The Legend of Ace Cafe

							When wondering about rock n' roll, fast cars and stunning motorcycles in London,
your mind should immediately go to a classic place located in Ace corner, just in the
middle of the legendary North Circular Rode in London. This place is the epicenter of
petrolheads, motorcyclist and rockers from only England but it has also become a
reference point for these speed lover subcultures all over the world.
Actually, Ace Café's history has always been surrounded by seditious customers. It
was first opened in 1938, when the original idea was a little bit different of the place
that is right now. One of the determinant factors that influenced was that the ace café
was opened 24 hours a day, making it really attractive for motorcyclist on the road.
Being so popular with the motorcyclist was the perfect hook for other subcultures of
the time that shared same musical taste and passion for motors and speed, we are
talking about rockers and petrolheads.
Having that variety of speed fans around made the North Circular Rode a very
popular place with its own legend itself. Street racing became really popular;
everything was decided by a coin and powerful machines. Soon, everyone started to
fix their machine outside the café, then going inside, drink a coffee, eat some fry ups,
listen some rock on the jukebox and going back to race.
This rockabilly paradise was about to disappear a couple of times. The first one was
on 1494 when it was rebuilt after been caught by a World War Second air attack It was
a wise decision because precisely the post-war environment was the perfect scenario
for the success of the now legendary café. It was closed again on 1969, which was the
year of the end of the original café. It was transformed into a fitting shop and tires
store. After being refurbished, Ace Café reopened as the nirvana of bikers and rockers
back in 2001. Delighting they public with the same spirit and perhaps the incredibly
amazing association between motors, music and Ace Café.
Being the Mecca on London outsiders caught the attention of sensationalist press that
soon began to criticized and instigate collective hysteria back in the 50`s, nevertheless,
Ace café is still the home of hundreds of ton up boys, rockers, bikers and petrolheads
not only in London but tin the rest of the world. Actually, the meaning of The Ace has
transcended the simple meaning of a hang out place; in many cases it has almost a
dogmatic equivalence for many of the customers, considered a big family.
The Ace has been the inspiration of many generations, that incited by the past relit and
its legendary fame. Some movies were filmed on The Ace and it has been used as a
referral point on books as well. Their fame is completely justified, even if the music,
times, motorcycles and cars changes, the spirit of these Ace's loyal customers keeps
the same, making Ace Café the place that embodies a lifestyle.
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