1962 Ashley 1172
Registration No. 213 YPF
Photo from internet
Early model Ashley 1172
Doors complete with wind-up windows as supplied on early 1959 models.
The 1172 bonnet has a modified engine bulge to maybe accommodate a larger engine than the 1172cc Ford E93A or maybe to increase engine cooling.
This photo also appears in the "A to Z of Sports Cars 1945-1990"
by Mike Lawrence.
Is this Green Ashley 1172 the same car ???
Photo from internet
Whilst looking at some photo's taken at the Cotswolds Historic Specials show I noticed this Green Ashley 1172.
The Registration number although partly hidden by the overhanging bonnet looks like it could be 213 YPF
Sure the bonnet has been modified back to more like the original design, but looking at this other photo (below) from the other side it can be seen that it has the same wind up windows in the doors, a not very common feature.
The Registration number although partly hidden by the overhanging bonnet looks like it could be 213 YPF
Sure the bonnet has been modified back to more like the original design, but looking at this other photo (below) from the other side it can be seen that it has the same wind up windows in the doors, a not very common feature.
Photo from internet
Well it's now August 2014 that's 18 months since I last updated this page and I have been able, with the help of my website viewers, to identify all 3 of these Ashley's and
they now all feature on this site.
The primer coated Ashley 1172 is - CLICK HERE
The Yellow Ashley Sportiva is - CLICK HERE
And the Green Ashley 1172 is of course on this page.
It all started when I followed up on a email to me that
indicated an Ashley restoration by
Autotune (Riston) Ltd
which looks very much like the Green Ashley 1172,
So a message to them, via their website, asking if it's the same car results in another email to me in March 2013 from Adam, which stated:
indicated an Ashley restoration by
Autotune (Riston) Ltd
which looks very much like the Green Ashley 1172,
So a message to them, via their website, asking if it's the same car results in another email to me in March 2013 from Adam, which stated:
"Yes, it is the same car or should I say was until it was rebuilt, it now has a Rover V8 under the bonnet.
The car is still registered 213 YPF, it does not belong to me the owner is I'm sure called Spencer."
The car is still registered 213 YPF, it does not belong to me the owner is I'm sure called Spencer."
Photo's courtesy of Autotune (Riston) Ltd
It was in June 2013 that I received an unexpected email:
Dear Ivor,
I trust you are well. With regards to your enquiry (shown on your excellent website) as to whether the photo of the green Ashley taken at the Cotswold Specials Show (oragnised by the FSCC - Fairthorpe Sports Car Club - every year) is the same car as in the black and white photo (registration 213 YPF), I am happy to inform you that yes it is!
I have owned the car for over a decade, and it was a basket-case/barn find when I discovered it on a farm in Surrey. It now rides on a space-frame chassis with a Rover V8, and is fitted with a Ford live rear axle, LSD, front wishbones/rear trailing arms, and adjustable coil-over shocks.
I mainly use it on the road but it has also been enjoyed at a few track days. It is currently off the road for some maintenance but will be back in action later this Summer.
I hope this helps your research, and when I am able I will send you a few pictures.
All the best,
Spencer
I trust you are well. With regards to your enquiry (shown on your excellent website) as to whether the photo of the green Ashley taken at the Cotswold Specials Show (oragnised by the FSCC - Fairthorpe Sports Car Club - every year) is the same car as in the black and white photo (registration 213 YPF), I am happy to inform you that yes it is!
I have owned the car for over a decade, and it was a basket-case/barn find when I discovered it on a farm in Surrey. It now rides on a space-frame chassis with a Rover V8, and is fitted with a Ford live rear axle, LSD, front wishbones/rear trailing arms, and adjustable coil-over shocks.
I mainly use it on the road but it has also been enjoyed at a few track days. It is currently off the road for some maintenance but will be back in action later this Summer.
I hope this helps your research, and when I am able I will send you a few pictures.
All the best,
Spencer
That was a year ago now and both myself and Spencer seem to have been involved with other things and forgotten all about updating this webpage, hopefully we can get it going again soon.
Well it's now August 2014 and I decided to emailed Spencer and find out if he still owned his Ashley and if he was attending the
Historic Specials Display Day at Burford on the following weekend,
unfortunately I got no reply.
It was much later that I found out that he had attended
when I located this
photo on another website.
