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Not Sold (Est: £112,000 - £138,000)
1955 AC Aceca – Ex-Monte Carlo Rally Entrant
United Kingdom • 20 Jul 2024 • Lot Lot 229
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AI Listing Summary
This 1955 AC Aceca is a rare piece of motorsport history, having participated in the 1956 Monte Carlo Rally. While it has been restored to a high standard and features a Ford 2.6 litre engine with an early Raymond Mays cylinder head and a Ford overdrive gearbox, it also retains a significant history file, making it an attractive option for collectors and enthusiasts.
Condition
7
While the car has been extensively restored and maintained to a high standard, it's not in perfect, like-new condition. The listing mentions that it has covered 33,000 miles since the restoration and is used regularly, indicating some wear and tear. Additionally, the engine is not original to the chassis.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
AE512
Odometer:
33,000 miles
Reg Number:
WPG 7
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Year: 1955 Make: AC Model: Aceca – Ex-Monte Carlo Rally Entrant Registration: WPG 7 Chassis No: AE512 Mileage: 33,000 •: Believed to be the 13th AC Aceca built •: Extensively restored example •: One of three examples entered in the 1956 Monte Carlo Rally •: Featured in a test drive on Car SOS with Fuzz Townsend in 2019 This superb example ‘WPG 7’, is believed to be the 13th Aceca built and was purchased new from AC by Tommy Clarke who raced the car in the 1956 Monte Carlo rally as one of three examples entered.
Of the three Aceca’s, it was the only example to finish the rally! Shortly before the start of the race, an AC employee crashed the car into the back of a coal lorry, wiping the front out.
The factory works team worked, non-stop, for 36 hours to repair the AC and respray it in time for Tommy to leave for the start in Paris.
A 1:43 metal model, was built exclusively for mimodels of ‘WPG 7’ sporting its Monte Carlo Rally plaque! (which can be purchased online).
The car was lat...
Points of note
£33,480
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£76,493
Median Price (Since 2020)
£106,400
Highest Price (Since 2020)
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