In 1954, the AC company, in Thames Ditton unveiled a new car, a beautiful coupe called the AC Aceca. Many at the time thought the Aceca name was a derivation of the popular AC Ace model name but in fact the Aceca name is a palindrome incorporating the letters ACE. The new Aceca was introduced to the public at the 1954 Earls Court Show.
The beautiful new car featured a chassis almost identical to the popular Ace, but the main chassis tube wall thickness was greater for the Aceca. Body construction was similar too, with hand-formed aluminum panels over a tubular frame. The doors and tailgate of the Aceca were framed in ash. Foot bulkheads were made of fiberglass and the differential was carried on rubber mounts. All in, an effort to make the Aceca quieter and more civilized.
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