This 1959 AC Ace is no ordinary classic ... Jerry swapped the stock engine for a 215ci Oldsmobile V8 mated to a Corvette transmission. The lightweight British sports car was transformed into ...

Alone amongst sports cars, Corvette sticks to the Detroit habit ... shifts than ever on the excellent all-synchro four-speed transmission. Clutch pedal travel, normally 6.4 in, may be reduced ...

That, combined with twin four-barrel carburetors, four-speed manual transmission ... One of the Corvette’s options must have ...

Originally published in Sports Cars Illustrated in March 1959. With each annual change, Zora Arkus-Duntov, the Corvette's godfather, has emphasized performance improvements. His theory is that to ...