The AC Greyhound (1959–1963) was a 2+2 version of the

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and Aceca automobiles made by

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of Thames Ditton, Surrey, England and announced for the opening of the Motor Show in October 1959.Disc Brakes. ''The Times'', Tuesday, 20 Oct 1959; pg. 16; Issue 54596 The Greyhound, of which 83 examples were built, had a two-door, four-seater

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body, and inherited most of the technical components of the Ace and Aceca but it had a wheelbase 10 inches or 250mm longer and coil springs in place of a transverse leaf spring at the front: *ladder-frame chassis *independent coil spring

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front and rear. Unlike the Ace and Aceca the rear suspension used semi-trailing arms. *4-speed manual gearbox, overdrive optional *

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steering; *

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front,

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rear Various

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engines were fitted: *1.991-litre

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(75 bhp @ 4500 rpm; 1000 kg) *1.971-litre

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100D2

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, (125 bhp @ 5750 rpm; 1015 kg) *2.216-litre Bristol (105 bhp @ 4700 rpm; 1093 kg) *2.553-litre

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(up to 170 bhp @ 5500; 1040 kg) A 2-litre Bristol engined car with overdrive tested by ''

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'' magazine in 1961 had a top speed of and could accelerate from 0- in 11.4 seconds. A fuel consumption of was recorded. The test car cost £3185 including taxes.

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