Ac Aceca AE504 ‘Celia’ was produced May 1955 and was the 4th production Aceca to roll off the line.

​Presented in the original Metalline Blue this groundbreaking ‘Fastback’ design  launched at the Earls Court Motor Show in 1954 was only the second car to feature the enclosed hatchback rear. This feature gives her a striking resemblance to the Aston Martin DB2/4 and is often mistaken for an Aston and sometimes the Ferrari Barchetta!

​She was supplied by Ken Rudd to Tim Greenly who in his second year of ownership entered and came a creditable 91st in the general classification of the Tulpen Rally. The car and drivers were named as part of the 3 car team entering the Rally in Autosport April 27th 1956 and again in the May edition of Autosport Magazine 1956.
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The car has passed through a small number of owners before a complete bare body restoration was started by the previous owner.

​The current owner has completed this renovation maintaining all of the cars original styling and character. All bills/invoices are available from different specialists who were part of this project.

​Although not currently in place the car still has the original wire stone guards that fitted under the wheel arches to prevent stone pitting during gravel stages of competition. She also still maintains the drilled spinners which typically were wired on during competition.

The AC Aceca range initially fitted with the AC engine soon developed into the Bristol powered car before its final iteration being the Ruddspeed 2.6 powered by the Ford 2.6Ltr engine. There were only 8 of these cars produced and are now one of the most sought after and expensive vehicles to source.

This car ‘Celia’ has been developed and set up as a Grand Tourer with the Ford 2.6Ltr engine with Triple Carbs producing a lovely torquey driving experience and silky smooth cruising when the overdrive is engaged.

The aluminium body is not covered in filler and therefore presents as a car of this age would do with minor imperfections reflecting the proper use over recent years.

​The current owner is a well known Pre-War racer on the VSCC and 750MC Circuits. His passion for keeping things real and need to drive rather than store his cars is evident in this vehicle.