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===After the Second World War=== {| class=wikitable |- ! Type ! Engine ! Approx production ! Year ! Notes |- | [[AC 2-Litre]] | 1991 cc six-cylinder water-cooled | 1284<ref name=A-Z45-80>{{cite book |last=Robson |first= G|title=A-Z of British Cars 1945-1980|year=1974 |publisher=Herridge |location=Devon |isbn=0-9541063-9-3}}</ref> | 1947β1958 | Engine made by A.C. Two- and four-door saloons, drophead coupΓ© and tourer bodies. |- | AC All Weather (Invalid) | | | 1950β1953 | [[Villiers Ltd|Villiers]] engine. |- | [[AC Petite]] | 350 cc single-cylinder [[two-stroke]] | Approx 4000<ref name=A-Z45-80/> | 1952β1958 | [[Villiers Ltd|Villiers]] engine. Four-speed gearbox. Three-wheeler with single front wheel. Two/three-seater. |- | [[AC Ace]] | 1991/1971 cc six-cylinder water-cooled | 689 | 1953β1963 | Engine made by AC; or Bristol (1971 cc) from 1956; or Ford Zephyr (2553 cc) from 1961. Two-seat aluminium open sports bodies. |- | [[AC Aceca]] | 1991/1971/2553 cc six-cylinder water-cooled | 357 | 1954β1963 | Engine made by AC; or Bristol (1971 cc) from 1956; or Ford Zephyr (2553 cc) from 1961. Front disc brakes from 1957. Two-seat aluminium sports coupΓ© bodies with [[hatchback]]. |- | AC Acedes (Invalid) | [[Villiers Ltd|Villiers]] Mk 11E engine. | | 1957β1967 | MK 1-12 |- | [[AC Greyhound]] | 1971/2216/2553 cc six-cylinder water-cooled | 83<ref name=A-Z45-80/> | 1959β1963 | Engine from Bristol. De Dion rear suspension, (Some might have the AC Independent suspension). 2 plus 2 coupe bodies. |- | [[AC Cobra|AC Cobra 260/289]] | 4261/4727 cc V8 | 75/571 | 1962β1965 | Legendary two-seat aluminium roadster. Ford small block V8 Engine. Four-wheel disk brakes. Early MK1 cars had cam and peg steering, later MK2 cars [[rack and pinion]]. |- | [[AC Cobra|AC Cobra 427/428]] | 6997/7016 cc V8 | 306 | 1965-1966 | MK3 series. A reworked AC Cobra designed for racing with coil springs all around and beefed up 4" chassis tubes. Early cars had Ford FE 427 Engines, later cars fitted with less expensive 428 FE motors. Around {{Convert|400|bhp|kW|0|abbr=on}} or more depending on version, four-wheel disc brakes and rack and pinion steering. Aluminium-bodied two-seat roadster bodies. |- | [[AC Cobra|AC 289 Sports]] | 4727 cc V8 | 27 | 1965β1968 | AC 289 Sports had AC 427 MK3 coil spring chassis & body with narrow fenders |- | [[AC Frua]] | 6997/7016 cc V8 | 81 | 1965β1973 | Frua body built on a six-inch (150 mm) stretched Cobra 427 Chassis Ford FE 428 {{Convert|400|bhp|kW|0|abbr=on}} engine. four-wheel disc brakes. Manual or automatic transmission. Two-seat open or coupΓ©, steel body built in Italy. |- | AC Acedes (Invalid) | [[Villiers Ltd|Villiers]] Mk 11E engine. | 5,928 | 1967β1971 | MK 14-15 (Fiberglass body) |- | AC Model 70 (Invalid) | 493cc Steyr-Puch flat-twin | | 1971β1978 | Produced jointly by both AC Cars Ltd & Invacar Ltd. (AC Cars designed) |- | [[AC 3000ME]] | 2994 cc V6 Ford 'Essex' | 101 full production cars | 1979β1985 | Transverse mid-engined with five-speed AC gearbox. Platform chassis with front and rear subframes, GRP body. |}
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