1982 Ashley 1172
Registration No. CFA 759Y
The story of this Ashley has a few twist's and turns so hang on.
The car has been owned by two guys that I know of and I assume supplied all the photo's,
Martin Wedgewood that lived in
Cheddleton, Leek, Staffordshire.
(BTW do you see the Ashley in the garage above).
And after that Mike Bolshaw owned it.
Martin supplied the following:
Ashley 1172 Roadster - CFA 759Y
Body - Red gel coat - c/w an extra bonnet bulge
Dashboard - in place c/w instrumentation
Chassis - Ford Boxed ladder c/w 13" x 185 wheels
Engine - Ford 105E - c/w Webber Carburettor
Gearbox - Ford 2000E
Suspension - Coil springs front & rear.
Ashley 1172 Roadster - CFA 759Y
Body - Red gel coat - c/w an extra bonnet bulge
Dashboard - in place c/w instrumentation
Chassis - Ford Boxed ladder c/w 13" x 185 wheels
Engine - Ford 105E - c/w Webber Carburettor
Gearbox - Ford 2000E
Suspension - Coil springs front & rear.
I'm not sure who decided to convert the coupe to a Roadster but the following pictures show it underway.
The Coupe hardtop was always just a bolt on so
not too hard a job to do.
The Coupe hardtop was always just a bolt on so
not too hard a job to do.
And this picture shows the completed project.
Following a mix up with the listing of this car as CFA 759Y
an 1172GT Hardtop Coupe
and another car CFA 759 (without the Y), an 1172 Roadster.
I later found a reference to the Roadster being displayed
at the 1995 FSCC Burford Specials Display Day.
A quick post on the FSCC Facebook Group in June 2021 soon
uncovered a photo
taken by Derek Bentley, shown below
an 1172GT Hardtop Coupe
and another car CFA 759 (without the Y), an 1172 Roadster.
I later found a reference to the Roadster being displayed
at the 1995 FSCC Burford Specials Display Day.
A quick post on the FSCC Facebook Group in June 2021 soon
uncovered a photo
taken by Derek Bentley, shown below
Problem solved. Thanks Derek.
At the same time I had a reply post from Richard Disbrow saying:
It was the second Ashley I ever saw in the '80s. I owned it for a short while in 2016, it had a hard top.
It drove quite well, 105E engine, the best little engine I ever heard, I sold it to a guy in Cheshire who talked of splitting this and his Ashley to do a body swap!
At the same time I had a reply post from Richard Disbrow saying:
It was the second Ashley I ever saw in the '80s. I owned it for a short while in 2016, it had a hard top.
It drove quite well, 105E engine, the best little engine I ever heard, I sold it to a guy in Cheshire who talked of splitting this and his Ashley to do a body swap!
So if you have any newer or older information about this
Ashley 1172 Coupe/Roadster
Registration No.
CFA 759Y
(originally registered by Burton-on-Trent C.B.C in between August 1982 & July 1983)
please email me 0n
Ashley.Sportiva@yahoo.com.au
or
use the contact page on this site to contact me,
so that I can update this page.
