Bridge Classic Cars workshop manager, John has been working on our 1957 AC Ace.
He has been investigating why it was listing to one side (the near side was sitting lower than the rest of the car). As he was investigating, no apparent cause could be identified so John had to dig a bit deeper into the car to find out what was going on.
The springs were removed so they could be refurbished as this was identified as a potential solution. However, as John was removing the springs, he found one of the studs that hold the spring onto the chassis had sheared off.
While it is good news that this has been identified as a potential cause, it does now pose quite a big challenge as access to this part of the car to replace the bolts is significantly limited. In fact, it may be the case that the body of the car will have to be removed to rectify the problem which, of course, is a much bigger job than was first expected.
John will continue to explore options to see if there is another way to get this beautiful classic back on the road but, at the moment, it looks like it might need quite a bit of attention.
