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though utterly upstaged by the curiously good looking black GT6, spangly Lotus Carlton and delectable AC Ace that then followed on this thread 
Plinth said:
CharlesdeGaulle said:
Yeah, that's pretty much what I thought(!)
Fantastic-looking car Plinth. Well jell.
Fantastic-looking car Plinth. Well jell.
ToneyCaroney said:
Top work!
Cheers, chaps! 
But not due to any "skill and astute purchasing" by me, though.
They were bought by my late father a long time ago.
The SS100 came from one of his friends in 1965 (three years before I was born!)
The Ace arrived in 1977 – my "vehicle of choice" at that time was a Raleigh Chopper….
These were his favourite cars, so everytime I look at them I remember him, which is nice because I think back to the times we spent tinkering with them.
But also a bit sad because he's not here anymore.
My dad had loads of copies of Car Mechanics from the late 60s (that I stupidly threw out about 20 years ago when I moved house) and I remember leafing through them over the years and Aston Martins bring advertised for not a lot ... so they haven't always been unobtainable by the masses (as I am sure the SS100 especially, is now)!
Plinth said:
1962 AC Ace (often called the Ruddspeed Ace, with the 2.6 Ford straight six engine from Ken Rudd).
These were the last of the AC Aces before a very tall chicken farmer from Texas put a V8 under the bonnet and the Cobra legend was born.
(He was very tall, not the chickens…)
The ACOC says there were 36 of these built at AC plus two by Ken Rudd (one being the prototype).
It is fabulous. I know a chap who has a red one.These were the last of the AC Aces before a very tall chicken farmer from Texas put a V8 under the bonnet and the Cobra legend was born.
(He was very tall, not the chickens…)
The ACOC says there were 36 of these built at AC plus two by Ken Rudd (one being the prototype).
The chap reclining on the wing is the first owner of the car – he bought it in 1937.
This picture was taken in 1938 (I think) and possibly in Scotland.
69 years later he called in to see me to make sure I was looking after “his car”!
(The silver SS was originally owned by a good friend of his and they used to compete against each other in international rallies in the late 1930’s.
This was the first time he and the two SS100’s had been together since then.)
This picture was taken in 1938 (I think) and possibly in Scotland.
69 years later he called in to see me to make sure I was looking after “his car”!
(The silver SS was originally owned by a good friend of his and they used to compete against each other in international rallies in the late 1930’s.
This was the first time he and the two SS100’s had been together since then.)
Plinth said:
uk66fastback said:
I don't know what your father would have paid for them back then - no idea ...
The SS100 was £375 in 1965 (about £7,000 now)The Ace was £4,000 in 1977 (about £26,500 now)
Plinth said:
uk66fastback said:
I don't know what your father would have paid for them back then - no idea ...
The SS100 was £375 in 1965 (about £7,000 now)The Ace was £4,000 in 1977 (about £26,500 now)
Roy C said:
Plinth said:
uk66fastback said:
I don't know what your father would have paid for them back then - no idea ...
The SS100 was £375 in 1965 (about £7,000 now)The Ace was £4,000 in 1977 (about £26,500 now)
Hi Roy - yes, they are almost the same apart from a few minor details (carbs, exhaust etc)
His is also in much better condition....
In the second picture Simon's looks a little darker (?) - poor quality photo, no doubt!
(That was taken many years ago.)
Simon has owned his twice - a "keeper" now, it seems.
Mine went straight from the factory to Ken Rudd for race preparation for the first owner.
The bottom picture shows him having had an "off" while racing (anyone recognise the circuit? Taken in 1963 I think)
The car had a bare-metal paint job in the early 1990's and there was evidence of skillful repairs to the various bumps and bangs sustained on the track (including that OSR rear thump against the post).
uk66fastback said:
Plinth said:
uk66fastback said:
I don't know what your father would have paid for them back then - no idea ...
The SS100 was £375 in 1965 (about £7,000 now)The Ace was £4,000 in 1977 (about £26,500 now)
Plinth said:
The chap reclining on the wing is the first owner of the car – he bought it in 1937.
This picture was taken in 1938 (I think) and possibly in Scotland.
69 years later he called in to see me to make sure I was looking after “his car”!
(The silver SS was originally owned by a good friend of his and they used to compete against each other in international rallies in the late 1930’s.
This was the first time he and the two SS100’s had been together since then.)
Such a cool story, what a cool man and still interested in the car too. This picture was taken in 1938 (I think) and possibly in Scotland.
69 years later he called in to see me to make sure I was looking after “his car”!
(The silver SS was originally owned by a good friend of his and they used to compete against each other in international rallies in the late 1930’s.
This was the first time he and the two SS100’s had been together since then.)
Last weekend up at Uxbridge Auto show... Dad took the Jensen, I took the little Beetle.
Only to be upstaged by this parking a few cars along.
A car from the original 1969 Love Bug film, 'H2' - used for all the fast track sequences. Fitted with a Porsche 356 1600cc engine, 356 drum brakes and a few other tweaks.
Unfortunately they wouldn't entertain an offer on it
Only to be upstaged by this parking a few cars along.
A car from the original 1969 Love Bug film, 'H2' - used for all the fast track sequences. Fitted with a Porsche 356 1600cc engine, 356 drum brakes and a few other tweaks.
Unfortunately they wouldn't entertain an offer on it
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