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Re: AC(?) Mystery car

To: reilly@admail.fnal.gov (Rob Reilly)
Subject: Re: AC(?) Mystery car
From: Roland Dudley <cobra@cdc.hp.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 94 17:01:23 PDT
> > > The dead give away if it's an Ace is the transverse
> > > leaf-spring suspension.  
> > 
> 
> Did you mean the *front* suspension, Roland?

Front and rear.


> 
> The wire wheels are just covers, aren't they? They don't look like real
> knock-offs to me.


Just occured to me that AC knock-off have AC embossed on them.  I think 
that true for all ACs even non sports car models.

> Can I split my vote? I vote for:
> 25% Arnolt-Bristol (I don't have any pictures, this is just a wild guess)
> 25% Allard Palm Beach II (I have a picture that looks sorta close, but this 
>was
> a very low production car)
> 25% Austin-Healey 100 with a custom front end (note the AH was a steel body
> car)
> 24% Some other Bristol or AC
> 1% Some homebuilt conglomeration of 50's sports car parts on a custom chassis
> What do you guys think?

Even though I haven't seen the picture yet my vote is for a customized
Healey.

Roland


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