​1982 Ashley 1172

Registration No. RAX 15Y

Photo Courtesy of Jim Oven owner in 1983

   
This Ashley 1172 with a few body additions and modifications was first registered
in
September 1982     
and first appears on the FSCC Ashley Registry
in
July 1983
However the Bodyshell originally was manufactured
in 1959 as it has the wind-up windows in the doors,
these were discontinued soon after.

So was it an old bodyshell that had been stored
23 years or an old Ashley special that had been rebuilt, modified and re-registered with the DVLA.
Unless Jim Oven contacts me after seeing this webpage I guess we will never know.

However his images appear to show an owner that is well pleased with his Ashley.
The details held by FSCC show the following specifications; 

Ashley 1172 GT 
Body - Black
Engine - Sunbeam Alpine 1750cc Holbay fitted
          with Twin 40 Webers Carburettors
Chassis - Ford
Front & Rear Suspension - Sunbeam Alpine 
Wheels- Slotted Mags 
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Also in
July 1983
this same Ashley was photographed by John Maitland at the Kit Car Weekend Display Day 

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I wonder what 'Ashley 1172' was in the grass behind
​RAX 15Y

​The DVLA vehicle details for ASHLY - RAX 15Y 
 

Date of First Registration    01.09.1982
Year of Manufacture         1982
Cylinder Capacity (cc)        1725cc
CO2 Emissions                Not Available
Fuel Type                     PETROL
Export Marker                No
Vehicle Status                Not Taxed
Vehicle Colour                BLACK
Vehicle Type Approval        Not Available
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  Below a Sunbeam Alpine with 1750cc Holbay engine
       fitted with Twin 40 Webers Carburettors
           similar to that fitted in the Ashley.

Two years later in  April 1985  it again
appears in public at this Kit car show
​

Photo courtesy of Frank Maine & FSCC

And once again it's parked in the long grass

Photo's courtesy of  Frank Maine & FSCC

​That's all the information I have on this car
so if you have owned it or have anymore
information about this
Ashley 1172 car
Registration No.
RAX 15Y
​
(originally registered by Monmouth C.C. in Sept 1982)

please email me 0n

[email protected]

or

​use the contact page on this site to contact me, 
​so that I can update this page.