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A 1921 AC 11.9hp. AC is Britain's oldest independent car marque. John Weller and his friend John Portwine are the names behind AC cars. Weller was an engineer and inventor and set up in partnership with three of his brothers as motor engineers, repairers and manufacturers of both cars and motor cycles. Weller Bros were appointed as repair agents for De Dion et Bouton vehicles and commenced manufacturing vehicles to their own design. On the 8th March 1901, they started producing cars. By 1909, the name had become Autocarriers Ltd.