was restored to the highest Show-winning standards by AC Marque specialists over a 10 year period.
In June it had it’s first public outing as an entrant in the prestigious City of London Concours.
Complete with full weather equipment and tools.
Massive history file plus CD of the restoration accompanies the car, which incidentally also drives superbly.
A unique opportunity to acquire one of the most desirable and elegant post-vintage thoroughbred sports-cars!
Now available for viewing at the DD Classics Dealership in London, please call 0208 878 3355 for more information.
https://ddclassics.com/car-listing/ac-16-80-competition-short-chassis-sports-rhd/
1937 AC 2-Litre /80 Competition Short-Chassis Sports (RHD) is listed sold on ClassicDigest in Surrey by DD Classics for £275000.
Car Facts
Car type : Car Make : AC Model : 2-Litre Model Version : /80 Competition Short-Chassis Sports (RHD) Engine size : 0.0 Model Year : 1937 Location : Surrey
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About AC
AC Cars formerly known as Auto Carriers, is one of the oldest independent car makers in Britain that has its roots going as early as 1903.AC appeared to a greater public with AC Ace, a lightweight roadster designed by John Tojeiro with a Weller-designed 2-Litre engine. Soon after, car dealer and racing driver Ken Rudd fitted his own competition Ace with a pre-war BMW-designed, Bristol-produced six-cylinder engine. This combination became known AC Ace-Bristol in 1957 -the car raced at Le Mansin 1957 and 1958.
In 1962, AC was approached by a certain Carroll Shelby to use a small block Ford v8 engine in the Ace, producing the AC Cobra -The legend was born, initially with 260 & 289 engines.
When switching to a bigger 427 engine, a completely new chassis was needed. In collaboration with Ford’s computers and the experience of the AC engineers, the new MKIII was born with thicker main tubes for the chassis, huge cross-braced shock towers and coil springs all around. This, along with the "side oiler" 427 engine, made the new AC Cobra MKIII a formitable race car. Initially a commercial failure, has now become the most replicated auto mobile ever.