A.C. 10 HP
Car : A.C. 10 HP
Year : 1913
Engine : 4 cylinders in line
Bore and stroke :59?100 mm
Cylinder capacity : 1094 cc
Gears : 3 forward
Brake horse power : 10
Maximum speed : 45 mph
Wheelbase : 8 ft 5? ins (2.57 m)
Suspension : front: transverse leaf- springs; back: elliptic leaf- springs
The 10 HP model of 1913 used a French engine, the Fivet, which had a very food weight/power ratio. After the war this was discarded in favor of the English Anzani engine, and the price of the car rose to ?560. The first models incorporated a cone clutch, which proved very unsuitable for such a light vehicle. This problem was solved, however, when Weller became one of the first men, if not the first , to use a disc clutch in a motor car, although it should be noted that the A.C. Company never claimed that it was the first to do this. The speed of the 10 HP model was about 45 mph.
