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1951-1962 AC Ace (AC engine)

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Production: 223

Launch price: £1439

0-60mph: 9.5secs

Top speed: 112mph

Power: 85bhp

Torque: 110lb/ft

Configuration: in-line six

Fuel: petrol

Drivetrain: front-engine RWD

Transmission: Four-speed manual

1970-1986 CITROEN GS/GSA

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Production: 2,473,150

Launch price: £1001

0-60mph: 16.2secs

Top speed: 92mph

Power: 55bhp

Torque: 52lb/ft

Configuration: Flat 4

Fuel: petrol

Drivetrain: front-engine FWD

Transmission: Four-speed manual

1986-1991 ALPINE-RENAULT GTA V6 Turbo

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Launch price: £23,635

0-60mph: 6.3secs

0-100mph: 18.5secs

Top speed: 149mph

Power: 197bhp

Torque: 214lb/ft

Configuration: V6

Fuel: petrol

Drivetrain: rear-engine RWD

Transmission: Five-speed manual

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  Year
  Engine
  BHP
  Weight
  0-60mph
  Top speed
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  ABARTH 124 Rally Spider
   

  1972-1975

  in-line four

  128

  939kg

  7.5

  118

  

  Homologation special based on 1800-engined 124 Spider. There’s extra power...
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  ABARTH 595/595SS/695SS
   

  1963-1971

  N/A

  30

  500kg

  25.7

  72

  

  Carlo Abarth cut his performance car teeth on the rear-engined Fiat 500, producing...
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  ABARTH Fiat 750
  Zagato

  1957-1961

  in-line four

  44

  535kg

  15.8

  95

  

  Carlo Abarth’s 750 Zagato GT first appeared at the Geneva Motor Show in 1956...
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  ABARTH Fiat 850/1000
   

  1960-1970

  in-line four

  112

  583kg

  7.0

  118

  

  The Abarth-converted Fiat 850 and 1000 were front-running European Group one...
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  AC 2-litre
   

  1947-1958

  in-line six

  74

  1222kg

  19.9

  80

  

  After WW2 ended, AC resumed the building of low-volume quality cars with this...
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  AC 2-litre
  dhc/Buckland

  1949-1956

  in-line six

  74

  1320kg

  19.9

  80

  

  Straightforward drophead version of the saloon was only in production a year...
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  AC 3000ME
   

  1979-1985

  V6

  138

  1128kg

  8.5

  120

  

  An attempt to lift sales by building something more affordable saw AC mid-mounting...
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  AC 428
   

  1967-1973

  V8

  345

  1483kg

  5.4

  145

  

  Heavy-hitter from Thames Ditton uses a six-inch-extended Cobra chassis clothed...
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  AC 428
  Convertible

  1967-1973

  V8

  345

  1483kg

  5.9

  145

  

  Soft-top version of the Frua-styled Mistral lookalike is even rarer than the...
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  AC Ace
  (AC engine)

  1951-1962

  in-line six

  85

  762kg

  9.5

  112

  

  Designed to raise AC’s post-war profile, and to tap into America’s new-...
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  AC Ace
  RS 2.6

  1961-1963

  in-line six

  100

  813kg

  9.3

  120

  

  Introduced in 1961 and originally a Ruddspeed conversion – hence the ‘RS...
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  AC Ace-Bristol
   

  1956-1962

  in-line six

  125

  894kg

  9.1

  118

  

  From 1956, all those who had criticised the Ace for its lack of power got an...
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  AC Aceca-AC
   

  1954-1963

  in-line six

  85

  890kg

  13.4

  102

  

  Introduced for 1955, the Aceca was a grand touring coupé version of the Ace...
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  AC Aceca-Bristol
   

  1956-1963

  in-line six

  105

  895kg

  10.3

  115

  

  In line with the Ace, a Bristol-engined version of the Aceca was added from...
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  AC Cobra
  Mk IV

  1983-1989

  V8

  320

  N/A

  5.3

  134

  

  The arrival of the Cobra MkIV heralded a new era for AC. The Hurlock family...
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  AC Cobra
  427

  1965-1967

  V8

  410

  1147kg

  4.2

  165

  

  A complete reworking of the Cobra’s chassis was required for the installation...
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  AC Cobra 260/289
   

  1961-1965

  V8

  260

  952kg

  5.5

  138

  

  Carroll Shelby’s big idea outsold the Ace it was based on, with most sold...
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  AC Greyhound
   

  1959-1963

  in-line six

  125

  991kg

  12.7

  104

  

  Stylish and dignified four-seat big brother to the Aceca, also panelled in...
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  ALFA ROMEO 1300/1600 Junior Z
   

  1970-1975

  in-line four

  125

  950kg

  11.5

  118

  

  An appealing Italian ‘bitza’ that somehow transcends the sum of its parts...
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  ALFA ROMEO 164
  3.0 V6

  1988-1993

  V6

  228

  1530kg

  7.7

  152

  

  The Type Four Project resulted in four cars from Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Fiat and...

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