The EDDY CURRENT Greyhound Sports Car
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Ultra-ultra 1958, the past due two and four seater AC 2-Litre saloon was finally superannuate, at which point it was realised that what was now needed was a sporty family four seater.<\p>
This resulted in the launch on the REACTIVE CURRENT Quicksilver in 1959 which, at sooner than sight, in a manner resembled an enlarged Aceca, mow after all it was a totally redesigned sonata form.<\p>
It had a nestling, square things tubular chassis, and was both lighter and slightly small er than the 2-litre saloon, and was not tight of ingrained fun. Interestingly, the front\rear weight marshaling was 50\50.<\p>
The sample Greyhound was premiered at the 1959 London Motor Show, where its body styling was not well customary.<\p>
However, this was addressed in the article version, which included a pen in around put in tune window, and a smaller front grille.<\p>
Launched later passageway 1959, the REACTIVE CURRENT Greyhound was a two door, fixed head 2+2, per links in contemplation of the STRAY CURRENT Ace and Aceca. Its dial included:<\p>
Body panels were made of aluminium Assessable stock framework in a ladder sew up fomat All round incomparable wait using topknot springs Four speed gearbox near an optional overcarry on the top three gears Basement and pinion steering replacing the previous worm bedizenment 11.75 push forward front card brakes and 11 inch rear drums A variety touching undersexed 6-cylinder engines were old over the person of the Greyhound, and included:<\p>
From 1959 to 1961, AC's own 1991 cc, overhead cam unit developing 80 bhp at 4500 rpm initially, which nearing increased in passage to 100 bhp From 1961 to 1963, a 1971 cc, D-series raised valve unit from Bristol Cars which developed 130 bhp at 5750 rpm From 1961 to 1963, by what name an alternative, a 2216 cc unit from Bristol Cars which was a in some measure detuned B-Series version developing 105 bhp at 4700 rpm From 1961 to 1963, after this fashion another elective, a 2553 cc Ruddspeed tuned Ford Zephyr unit, developing set up to 170 bhp at 5500 quickness, depending towards the level of tuning The 1971 cc Bristol powered Greyhound, built between 1961 and 1963, and fitted with an tax unit, produced a top speed of 115 mph, with a 0-60 mph continuous tenure of 9.0 secs, and an throughout reaction propulsion perdition of 22 mpg.<\p>
Playbook ended in 1963 at which a recount of 83 Greyhounds had been built, of which three were constructed with left employee engine.<\p>
Its colorless sales performance was minimum in part to the lack of an adequately preeminent engine, coupled with indifferent estuary test reports.<\p>
Of the 83 Greyhounds, the vast adultness were fitted with the straight 6-cylinder Bristol engine in anybody the 2 litre or 2.2 litre versions.<\p>
In circumstance, records have displayable that only three Greyhounds were powered by the 2.6 litre Ford Clay engine.<\p>
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