AC Cars Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Autocars & Accessories
- Auto Carriers Ltd
- Hurlock family
- Edge, Selwyn F
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Thames Ditton, Surrey, Surrey, South East, England
Sectors:
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Transport equipment production
Motor vehicle production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1901 when established at West Norwood by Weller Brothers, initially making a touring car and soon after focusing on three wheel delivery vehicles as Autocars & Accessories. 1911 incorporated as Auto Carriers Ltd when moved to Thames Ditton. 1913 started again to make motor cars. 1921 Selwyn F Edge, formerly of Napier, joined and soon became governing director; 1927 had complete ownership. Known as AC Cars Ltd from 1922. 1929 acquired by Hurlock family, road hauliers, and their interest continued into 1980s. Then a small volume producer of sporty cars. Subsequently several owners and small volume producer of luxury sporty cars
Publications:
- AC Heritage. 90 years from the three wheeler to the Cobra by Taylor, Simon, & Peter Burn
- 'AC of Thames Ditton' in H G Knowles, Surrey and the Motor by Knowles, H Gordon
- AC Two Litre Saloon & Buckland Sports Cars by Archibald, Leo
- A-Z of Three-Wheelers. A definitive reference guide by Payne, Elvis
- Ferry Works, Thames Ditton. A history of industry by Lavell, Bernard A
- History of AC Cars Ltd, Croydon by Henderson, R G
- My Motoring Reminiscences by Edge, Selwyn F
- S F Edge. Maker of motoring history by Fisher, Simon
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Autocars & Accessories
- Auto Carriers Ltd
- Hurlock family
- Edge, Selwyn F
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Thames Ditton, Surrey, Surrey, South East, England
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Motor vehicle production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1901 when established at West Norwood by Weller Brothers, initially making a touring car and soon after focusing on three wheel delivery vehicles as Autocars & Accessories. 1911 incorporated as Auto Carriers Ltd when moved to Thames Ditton. 1913 started again to make motor cars. 1921 Selwyn F Edge, formerly of Napier, joined and soon became governing director; 1927 had complete ownership. Known as AC Cars Ltd from 1922. 1929 acquired by Hurlock family, road hauliers, and their interest continued into 1980s. Then a small volume producer of sporty cars. Subsequently several owners and small volume producer of luxury sporty carsPublications:
- AC Heritage. 90 years from the three wheeler to the Cobra by Taylor, Simon, & Peter Burn
- 'AC of Thames Ditton' in H G Knowles, Surrey and the Motor by Knowles, H Gordon
- AC Two Litre Saloon & Buckland Sports Cars by Archibald, Leo
- A-Z of Three-Wheelers. A definitive reference guide by Payne, Elvis
- Ferry Works, Thames Ditton. A history of industry by Lavell, Bernard A
- History of AC Cars Ltd, Croydon by Henderson, R G
- My Motoring Reminiscences by Edge, Selwyn F
- S F Edge. Maker of motoring history by Fisher, Simon