The AC Petite is a three-wheeled British

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with a rear-mounted Villiers

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engine. The car has a single bench seat seating two adults, and was said to be capable of to and . There were two versions of the car. Between 1953 and 1955 the car was fitted with a Villiers 27B engine and two different sizes of wheel; the rears were spoked wheels whilst the front was only . In 1955 a Mark II version was launched, incorporating minor changes to the exterior trim, a slightly more powerful Villiers 28B engine and wheels front and rear. Approximately 4,000 AC Petites were built.

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Microcars Three-wheeled motor vehicles Cars introduced in 1953 Rear-wheel-drive vehicles Rear-engined vehicles

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