1960 Ashley 1172
Registration No. LEP 203
Photo Courtesy of Berriew Past & Present, Terrill Hawkins &
Express and Times Gazette 1960.
Editor: Colouring using AI app.
I first saw this Ashley 1172 GT Hardtop in
January 2025
when I was directed to it by another guy
that had helped his mate construct a
similar one in 1965.
He had seen it in a FaceBook Group
'Berriew Past & Present'
as part of another unrelated Article.
This is the article as was posted, so I contacted the Admin. of the FB group and asked if he could send me the story relating to the Ashley Car photo, which I'm pleased to say he did a couple of days later.
Below is the story of RAF Flight Lieutenant William Chatterton Brown and his Ashley 1172 GT.
Below is the story of RAF Flight Lieutenant William Chatterton Brown and his Ashley 1172 GT.
HE BUILT HIS OWN CAR
Whenever Flight Lieutenant William C. Brown parked his sleek, homemade sports car on this travels around the country a crowd of motoring enthusiasts converged on him, firing questions about the vehicle.
So to put an end to the countless explanations he typed up the technical information about the Red two seater Ashley 1172 GT and stuck it on the windscreen.
Flight Lieutenant William Brown, of Pendref, Caersws, Wales said, I thinks it has done the trick!
You'd be amazed at the number of people who questioned me about the car, now they can read all they want to know.
The car, which has a speed of about 85 mph, took Flight Lieutenant Brown about 500 hours to make.
It has a modified Ford chassis and a tuned Ford 10 engine and the body is made of fibreglass, the front axle is modified to give independent front suspension.
Whenever Flight Lieutenant William C. Brown parked his sleek, homemade sports car on this travels around the country a crowd of motoring enthusiasts converged on him, firing questions about the vehicle.
So to put an end to the countless explanations he typed up the technical information about the Red two seater Ashley 1172 GT and stuck it on the windscreen.
Flight Lieutenant William Brown, of Pendref, Caersws, Wales said, I thinks it has done the trick!
You'd be amazed at the number of people who questioned me about the car, now they can read all they want to know.
The car, which has a speed of about 85 mph, took Flight Lieutenant Brown about 500 hours to make.
It has a modified Ford chassis and a tuned Ford 10 engine and the body is made of fibreglass, the front axle is modified to give independent front suspension.
Flight Lieutenant Brown said,
"I built it just to satisfy a whim"
Flight Lieutenant Brown said,
"I built it just to satisfy a whim"
Flight Lieutenant William Chatterton Brown
RAF Flight Lieutenant William Chatterton Brown of Pendref, Caersws, Wales. He was in the RAF during WWll and was listed in the London Gazette as noted below:
THE LONDON GAZETTE, 30 JULY, 1940
The undermentioned are granted commissions for the duration of hostilities as Pilot Officers on probation:-
5th July 1940.- William Chatterton BROWN (81760).
THE LONDON GAZETTE, 29 AUGUST, 1941
The undermentioned Pilot Officers on probation are confirmed in their appointments and promoted to the war substantive rank of Flying Officer:-
5th July 1941.- William Chatterton BROWN (81760).
THE LONDON GAZETTE, 19 FEBRUARY, 1943
The undermentioned Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenant. (tempy.).:-
1st Jan. 1943.- William Chatterton BROWN (81760). (Seny. 1st Sept. 1942.)
I have not been able to locate any further information about this Ashley 1172 GT or Flight Lieutenant William Chatterton Brown of Pendref, Caersws, Wales,
(although I believe he may have passed on in 2015).
So if anyone else can help me out
I would be pleased if hear
from you so I can complete this story.
So if you have owned it or have any
information about this
Ashley 1172 GT
Registration No.
LEP 203
(originally registered at Montgomery C.C.
between Feb. to Sept. 1960)
please email me 0n
[email protected]
or
use the contact page on this site to contact me,
so that I can update this page.
