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The AC Greyhound (19591963) was a 2+2 version of the Ace and Aceca automobiles made by AC Cars of Thames Ditton, Surrey, England and announced for the opening of the Motor Show in October 1959.[4] The Greyhound, of which 83 examples were built,[citation needed] had a two-door, four-seater aluminium body, and inherited most of the technical components of the Ace and Aceca but it had a wheelbase 10 inches (254 mm) longer, and coil springs instead of a transverse leaf spring at the front:

  • ladder-frame chassis
  • independent coil spring suspension front and rear. Unlike the Ace and Aceca the rear suspension used semi-trailing arms.
  • 4-speed manual gearbox, overdrive optional
  • rack and pinion steering;
  • 11.75 in (298 mm) disc brake front, 11 in (279 mm) drum brake rear

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Various straight-six engines were fitted:

  • 1.991-litre AC Cars OHC (75 bhp at 4500 rpm; 1000 kg)
  • 1.971-litre Bristol 100D2 OHV, (125 bhp at 5750 rpm; 1015 kg)
  • 2.216-litre Bristol (105 bhp at 4700 rpm; 1093 kg)
  • 2.553-litre Ford Zephyr engine (up to 170 bhp at 5500; 1040 kg)
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A 2-litre Bristol-engined car with overdrive tested by The Motor magazine in 1961 had a top speed of 110 mph (180 km/h) and could accelerate from 0–60 mph (97 km/h) in 11.4 seconds. Fuel consumption of 21.8 miles per imperial gallon (13.0 L/100 km; 18.2 mpgUS) was recorded. The test car cost £3185 including taxes.[2]

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