Registration No: 666 AVY
Chassis No: BEF2580
MOT: Exempt

• Powered by the desirable 1971cc Bristol 100D2 engine
• Current ownership since 2006
• Offered with a collection of invoices and old MOT certificates
• Subject to a carburettor overhaul and brake fettling in current ownership
• The 3rd from last Greyhound made
  
  

Introduced at the 1959 London Motor Show, the AC Greyhound was closer in price at £3,185 to an Aston Martin DB4 than a Jaguar XK150. Considerably rarer than either, just eighty-three were hand-built before production ceased in 1963. A 2+2-seater featuring a tubular steel chassis, aluminium bodywork, all-round independent coil-sprung suspension, front disc brakes and rack and pinion steering, most examples were powered by Bristol straight-six engines (in either 2 litre or 2.2 litre guises) allied to four-speed manual transmission with optional overdrive. Concerns over future engine supply and the demands of the Shelby Cobra contract gave AC little choice but to shelve the Greyhound before its true potential could be realised.

The distinctively registered '666 AVY' has been in current ownership since 2006 and is powered by the desirable 1971cc Bristol 100D2 engine. It is believed that the AC was possibly fitted with a Triumph engine by the factory as an experimental car, as can be seen by the car's ID plate however factory records show BEF2580 left the factory with the correct Bristol 100D2 engine. Significantly, the AC is car number 80 and therefore that would make it the 3rd to last of just 83 built Greyhounds built.

Currently displaying 51,500 miles, ownership of '666 AVY' began with Col. B. Cameron of York, North Yorkshire. 'VY' is a registration area code for Leeds, West Yorkshire, which is likely where it was initially distributed to. '666 AVY' was previously in ownership relating to Myers and Burnell Limited of Doncaster, so it has spent some time in the region. It is documented in factory records that the car was once Blue, a colour change to Red occurred in 1999.

Over the years the Greyhound has benefitted from improvements such as an engine overhaul, attention to the braking system, a replacement manifold in 2007 and a carburettor overhaul in 2007 was carried out by Gower and Lee Carburettor Specialists of Watford. The brakes have also seen some attention. Amongst the documents with '666 AVY' are a collection of invoices and old MOTs dating back to 1993 plus a copy of the factory records and V5c document.

For more information, please contact:
James McWilliam
james.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk
07943 584760