AC Greyhound

AC Greyhound
AC Greyhound
	1963 AC Greyhound 2.6
Overview
Manufacturer	AC Cars
Production	1959–1963; 83 made
Body and chassis
Class	Grand tourer
Powertrain
Engine	2.0/2.2/2.6 litre I6
Transmission	4-speed manual
Dimensions
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	2,240 lb (1,020 kg)

The AC Greyhound (1959–1963) is a 2+2 grand touring automobile made by AC Cars of Thames Ditton, Surrey, England. It was announced for the opening of the Motor Show in October 1959. 83 examples were built.

Features

The Greyhound has a two-door, four-seater aluminium body. It inherited most of its technical components from AC's Ace and Aceca automobiles, but with a 10-inch (254 mm) longer wheelbase, and coil springs instead of a transverse leaf spring at the front. Other features include:

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:

2.0 L (1,991 cc) AC Light Six OHC (75 bhp at 4500 rpm; 1000 kg)
2.0 L (1,971 cc) Bristol 100D2 OHV, (125 bhp at 5750 rpm; 1015 kg)
2.2 L (2,216 cc) Bristol (105 bhp at 4700 rpm; 1093 kg)
2.6 L (2,553 cc) Ford Zephyr engine (up to 170 bhp at 5500 rpm; 1040 kg)

Performance

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. 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.

Gallery

1962 AC Greyhound
1962 AC Greyhound rear
Greyhound with the boot open

References

1 2 Robson, G (2006). A-Z of British Cars 1945-1980. Devon, UK: Herridge. ISBN 0-9541063-9-3.
1 2 3 4 5 "The A.C. Greyhound". The Motor. 2 August 1960.
↑ L.A.Manwaring, ed. (1961). The Observer's Book of Automobiles. London, UK: Frederick Warne & Co. p. 33.
↑ Disc Brakes. The Times, Tuesday, 20 Oct 1959; pg. 16; Issue 54596
↑ Georgano, Nick, ed. (2001). "A.C. (GB) 1908 to date". The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile — A–F. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. pp. 6–10. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.

[Robson-1] 1 2 Robson, G (2006). A-Z of British Cars 1945-1980. Devon, UK: Herridge. ISBN 0-9541063-9-3.

[Motor1961-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "The A.C. Greyhound". The Motor. 2 August 1960.

[3] L.A.Manwaring, ed. (1961). The Observer's Book of Automobiles. London, UK: Frederick Warne & Co. p. 33.

[4] Disc Brakes. The Times, Tuesday, 20 Oct 1959; pg. 16; Issue 54596

[beaulieu-5] Georgano, Nick, ed. (2001). "A.C. (GB) 1908 to date". The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile — A–F. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). Chicago, Illinois: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. pp. 6–10. ISBN 1-57958-293-1.