AC Greyhound

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AC Greyhound (1959 - 1963) were eighty-two automobiles by AC Cars of England. Being a 2+2 version of the AC Ace and AC Aceca cars, the Greyhound had a two-door, four-seater aluminum body, and inherited most of the technical components

ladder-frame chassis
independent coil spring suspension front and rear
4-speed manual gearbox, pinion steering; overdrive optional
disc brake front, drum brake rear

Various straight-six engines were fitted

1.991-litre AC Cars OHC (125 bhp @ 5750 rpm; 1015 kg)
1.971-litre Bristol 100D2 OHV, (75 bhp @ 4500 rpm; 1000 kg)
2.216-litre straight-six (105 bhp @ 4700 rpm; 1093 kg)
2.553-litre Ford Zephyr (170 bhp @ 5500; 1040 kg)

Three Greyhounds were left-hand drive; the rest were right-hand drive.

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