The racing driver Cliff Davis bought a Tojero chassis, put in a Bristol engine, and had a copy of the Ferrari 166 Barcheta body made. He had a succsesful racing season with the car in 1953. then, the car was shown to the Hurlock brothers, who decided to put it into production. It had a twin tube ladder frame and independent suspension by double wishbones and tranverse leaf springs. Earlier, the car was powered by AC's 1991cc straight six engine, with 80 brake horsepower in 1954 and 102 brake horsepower in 1958. The Ace was very successful in sports car racing. It finished 7th overall, and 1st in its class at Lemans in 1959. In 1958 John Tojero built a special Ace with a space frame, de Dion rear axle and a body that was styled by Cavendish Morton. It ran twice, at Lemans where it finished second in class despite a rear suspension issue. It also ran in the Tourist Trophy where it had cooling problems.
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