Ac · 1952–1957
AC Petite
The AC Petite is a three-wheeled British microcar with a rear-mounted 350 cc (21 cu in) Villiers single cylinder, two-stroke engine. The car has a single bench seat seating two adults, and was said to be capable of 60 mpg‑imp (4.7 L/100 km; 50 mpg‑US) to 70 mpg‑imp (4.0 L/100 km; 58 mpg‑US) and 40 mph (64 km/h). There were two versions of the car. Between 1952 and 1955 the car was fitted with a Villiers 27B engine and two different sizes of wheel; the rears were 18-inch (460 mm) spoked wheels whilst the front was only 8 inches (200 mm). In 1955 a Mark II version was launched, incorporating minor changes to the exterior trim, a slightly more powerful Villiers 28B engine and 12-inch (300 mm) wheels front and rear. Approximately 4,000 AC Petites were built until 1957.
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Specifications
- name
- AC Petite
- Manufacturer
- AC Cars Ltd
- Production
- 1952–1957
- Assembly
- Thames Ditton, Surrey, England
- Class
- Microcar
- Body style
- 2-door, 3-wheeled saloon (notchback)
- Layout
- RR layout
- Engine
- 350 cc, two-stroke, single
- Top speed
- 64 km/h
Specification summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Measured facts from Wikidata (CC0). Check the linked sources for citations.
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4650956CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_PetiteCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1329485395 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AC_Petite_Mk_II.jpgCC BY-SA 3.0 · Photo: Mighty Antar · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.