AC - Aceca
The AC Ace was available from 1953 and the following year 1954 AC came out with their Aceca. The Aceca was the closed version coupe of the AC Ace with a very useful large rear hatchback door. Although the wheelbase was the same, the Aceca was 2 inches longer overall, and some 125 kg heavier. The engines used were AC's own 2 litre six whose design originated in the 1920's but it was still useful for 85 and 100 hp depending on what documents you see! By 1956 there was a more expensive optional Bristol 2 litre to put under the bonnet, with a quoted 120hp. Toward the end a small number of the Aceca were built with the 2.6 litre Ruddspeed tuned Ford engine.
AC Aceca tyre size, whether it is the AC Aceca-Bristol or with AC engine, was fitted with 5.50x16 tyre size originally, and Blockley produces the perfect 550x16 tyre for the AC Aceca, which will transform the handling of these AC's. See full details of this tyre at the link below. Occasionally you will find that AC Aceca owners have fitted smaller 15" wheels over the years, and if so we make radial and cross ply tyre sizes that fit these 15" wheels too - contact us for details.
For interest, there has been some talk of the AC Aceca being fitted with 550x16 radial tyres from new - this is not the case. The AC's had 5.50x16 cross ply tyres. Michelin had invented the radial tyre producing a 165R400 tyre (on a 15.7" wheel rim) in the early 1950's, so there was no such thing as a radial 550x16 in when the Aceca was available in 1954. All AC Aceca to the late 1950's had to have had cross ply tyres. So where the idea that a AC Aceca should have radial 550x16 Michelin X is not correct. Furthermore you will find that the Blockley 550x16 tyre that we make is far superior in every aspect compared to a 550x16 Michelin X. And our Blockley tyre is far more reasonably priced, only because we sell direct without the Classic tyre wholesalers in between. Many AC Aceca owners have found how the Blockleys have transformed the handling of their cars - you won't be disappointed. See link below to the 5.50x16 Blockley tyre:
