A derivative of English engineer John Tojeiro’s design, the Ace’s ladder-style tubular steel chassis carried a barchetta-style aluminum body over a steel tube framework. After debuting at the 1953 London Motor Show, the model entered production the following year with propulsion from an AC inline-six, which was joined in 1956 by the option of a more powerful Bristol engine. The Ace remained in production until Bristol discontinued its six-cylinder engine, after which the chassis design was carried on as the basis for the V8-powered AC Cobra.
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