Bristol Engines/ Donald Campbell.

penman · #1 (**permalink**) 11-06-13, 08:55 PM

hi
I thought that the Tojiero Bristol LOW77 was regarded as the inspiration for the ACE, so could it not be that AC just followed on from that?

nikbj68 · #2 (**permalink**) 11-06-13, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by penman

hi
I thought that the Tojiero Bristol LOW77 was regarded as the inspiration for the ACE, so could it not be that AC just followed on from that?

LOW77 was MG-powered, you`re thinking of LOY500, which was built by John Tojeiro for Cliff Davis.
The 1st Tojeiro car that AC actually got hold of had a Lea Francis engine, which was swapped for an AC engine & then put on display at the 1953 Motor Show.