1962 Ashley 1172 Coupe
Registration No. CYM 935
Photo courtesy of George Mannister's family
I have recently received these 2 photo's from George Mannister's grandson Danny, he emailed me as follows:
Hi Ivor,
I found your website whilst googling, I am trying to find an Ashley that my grandfather built back in 1962.
He lived in East Ham and the cars registration number was CYM 935
If it helps his name was George Mannister and he lived in Fords Park road in Canning Town.
I've attached the only pictures I have of the car.
Thanks in advance,
Danny
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Photo courtesy of George Mannister's family
I replied to him asking a few additional questions as the more you know the better the chances are of finding the car, to which he replied:
Hi Ivor
Thanks for your reply.
From what my mum and her brothers can remember it was based
on a Ford 8, I'm guessing as he was an engineer things like the wiper linkage etc where just what he had laying around.
I don't know what the badge was on the bonnet, I'll have to ask a few questions on that one as my uncles may remember.
I do know he never paid for the bodyshell, apart from the deposit, as when he got it home it had a flaw in the fibreglass and Ashley never chased him for full payment.
Yeah, the VW's keep me more than busy, we do restore the odd non VW every now and then, usually American stuff, although Ashley number
CYM 935 would find a home here.
Thanks again,
Danny
Hi Ivor
Thanks for your reply.
From what my mum and her brothers can remember it was based
on a Ford 8, I'm guessing as he was an engineer things like the wiper linkage etc where just what he had laying around.
I don't know what the badge was on the bonnet, I'll have to ask a few questions on that one as my uncles may remember.
I do know he never paid for the bodyshell, apart from the deposit, as when he got it home it had a flaw in the fibreglass and Ashley never chased him for full payment.
Yeah, the VW's keep me more than busy, we do restore the odd non VW every now and then, usually American stuff, although Ashley number
CYM 935 would find a home here.
Thanks again,
Danny
DVLA Search.
I have not found any Current DVLA Registration Information so must assume it is no longer registered.
The registration number was issued by the London County Council sometime between 1926 - 1965, so it could have been the registration of the original 1936 Ford 8 or issued new at the time of registration in 1962.
I guess Ashley CYM 935 might be in someone's backyard or old garage, but is more likely to have been scrapped, but if anyone remembers it send me an email and let me know so I can add it here for Danny and all to see.
The registration number was issued by the London County Council sometime between 1926 - 1965, so it could have been the registration of the original 1936 Ford 8 or issued new at the time of registration in 1962.
I guess Ashley CYM 935 might be in someone's backyard or old garage, but is more likely to have been scrapped, but if anyone remembers it send me an email and let me know so I can add it here for Danny and all to see.
Please email me at: [email protected]
or
use the contact page on this site to contact me
By the way the reference to the VW restorations refers to Danny's own UK business.
see www.dubz-by-dan.co.uk
or
use the contact page on this site to contact me
By the way the reference to the VW restorations refers to Danny's own UK business.
see www.dubz-by-dan.co.uk