Historic Specials Display Day at Burford on the following weekend,
unfortunately I got no reply.
It was much later that I found out that he had attended
when I located this
photo on another website.
2014 Photo courtesy of oxonrobinhoods.webs.com
Then in 2015 whilst updating the FSCC Ashley registry to an e-data bank I found a couple of previous contacts about this Ashley dating back to
May 1998
This was when first registered with the FSCC by Spencer,
he noted that the chassis/front & rear suspension, wheels and the engine/gearbox had all been updated since he had discovered it
on a farm in Surrey as a basket-case barn find.
Spencer also provided the following 3 photo's to the FSCC
and they look as if they were from one of the
1990's Historic Specials Display Day at Burford.
Looks like the Ashley may have been a combination of two
Ashley bodyshell's,
a Green gel rear and a White gel front.
It wasn't until May 2016 that Spencer re-contacted me with news that he was thinking of selling the Ashley.
He also provided some more details of the car:
Ashley bodyshell's,
a Green gel rear and a White gel front.
It wasn't until May 2016 that Spencer re-contacted me with news that he was thinking of selling the Ashley.
He also provided some more details of the car:
"My original Ford Popular chassis was beyond repair so I bought the space frame from Autotune, who build replica Elvas and Maclaren Can-Ams! Mine was the Elva version and can take anything from a 1600 Ford up to a Rover V8.
I kept the original chassis number as it was part of the history, so was viewed as a replacement chassis.
The Ashley also has a 5 speed manual gearbox, panhard rod and LSD"
I kept the original chassis number as it was part of the history, so was viewed as a replacement chassis.
The Ashley also has a 5 speed manual gearbox, panhard rod and LSD"
It was not until January 2017 that I heard again and this
time with the full details of the car plus new photo's:
time with the full details of the car plus new photo's:
1962 Ashley GT
with square-tubed space frame chassis
has a
3.5litre Rover V8 - 240bhp (dyno sheet to prove)
with 4-barrel Holley carb
Up-rated cam, reworked heads, etc.
Smiths gauges
K&N air filter,
5 speed manual gearbox
4.11 English axle with LSD.
Adjustable GAZ shocks all round with Eibach springs
Roll cage, fibreglass bucket seats and 4-point Willans harnesses
Side-exit exhausts with oval silencers fitted discreetly inside each sill
Full aluminium panelling throughout with braided fuel and brake lines
14in steel wheels with Disk brakes front and rear
Excellent paint bodywork.
The original 1962 Ford 10 based Ashley 1172 had the
Body removed and re-fitted with a new full steel space frame, independent suspension and a 3.5litre Rover V8 engine
by
Autotune (Rishton) Ltd
Riverside Industrial Estate
Winner of the 2016 FSCC Historic Specials Display Day
Best Modified Special
on the day.
with square-tubed space frame chassis
has a
3.5litre Rover V8 - 240bhp (dyno sheet to prove)
with 4-barrel Holley carb
Up-rated cam, reworked heads, etc.
Smiths gauges
K&N air filter,
5 speed manual gearbox
4.11 English axle with LSD.
Adjustable GAZ shocks all round with Eibach springs
Roll cage, fibreglass bucket seats and 4-point Willans harnesses
Side-exit exhausts with oval silencers fitted discreetly inside each sill
Full aluminium panelling throughout with braided fuel and brake lines
14in steel wheels with Disk brakes front and rear
Excellent paint bodywork.
The original 1962 Ford 10 based Ashley 1172 had the
Body removed and re-fitted with a new full steel space frame, independent suspension and a 3.5litre Rover V8 engine
by
Autotune (Rishton) Ltd
Riverside Industrial Estate
Winner of the 2016 FSCC Historic Specials Display Day
Best Modified Special
on the day.
.
Also if you have any older information about this
Ashley 1172 car
213 YPF
(originally registered at Surrey C.C.)
then please email me at
Ashley.Sportiva@yahoo.com.au
or
use the contact page on this site to contact me
As I would like to have more information about the car
and make contact with any owners.
Ashley 1172 car
213 YPF
(originally registered at Surrey C.C.)
then please email me at
Ashley.Sportiva@yahoo.com.au
or
use the contact page on this site to contact me
As I would like to have more information about the car
and make contact with any owners.
