• Offered without reserve • The last of only circa 75 built • Believed only two owners from new • Present ownership since 1987 • Highly original and un-restored throughout Please note the Engine Number is UMB 1459D and not as previously stated in the online catalogue.

The AC story began when, having abandoned plans to produce a 20hp touring car, John Weller turned his not inconsiderable design talents to something more mundane: a three-wheeled commercial delivery vehicle that would suit the needs of his businessman backer, John Portwine.

Introduced in 1904 and called the 'Auto-Carrier', this single-cylinder timber-framed device was an immediate success, being a quicker and more efficient means of transporting goods around towns and cities than either horses or bicycles.

The firm's first four-cylinder car, powered by an 1,100cc, 10hp Fivet engine, arrived in 1913.

This was superseded by a 12hp Anzani-engined model in 1919, its introduction coinciding with the first appearance of Wel...