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AC Greyhound
Manufacturer:	AC Cars<tr><th>Production:<td>1959–1963</tr><tr><th>Class:<td>Coupe</tr><tr><th>Engine:<td>2.0/2.2/2.5 litre I6</tr><tr><th>Transmission:<td>4-speed manual</tr><tr><th>Wheelbase:<td>100.0 in (2540 mm)</tr><tr><th>Length:<td>180 in (4572 mm)</tr><tr><th>Width:<td>65.5 in (1664 mm)</tr><tr><th>Height:<td>52.5 in (1334 mm)</tr><tr><th>Curb weight:<td>2185 lb (991 kg)</tr>

The AC Greyhound (1959-1963) was a 2+2 version of the Ace and Aceca automobiles made by AC Cars of Thames Ditton, Surrey, England. The Greyhound, of which 82 examples were built, had a two-door, four-seater aluminum body, and inherited most of the technical components of the Ace and Aceca:

• ladder-frame chassis
• independent coil spring suspension front and rear
• 4-speed manual gearbox, pinion steering; overdrive optional
• disc brake front, drum brake rear

Various straight-six engines were fitted

• 1.991-litre AC Cars OHC (75 bhp @ 4500 rpm; 1000 kg)
• 1.971-litre Bristol 100D2 OHV, (125 bhp @ 5750 rpm; 1015 kg)
• 2.216-litre straight-six (105 bhp @ 4700 rpm; 1093 kg)
• 2.553-litre Ford Zephyr (up to 170 bhp @ 5500; 1040 kg)

Three Greyhounds were left-hand drive; the rest were right-hand drive.