1961 Ashley 1172
Registration No. OSN 143
This car came to my attention when I was notified of an auction being held at the historic motor sport venue of Castle Combe Race Circuit, Wiltshire by:
Richard Edmonds Auctions
in October 2014
it was advertised as a
1961 Ashley 1172 Sportiva Coupe
Reg. No. OSN 143
Chassis no. n/a
Engine no. n/a
Estimate: £1,500 - 1,800
This rare Ford based special is mounted on a genuine Ashley tubular E93A chassis which is confirmed in the logbook. It has a 100E engine which is fitted with an S.U. carburettor conversion and four branch exhaust manifold. The vendor advises us that the engine ran sweetly when last tested. The car will require a considerable amount of restoration work but once completed the new owner will have a very pretty and unusual car to enjoy. The car comes with old and new style logbooks as well as a quantity of spare parts and related literature.
It had a few photo's as shown below plus the one above, which shows that it's probably an Ashley 1172 Coupe and not a Sportiva.
I then noticed this next photo on the Pistonheads.com website,
looks like OSN 143 on the way to the auction as it was dated a few days before it was to be on.
I decided to follow the trail and delved into the DVLA online records and came up with this:
Current DVLA information 1/10/2014
The vehicle details for: Ashley Saloon 1172 - OSN 143 are:
Date of First Registration 01 12 1961
Year of Manufacture 1961
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1172cc
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker No
Vehicle Status Not Taxed
Vehicle Colour RED
Vehicle Type Approval Not Available
The vehicle details for: Ashley Saloon 1172 - OSN 143 are:
Date of First Registration 01 12 1961
Year of Manufacture 1961
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1172cc
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker No
Vehicle Status Not Taxed
Vehicle Colour RED
Vehicle Type Approval Not Available
It was only a day later that Charlie, a possible buyer contacted me regards the car, he was going to the race track to check it out and look at the other items at the auction also, we swapped emails with various bits of info and after his visit he sent me some photo's he had taken whilst making his inspection.
My thanks for that Charlie
Charlie was outbid on the car which eventually sold for £1600
plus the Auction commission and VAT
Two weeks later, early November, I saw this eBay auction
1961 Ashley Sportiva coupe BARN FIND good project very rare car !!
This is a very rare Ford based special, it is mounted on a genuine Ashley tubular E93A chassis which is confirmed in the logbook.
It has a tuned 100E engine fitted with an su carburetor conversion and a four branch exhaust manifold, the engine ran sweetly when last tested a couple of years ago.
Once completed the new owner will have a very pretty and unusual car to enjoy.
The car comes with the old and new style logbooks as well as some spare parts.
This time the Ashley sold for £1700 at the end of the auction
This is a very rare Ford based special, it is mounted on a genuine Ashley tubular E93A chassis which is confirmed in the logbook.
It has a tuned 100E engine fitted with an su carburetor conversion and a four branch exhaust manifold, the engine ran sweetly when last tested a couple of years ago.
Once completed the new owner will have a very pretty and unusual car to enjoy.
The car comes with the old and new style logbooks as well as some spare parts.
This time the Ashley sold for £1700 at the end of the auction
Then two days after that auction closed it is re-listed in another 5 day eBay auction,
all exactly the same text with the same photo's as shown below.
I hope this auction goes ahead successfully and I look forward to hearing from the next owner and following the restoration and seeing it back on the road again.
I will follow the auction and hopefully hear more about the Ashley 1172 soon.
If you have any previous (pre-October 2014) information about this
Ashley 1172 car
Registration No.
OSN 143
originally registered by Dumbarton C.C. sometime between
Aug 61 to May 62
please email me 0n
[email protected]
or use the contact page on this site to contact me