Ace (1913 automobile)

From Wikipedia - Reading time: 3 min

The Ace was a British car built between 1912 and 1916 in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. It was an 8 hp light car, with a 748 cc, four-cylinder water-cooled monobloc engine with Stethnos carburettor, it had a 2-speed gearbox and chain-drive built by the same manufacturer as the Salmon and Baguley cars, and sold for £100 to £125.

Technical data

[edit]
  • 56 mm (2.2 in) x 76 mm (3.0 in) bore and stroke
  • Kerb weight: 380 kg (838 lb)
  • Wheelbase: 2,135 mm (84.1 in)
  • Track: 1,143 mm (45.0 in)
  • Length: 3,200 mm (126.0 in)
  • Width: 1,270 mm (50.0 in)
  • Tyre size: 700 x 65

Suspension was by ½-elliptic springs front and rear.

References

[edit]
  • Georgano, G.N., "Ace", in G.N. Georgano, ed., The Complete Encyclopedia of Motorcars 1885–1968 (New York: E.P. Dutton and Co., 1974), pp. 26.



Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 | Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_(1913_automobile)
4 views |
Download as ZWI file
Encyclosphere.org EncycloReader is supported by the EncyclosphereKSF