1959 Ashley 1172
(in Norway)
UK Registration No. YSJ 223
Norwegian Registration No. V 805
This Ashley found it's way from the UK to Norway and then onto RetroMagazine.com For Sale, in I believe a 2010 edition.
The advert along with the photo's stated:
This must be regarded as a rare opportunity in the market.
According to information from Ashley Club in England, there is now only 4 known cars remaining.
The car has sports body of fiberglass and is based on the chassis from the Ford Ten.
Very rare.
Only 2 owners in Norway.
The previous owner imported it from England.
The coating is not the best when it has something lacking. Beyond this is the car ok
Used condition.
Sold to the highest bidder over 69,000 Krone, (approx £7250 UK)
This must be regarded as a rare opportunity in the market.
According to information from Ashley Club in England, there is now only 4 known cars remaining.
The car has sports body of fiberglass and is based on the chassis from the Ford Ten.
Very rare.
Only 2 owners in Norway.
The previous owner imported it from England.
The coating is not the best when it has something lacking. Beyond this is the car ok
Used condition.
Sold to the highest bidder over 69,000 Krone, (approx £7250 UK)
I could not make contact with Paul, the seller, the lines of communication to Inderøy in Norway must have been snowed under or maybe he had moved on.
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It was about a year later that I found this photo on the internet in B & W but it's the same photo as one in the slideshow above.
The photo appeared on Autopuzzles.com in November 2007 !!!
It just took me a few years to come across it.
January 2013
At some stage after 2010 this Ashley 1172, registration V805 was sold and restored plus being treated to a nice Red paint job.
I discovered these photo's in January 2013, same car different colour this time around looks like it is still in Norway from the scenery backdrop in the photo.
I asked a friend of mine that lives in Norway if he could checkout any leads and it was sometime later that I had a message via my site's contact page:
Hello.
I'm the owner of the Ashley 1172 with reg.no. V-805.
Still working with the car, but hope I can use it this summer.
Have some trouble with the motor, will not run smoothly. It is very strange problem with cyl.1 and 2. Only when I'm holding the spark plug wire above the plug it will run smooth. As soon the cup on the wire are connected to the spark plug it start misfiring. Do you have some suggestion what the problem is?
Best regards
Kurt
I'm the owner of the Ashley 1172 with reg.no. V-805.
Still working with the car, but hope I can use it this summer.
Have some trouble with the motor, will not run smoothly. It is very strange problem with cyl.1 and 2. Only when I'm holding the spark plug wire above the plug it will run smooth. As soon the cup on the wire are connected to the spark plug it start misfiring. Do you have some suggestion what the problem is?
Best regards
Kurt
I got back to Kurt and made a couple of suggestions re the engine problem and received another email:
Hi Ivor.
Thanks for answer, hope you find some interesting history about the car.
UK registration no. YSJ 223.
I will send you picture later.
Some more info about the car. This is taken from the registration certificate in Norway.
Ashley, model 1172 Roadster.
Registered first time: 1959-01-01
Registered first time in Norway: 2001-07-09
Registered by owner: 2011-08-09
Chassis number: E04A601560
Best regards
Kurt
Thanks for answer, hope you find some interesting history about the car.
UK registration no. YSJ 223.
I will send you picture later.
Some more info about the car. This is taken from the registration certificate in Norway.
Ashley, model 1172 Roadster.
Registered first time: 1959-01-01
Registered first time in Norway: 2001-07-09
Registered by owner: 2011-08-09
Chassis number: E04A601560
Best regards
Kurt
This was a picture that I had later from Kurt's facebook page.
Current DVLA information 1/5/2014
The vehicle details for: Ashley - YSJ 223 are:
Date of Liability 01 04 2001
Date of First Registration 07 04 1999
Year of Manufacturer 1959
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 1172cc
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type PETROL
Export Marker Y
Vehicle Status Unlicenced
Vehicle Colour GREEN
Vehicle Type Approval Not Available
I'm hoping that this summer Kurt will send me more recent photo's of his car in the wonderful countryside of Norway.
March 2016
It was three year later that I had another contact via this website
with further news about this car before it left England,
and it's 1990's rebuild and restoration by Shaun Greenan.
At that time it was registered as
269 AWW
to read this part of the Ashley's history
with further news about this car before it left England,
and it's 1990's rebuild and restoration by Shaun Greenan.
At that time it was registered as
269 AWW
to read this part of the Ashley's history
May 2018
After getting the story of 269 AWW written and posted
I contacted Kurt to check that he still had the Ashley,
which I'm glad to say he has.
Kurt has mounted the original windscreen and last winter he overhauled
the engine, it is running ok, but he planning to get new carburettors.
Below is a video that he sent of the engine running after the work was completed.
After getting the story of 269 AWW written and posted
I contacted Kurt to check that he still had the Ashley,
which I'm glad to say he has.
Kurt has mounted the original windscreen and last winter he overhauled
the engine, it is running ok, but he planning to get new carburettors.
Below is a video that he sent of the engine running after the work was completed.
Also he sent some recent photo's of the Ashley
Photo's and Video Courtesy of Kurt
I'm hoping to keep this page updated with more photo's as
they come to me,
they come to me,
But if you have any other information about this
1959 Ashley 1172 car
UK Registration No.
YSJ 223
(Norwegian registration V 805)
in
Norway or any other part of Europe including the UK
please email me 0n
[email protected]
or
use the contact page on this site to contact me