Car came with original tonneau cover and side screens with bag but no soft top, or frame. Happy to purchase in any state as I would prefer an original.
Thank you in advance,
Pascal
Pascal
Re: soft Top and Frame
BEX389 has a flat windscreen... .. Make sure if buying Second hand, the soft top is for a Flat Screen Ace not a Curved screen Ace.
Last but not least Good Luck with your quest for pre 1968 History on BEX389, e.g. first owner /s.
Cheers for Now.
Keith.
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Found a name onthe first page of the Instruction Manual, R. Stirlem.
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Pascal
R Stirlem First Owner of BEX389 ??
A potential lead to confirm the first owner ? That is assuming the manual came with BEX389 when it left the Factory ( 20th December 1957) and wasn't bought years later by R Stirlem whom passed on his Manual from a different Ace Bristol. or was bought at a garage sale or recently purchased on ebay.
It is a potential lead. But requires more research to authenticate , prove and definitely confirm R Stirlem is / was The First official Owner.
Keith
Pascal,
Just further to Keith's point I don't think that even all the flat screens were exactly the same size and the shape of the back of the soft top hood depends on whether the car has a "long" or "short" boot/ trunk.
For what it's worth I am 6 foot tall and couldn't sit in my Ace with the hood up. I ended up having taller hood hoops made up and a new hood to fit.
Regards,
Ben Morgan
PS Even with a new hood you still get wet
Well, I am not sure I would ever put the top up, it just that I need it to have a complete car. I have found most of the pieces, including a trimmer to make the hood but cannot source the bows, where did you have them made? Or, do you still have the regular ones, I would be happy to purchase them from you?
Pascal,
We reused the hinged part of the hoop so my old ones are no good.
Have a look at www.brasscraft.co.uk. They do parts for Cobra replicas but will know whether the hood hoops for an Ace are the same.
Regards,
Ben
I have top and frame off my old 1956 if still needed.,Thx ,skid
Good afternoon Skid,
Could you post or forward some pictures? Where are you located?