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ACE Sporting Solo
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Constr. year |
1923 |
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Price |
not for sale |
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Engine |
4 cylinder |
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Engine position |
middle/rear |
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Cubic capacity (ccm) |
1229 |
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Nominal power (PS) |
45 |
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Top Speed (km/h) |
unknown |
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Car body |
sheet steel |
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Qty Produced |
unknown |
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Availability |
very bad |
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Availability of spares |
very bad |
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Copyright |
Yesterdays |
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 William Henderson created the fabulous Ace after he left the Excelsior Company in 1919. With growing discontent he had witnessed that the Excelsior engineers added more weight to the four between 1917, the year of the Henderson takeover, and 1919, without really working on better engine design or tuning. So he left and with financial backing of bicycle maker Max Sladkin he designed a faster, lighter and more graceful machine than the Henderson had grown into. The Ace was an instant success, so much even that the company went almost bankrupt from a shortage of cash to finance the enormous growth in production.
Brought out, the Sporting Solo which featured 1 ½ ‘ diameter valves, cams which afforded ¼ inch of valve lift , high compression alloy pistons and lightened connecting rods. William Henderson was tragically killed in December 1922 when he collided with a car when road testing one of his machines. Arthur Lemon, his former trainee who had grown into a very competent designer, left his post at the Excelsior works to become chief engineer and designer with the ACE Company. Sales were very strong in 1923, the more because the Ace’s selling price had gone down by some 15% that year. Later on it became clear that there had been some serious miscalculations: throughout 1923 most machines had been sold at a severe loss, a blow from which the company never really recovered.
At the end of the year a specially prepared Ace, giving 45 HP @5400 RPM managed to set the world speed record at 129 mph. Although the machines were still selling well and the riders were fond of the Ace, the financial basis had become so weak that production was stopped in 1924. In 1926 the Michigan Motors Corporation made a batch of Aces and by 1927 the Ace design was taken over by the Indian Corporation. This restored 1923 model is in excellent condition and runs very smoothly. Aces rarely come up for sale. The Beijing Company Hua De Feng Ying offers this vehicle for sale. Complete details can be found on their webpage www.elomnibus.com . The sales procedure is handled discreetly and qualified buyers may request a price by contacting enquiry@elomnibus.com. The vehicle is located in Europe and can be viewed by appointment only. » ask us  |
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