AC Greyhound

AC Greyhound

Manufacturer	AC Cars
Production	1959–1963 83 made
Class	Coupé
Engine	2.0/2.2/2.5 litre I6
Transmission	4-speed manual
Wheelbase	100 in (2,540 mm)
Length	175 in (4,445 mm)
Width	65.5 in (1,664 mm)
Height	53 in (1,346 mm)
Curb weight	2185 lb (991 kg)

The AC Greyhound (1959-1963) was a 2+2 version of the Ace and Aceca automobiles made by AC Cars of Thames Ditton, Surrey, England. The Greyhound, of which 83 examples were built, had a two-door, four-seater aluminium body, and inherited most of the technical components of the Ace and Aceca:

• 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

Various straight-six engines were fitted:

• 1.991-litre AC Cars OHC (75 bhp @ 4500 rpm; 1000 kg)
• 1.971-litre Bristol 100D2 OHV, (125 bhp @ 5750 rpm; 1015 kg)
• 2.216-litre Bristol (105 bhp @ 4700 rpm; 1093 kg)
• 2.553-litre Ford Zephyr (up to 170 bhp @ 5500; 1040 kg)

Three Greyhounds were left-hand drive; the rest were right-hand drive.

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. A fuel consumption of 21.8 miles per imperial gallon (13.0 L/100 km; 18.2 mpg_-US) was recorded. The test car cost £3185 including taxes.