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AC Owners Club Forum => Vintage, PVT & 2 Litre Forum => Topic started by: Jam2 on June 06, 2026, 16:54:01

Title: 1929 AC for auction
Post by: Jam2 on June 06, 2026, 16:54:01
I expect the car is well known, but given the current state of the car market this vintage AC might be a bargain for someone.
https://www.lskauctioncentre.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-952---a-1929-ac-acedes-sports-two-seat-tourer-reg/?lot=659009&so=0&st=&sto=0&au=991&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=0&pp=96&pn=10&g=1
Title: Re: 1929 AC for auction
Post by: administrator on June 07, 2026, 09:55:20
It is not on the club register so thanks for the link.
Title: Re: 1929 AC for auction
Post by: Old Crock on June 07, 2026, 10:32:04
It is in the Vintage register but the licence number is recorded wrongly, as reported in my article some years back in 'Action' ('Notes on some of the remaining vintage AC 6-cylinder cars'):

14844 (PN 2782)
The vintage register has the registration number recorded incorrectly (PH 2782). It was a nice surprise
to be sent photos of this car after so many years of it laying low. It not only survives but also is being
used on the road. It was photographed in a car park near Ipswich, Suffolk in 2016 and this year is still
shown as taxed, payment exempt, by the DVLA. Like the previous car it has the taller radiator, fitted
from 1928, though this car is a 2-3-seater model. The wings may be incorrect, the photos making them
appear a little too wide but this may be due to angle, otherwise the car looks very original.

PS can now confirm the wings are incorrect, in shape and size.
Title: Re: 1929 AC for auction
Post by: administrator on June 08, 2026, 09:50:59
Thanks - in that case the car number is also recorded incorrectly.  The auction site lists it as 14544 (not 14844), confirmed by the close up photo of the maker's plate.
Title: Re: 1929 AC for auction
Post by: Old Crock on June 08, 2026, 15:25:40
Yes, the car's production and registration numbers both recorded wrongly on the register.

Note:
(1) colour, as described years back
(2) the Zenith carb (as on the register, and non-original)
(3) the two spare wheels (unusual, and a special order from factory, as recorded on the register)
(4) the engine number is visible in the photos and is the same as register.

It is the same car.
Title: Re: 1929 AC for auction
Post by: Jam2 on June 17, 2026, 07:24:07
The car didn't sell at the auction.