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Ace (1913 automobile)

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The Ace was a British car built between 1912 and 1916 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. It was an 8 hp light car, with a 748 cc, four-cylinder water-cooled monobloc engine with Stethnos carburettor, it had a 2-speed gearbox and chain-drive built by the same manufacturer as the Salmon and Baguley cars, and sold for £100 to £125.

Technical data

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  • 56 mm (2.2 in) x 76 mm (3.0 in) bore and stroke
  • Kerb weight: 380 kg (838 lb)
  • Wheelbase: 2,135 mm (84.1 in)
  • Track: 1,143 mm (45.0 in)
  • Length: 3,200 mm (126.0 in)
  • Width: 1,270 mm (50.0 in)
  • Tyre size: 700 x 65

Suspension was by ½-elliptic springs front and rear.

References

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  • Georgano, G.N., "Ace", in G.N. Georgano, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars 1885–1968 (New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1974), pp. 26.