John Tojeiro’s masterpiece, the AC Ace, launched in 1954, is a particularly attractive car, presenting some design similarity with Ferrari’s 166 Barchetta or Siata’s 208S. The Ace was uprated a last time in 1961, using a Ford 2.6 litre engine, properly prepared by Ruddspeed. Only 37 cars were produced before AC and Carroll Shelby launched the famed Cobra, developed from the Ace’s chassis (photo of other Ace Ruddspeed on French page)