Launched in prototype form at the London Motor Show in October 1953, the open two-seat Ace and its fixed head sister, the Aceca, were conceived to replace AC’s ageing 2-litre Saloon and catapult…

During World War 2, AC’s Thames-Ditton factory had produced Swordfish and Albacore components for Fairey Aviation along with Ordnance QF 6-pounder anti-tank guns, glider undercarriages, flame…