AC ACE CHASSIS PLATE
Below you can see the chassis plate that came out of our AC 2 litre.They are made of bras and etched with a black enamel paint insert for the typography.
We are creating a Hawk AC ACE but it would be good to make it look authentic. I was trained in graphic design and copying typography is something that is easy for me to do if not time consuming.
I have created a faithful reproduction artwork of the original chassis plate that came out of our AC 2 litre as this is the same as the plate that was used for the UMB numbered engines in the early AC Aces. The plan is to get the artwork etched in brass. I'll get a few done and sell them on to other AC ACE builders to help cover the costs of this part of the project. As I appear to be the only person to build a replica using an AC UMB engine I am not sure if there will be much call for the plates! The Bristol and Rudspeed engined AC ACE had different chassis plates.
We are creating a Hawk AC ACE but it would be good to make it look authentic. I was trained in graphic design and copying typography is something that is easy for me to do if not time consuming.
I have created a faithful reproduction artwork of the original chassis plate that came out of our AC 2 litre as this is the same as the plate that was used for the UMB numbered engines in the early AC Aces. The plan is to get the artwork etched in brass. I'll get a few done and sell them on to other AC ACE builders to help cover the costs of this part of the project. As I appear to be the only person to build a replica using an AC UMB engine I am not sure if there will be much call for the plates! The Bristol and Rudspeed engined AC ACE had different chassis plates.
The Chassis Plate from our AC 2 Litre
This is the plate out of our AC 2 litre. The engine number did not match the engine we have but the chassis number is correct. You can see it is a brass plate with recessed etched lettering field with a back enamel.
The AC ACE Chassis Plate Artwork
Below, you can see the artwork created to use as the master artwork for etching the new plate. - This is lo-resolution pictured here and useable as artwork for reproduction.
The new artwork overplayed on the original chassis plate
Here you can see how accurate the typography is for the replica chassis plate. It is an exact facsimile.
The new AC ACE CHASSIS Plate
Below you can see the finished item - just need nature to do its thing to start the ageing process. When fabricating them I asked for non-polished brass to get a more authentic look from the outset. Time now needs to do its thing.