I have discovered an Acedes believed to be 1924 lying in a barn in Gloucestershire. Having spoken to the owner, he would be willing to sell it to me if I made a suitable offer. It has not been run for about 5 years when it was parked up with gearbox "trouble." Regret that this is a bit vague. The visual condition is complete and original, in that it has never been through a restoration process. A point of interest is that it is fitted with triple SUs.
In the past I have owned and extensively worked on a Lanchester, Morgan 3-Wheeler, Fairthorpe, MGB club racer, Dolomite Sprint and several ordinary cars. I am now looking for a retirement project. The only problem is that although being a long term enthusiast, finances are fairly limited. Experience has taught me to tread carefully and so I am concerned about the gearbox trouble. As I understand it, the gearbox is integral with the back axle which complicates the issue. I am quite capable of dismantling, reassembly making gaskets and so on but obtaining parts could be a worry.
I would be most grateful to receive any views on my potential project, in particular the gearbox issue.
Since I won't be able to drive it before a rebuild - how do these cars behave on the road? I wouldn't want to spend 100s of hours and £s to find that it had inherently awful manners!
The registration number is GC 8609. Is the car on the Club Register?
Very many thanks
In the past I have owned and extensively worked on a Lanchester, Morgan 3-Wheeler, Fairthorpe, MGB club racer, Dolomite Sprint and several ordinary cars. I am now looking for a retirement project. The only problem is that although being a long term enthusiast, finances are fairly limited. Experience has taught me to tread carefully and so I am concerned about the gearbox trouble. As I understand it, the gearbox is integral with the back axle which complicates the issue. I am quite capable of dismantling, reassembly making gaskets and so on but obtaining parts could be a worry.
I would be most grateful to receive any views on my potential project, in particular the gearbox issue.
Since I won't be able to drive it before a rebuild - how do these cars behave on the road? I wouldn't want to spend 100s of hours and £s to find that it had inherently awful manners!
The registration number is GC 8609. Is the car on the Club Register?
Very many thanks