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Old 10-26-2022, 11:23 AM
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I’m really enjoying this build thread, can’t wait to see it finished!

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Originally Posted by Harpoon PV2 View Post
A funny thing over on the AC Owners sight...They were arguing over the correct pronunciation of Aceca. Most thought it sounded like it was spelled, (I sure did,) some thought it was A Ce Ca. But one member remembered this, "A sign above the AC Stand at the 1954 London Motor Show declared the correct articulation to be ‘A Seeker!"... Cheers, Dennis
I was at a car show with Dad, and a chap came over to us.
“I’ve always wondered how you pronounce the name of your AC...could you tell me please?”

To which Dad replied, totally straight-faced: “Grey-hound”.

I felt a bit sorry for the guy, who was completely flustered...
“...Oh...I thought it was an... is it ‘Ace-car‘...‘A-Cee-Car’...sorry...”
So I replied, “we’ve always said ‘Ah-Seeker’, (With the A as in ‘at’, not ‘Are’) if that’s any help”, but he still went away a bit embarrassed about not knowing his Arse-eekah from his Greyhound!
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