AC

In May 1947 the AC Two Litre was introduced. It had a six-cylinder 1,991 cc engine that was first offered in the AC 16, back in 1922. The aluminium-panelled body on a wood frame was fitted to a conventional steel chassis. Initially, the Two Litre was only available as a two-door saloon. The doors were unusually wide, giving easy access to rear seats without having to tilt the front seats. Nevertheless, in 1952 a four-door version joined the range. After AC had produced a small number of drop-head Two Litre cars, an arrangement with Buckland Bodyworks created another open top variant. The AC Buckland featured slightly different styling, with a single piece fold flat windscreen and a hood that folded away out of sight. Just over 70 of these cars were produced and then AC built a small number of their own, known as the Two Litre sports tourer.

• see http://www.ac2litre.com/