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The Ace Cafe was built in 1938 as a roadside cafe to cater for traffic, particularly hauliers, using the new North Circular Road. With its proximity to Britainīs then new and fast arterial road network and being open 24 hours, the Ace Cafe soon attracted motorcyclists.
Once the cafe was established, the owner's thoughts turned to the motor trade. In 1939 he opened a service station with a battery of 10 pumps on adjoining land, with a spacious washing bay, showroom and repair shop.
In world war two, the building was badly damaged during an air raid on the adjacent railway marshalling yards.
The post-war increase in road traffic and advent of the "teenage" phenomena saw the Ace booming, and with it, the arrival of the "Ton-Up-Boys". The British motorcycle industry was at its peak, and along came Rock īnī Roll. Not played on radio stations, initially the only place it could be heard wasat fairgrounds or on jukeboxes at transport cafes.
It became the place to meet, have a meal or cup of tea, arrange runs (often to other cafes or the coast)or simply to mend your bike.
'At Ace Cafe London we welcome all who share our passion, based upon the traditions of motorcycles, cars and rock n' roll.
This is your cafe, devised, designed and built by fellow petrolheads, so enjoy the ambience and make the most of the facilities and activities to ensure that its history lives on
The way of expressing oneself, the music and the machines may have changed over the last decades, but the spirit and motivation remains the same,individual and authentic
So set the wheels in motion and take a journey with us through the unique Ace Cafe London experience!'
On the 3rd Monday of each month, Ace hosts a French Classic & Performance Car meet.
Ace Cafe London
Ace Corner
North Circular Road
Stonebridge
London
NW10 7UD
I went last month and the best plan is to meet at Beaconsfield Services (marked A)
M40 J2 Beaconsfield
A355 Windsor Drive, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, HP9 2SE
From here it is a 17.9 mile drive - about half an hour (traffic is quite heavy at this time)
For those that would like to convoy down, we need to leave by 5:30. So get here with time spare to do all you need before heading off - buy a coffee, get petrol etc. We will have LOADS of time to chat and catch up at Ace
OR just pop along meet us at Ace
ACE CAFE SITE
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