1961 AC Ace - RSX 5002

This car left the factory on 2 October 1961 and exported to the French distributor André Chardonnet and was exhibited at the 1961 Paris Motor Show.
It used chassis frame number 1206 which was originally intended to be Ace Bristol BEX 1206. This is cross- referenced in the Ace Bristol Register. The engine number was S235780E. The Raymond Mays head, numbered 28655 was fitted with triple SUs and an alloy Ruddspeed rocker cover. No overdrive was fitted. It had a curved screen. The colour was Black Pearl, now changed to Regal Red, and a black interior.
The first customer was Michel Subor followed by M. Boudkil in 1965, Michel Otin in 1975, Serge Lehman in 1978 and owned since 1979 by Peter Côme.
The current registration number is 19-HT-92

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