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Copies now obtained. Thank you for your help.

I'm looking for the following back issues of Action magazine.
June 2022 and December 2022.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm happy to pay for the items and postage.

2.6 Ace press photograph on ebay advertising the launch of the Cobra.

May be of interest to someone in the club

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145155510221?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160811114145%26meid%3D61a005075f8147f9b0a86e205b82f3af%26pid%3D100667%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D145155510221%26itm%3D145155510221%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2351460&_trksid=p2351460.c100667.m2042

2.6 Ace press photograph on ebay advertising the launch of the Cobra.

May be of interest to someone in the club

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145155510221?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160811114145%26meid%3D61a005075f8147f9b0a86e205b82f3af%26pid%3D100667%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D145155510221%26itm%3D145155510221%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2351460&_trksid=p2351460.c100667.m2042

Good day rr64

I have contacted Dave Actons business and had a positive response straight away via Bonni. Let's see how this develops but they definitely appear to be up to it, thank you .
To aid my endeavour it would be great to have some quality shots of the cooling set up on an original early 289 car including expansion tank, radiator and hoses. Do you have a suggestion where I might be able to acquire these.
The Car has a 1963 aluminium Gearbox which appears to be a race box, would this have been a standard part for a road going car. I understand that aluminium boxes were introduced at some time in development but were these "race " boxes ?
Originally 6005 was fitted with an Armstrong selectaride damper control system, the control being mounted on the transmission cover . I suspect that this was unreliable. Do you think this was purely an option offered by AC cars for European/British cars.  I am not focused on originality, but it would be good to get information on this as well.

Ref Armstrong Selectaride shock absorbers. To the best of my knowledge, Armstrong himself purchased one of the last Aces (RS5020) in 1962 and had AC fit Selectaride shock absorbers. At the same time AC fitted a similar system to CS2030 which was used as their development car and demonstrator until late 1963. I don't have any knowledge of them being officially offered as an option but as your car was also a factory demonstrator it's possible that if selectarides were satisfactory on CS2030 they may also have been fitted to your car at the factory.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144796952394?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11021.m43.l3160&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=8f66b12518b4463aa3c4d78ac8c68c9e&bu=43110578341&ut=RU&exe=0&ext=0&osub=-1%7E1&crd=20221106030834&segname=11021

60 years today since AC Ace Cobra CS2030 was first registered. Thanks again to everyone who has helped me with the project. Russ

A picture in Rinsey Mills Book - AC 6 Cylinder Sports Cars shows an Ace with a hardtop on the stand at The Earls Court Motorshow in 1961. Attached, some pictures of BE1199 with a similar looking hardtop.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275370327650?hash=item401d59be62:g:McsAAOSwpotivyS2

Advertised very close to me in North Yorkshire. Contact me if you would like me to make enquiries or view it on your behalf.

No affiliation!

https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/1936-ac-1670-drophead-coupe-8WDpJg

I may be able to help. PM sent

CS2030 which was possibly the same colour. This picture was taken in 1965 but, as previous posts have suggested, who knows if it hadn't already had a respray by then.

Many thanks Roger. Email sent.

Not exactly an Ace topic but a very close connection and one which members may be able to help with.
Would any one know the whereabouts of any period pictures of the Aston Martin DB4 bought new from Brooklands, Bond Street, London by Ken Rudd in February 1962. I have found pictures of an earlier DB4 he bought in 1958 but not the later purchase which coincides with Ace 2.6 production.
The car is DB4/844/R, Dubonnet Red, registration 3500 MW
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Try Gerry Hawkridge- Hawk Cars. He should be able to supply you. Hope this helps.
Russ