Unknown Ashley 1172's

Unknown

Ashley 1172's

Unknown Ashley 1172 - No.1

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Photo courtesy of the internet

This photo I found on the internet

It is I would say an early 1960's UK photo, unfortunately the Registration plate is out of the photo.

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Unknown Ashley 1172 - No.2

Photo courtesy of the internet

This photo is of
Jim Bishops
Ashley 1172
at Avon Park in 1990 or maybe 2009

I would like to know what motor is under that bonnet.

If anyone knows Jim or the car please contact me.

Unknown Ashley 1172 - No.3

Photo & text courtesy of OldClassicCars website.

In 2007/2008 News of this Ashley 1172 bodyshell came from France, with the accompanying notes:

"Hello from France ... I have a collection of English kit cars from the 50s/60's and my last acquisition is an Ashley Sportiva with Wolseley 1500cc engine and gearbox. I wish to rebuild this car, the shell looks as new and never been fitted on a chassis. The chassis seems to be near to a Bowden chassis, built for 1500cc BMC engine and gearbox (Wolseley)

Hopefully the restoration is complete by now. The car shown with removable hardtop is in fact an 1172 coupe. This example also has a Lotus badge on it.

The owner at the time was Patrice Wattine, Roubaix, in France.

Unknown Ashley 1172 - No.4

All these 4 photo's courtesy Madmart

Ashley 1172 looking very sad and in need of a good home/restorer.

These 4 photo's come from the
Retro Rides Forum in April 2012

and Madmart,
who told us that:

I have a Ashley kit car, its a rolling shell with V5c, its a tubular frame with a Herald 4 speed box, an adapter bell housing for a side valve Ford Popular engine, Herald rear suspension and Imp rack with two pop front beams cut to form a swing axle on the front.

The V5c states registered 1984 & manufactured 1962

Someone has modified both the front and rear end and the bonnet has a non-original bulge also.

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If you have any information about any of these
Ashley 1172's

in the UK or any other part of Europe

please email me on

Ashley.Sportiva@yahoo.com.au

or
use the contact page on this site to contact me