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The weller brothers of west norwood, london, planned to produce an advanced 20 hp car. Weller did so, called it the auto-carrier, and a new company was founded and named autocars and accessories; production started in 1904. The vehicle caught on quickly and was a financial success. In 1907, a passenger version appeared, called the a. It had a seat in place of the cargo box. Sociable was described in a review of the 1912 motor cycle and cycle car show as one of the most popular cycle cars on the road, both for pleasure and business, and a. Displayed eight vehicles on their stand, six for pleasure and 2 for business. The single rear wheel contained a two-speed hub, and the single cylinder engine was mounted just in front of it, with rear chain drive. The company became auto carriers ltd. In 1911 and moved to ferry works, thames ditton, surrey—at this time they also began using the famed "ac" roundel logo. Only a few were built before production was interrupted by the first world war. During the great war, the ferry works factory produced shells and fuses for the war effort, although at least one vehicle was designed and built for the war office. At the end of the first world war, ac cars started making motor vehicles again, designing and building many successful cars at ferry works, as well as expanding into an old balloon factory on thames ditton high street. After the war, john weller started on the design of a new overhead-cam 6-cylinder engine. The first versions of this design were running by 1919. The weller engine would be produced until 1963; it is possibly the second-longest-lived production motor in history after the volkswagen boxer. In 1921, selwyn edge (who had been with napier & son) bought shares in the company and was appointed governing director. He did not get along with weller or portwine, who resigned less than a year later. In 1922, the name changed again to ac cars ltd. In customary fashion edge sought publicity for the company through motoring competition. In 1921 sammy davis joined a. As a driver, competing in the junior car club 200-mile race, for cars up to 1,500 c. Joyce won the brighton speed trials driving an a. In may 1924, at montlhéry, near paris, t. C., fitted with special streamlined bodywork, covering a distance of 1,949. 3 miles. In 1927, victor bruce, with his wife mildred (the hon mrs victor bruce), assisted by j. Joyce, set a 10-day endurance record at montlhéry, driving an ac six. Selwyn edge bought the company outright for £135,000 in 1927 and re-registered it as ac (acedes) ltd but sales, which had been falling, continued to decline. The company was caught by the crash of 1929 and went into voluntary liquidation. Production ceased for a time, and the company was sold to the hurlock family who ran a successful haulage business. They wanted the high street factory only as a warehouse (ferry works was not acquired), but allowed the service side of ac to continue. A single car was made for william hurlock in 1930. He liked it and agreed to restart very limited production, mainly using components left over from previous models. Air Conditioning
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