AC ACE and AC Greyhound for sale in Germany

[malcolmnoble]

What appears to be a very smart showroom in Hamburg recently listed 3 AC cars on its website
   
   http://www.thiesen-kg.de/en/angebot_einzelansicht.html
   
   You may need to click on "new arrivals" in order to see listings
   
   The Bristol engined AC appears to have been sold leaving a very original AC engined 1959 ACE plus a 2.2 l Bristol Engined Greyhound.
   
   The asking price for the Greyhound is, I am told Euro 160,000.--

[malcolmnoble]

adendum...the ACE that shows as now SOLD was also AC engined

[nikbj68]

€160,000 for the Greyhound?!  is it 24k gold plated?! I don't think it's the original engine and some horrible modern interior features...Crazy money!

[dkp_cobra]

When I looked for an Aceca 2010 this Greyhound was offered to me by Movendi for 77T€. I wasn't convinced by the quality of the restoration.

[malcolmnoble]

Was it fitted with a Triumph engine then ? At least it's nice to see a return to the correct period Bristol 110 engine.

[dkp_cobra]

quote:Originally posted by malcolmnoble
   
Was it fitted with a Triumph engine then ? At least it's nice to see a return to the correct period Bristol 110 engine.
   

   
   No, it had the Bristol engine.

[nikbj68]

IIRC Alistair Hacking swapped the Triumph for Bristol before the 'Hound went to Germany, when the car was less that a quarter of it's current asking price!

[alexG]

Thiesen are a high end quality dealer who have sold several Aces, the last being AE1137 that was originally sold to Bermuda. We have good contact with them and exchange info

[R Warlop]

Champagne! Finally someone who sees more value in a Greyhound than a 6 window VW camper van! Perhaps Mr Thiessen is not the only one.

[malcolmnoble]

By way of Post Script understand the AC Greyhound did find a buyer (non UK ) at Euro 130.000

[johngoose]

Thank you Malolm - a new high!
   I've asked Thiesen to put the new owner in touch with us
   John