Ascort TSV 1300

crsedge · 2013-07-29T10:36:21+00:00

After three years of discussions [read 'pestering' 😉 ] with the previous owner and visits to his house, I am now the proud owner of one of the 13 remaining Ascorts from the 19 made. They are built on a VW Pan with styling taken from the Karmann Ghia and other cars from the period, powered by a 40hp VW Okrasa engine (which also came with the purchase 😎). I remember back to my teenage years seeing a photo of one of these that Dad had in his extensive photo collection and thinking 'What an amazing car'! Though this a different car from the one in the photo, Dad actually knew the previous owner of this car from 30-odd years ago (and he has owned the car since 1975, with it being 'restored' for over 22 years whilst the full rego was being paid)! She has some work to do but as above comes complete with the Okrasa, though it needs a rebuild! I have had many cars over the journey, including pre-73 Porsches, but I believe this to be the nicest looking car I have owned. See the link for the history of the cars, fascinating reading! http://ascort-tsv-1300.com/ If will be a long term proposition, so don't expect rapid updates on the Forum, but wanted to share the car with you all 😎😎 Parts are to be sourced from the many marques that were utilsed in the orginal build of these cars as the website informs the reader, and I am looking forward to the challenge! Cheers Craig

crsedge Wolfsburg Wizard

687 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 4 Sep 2013, 8:37 am

#968663

Looks great, looking forward to seeing the detailed finish 😎

May '55 Oval

empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Sep 2013, 3:13 pm

#968696

Now on the hunt for an Ascort Sonic!!!! OMG!

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Ascort Casual Dubber

29 posts · joined Apr 2011 · 5 Sep 2013, 6:17 am

#968779

On the subject of Sonics, I received this scan a week or two back and it shows the Ascorts being built in the factory.

Sonics can also be seen being built in the foreground, and there is a complete sonic on a trailer on the rear right.

It would be fantastic to find a sonic, but I have no idea how many were produced. By this photo there seems to have been at least 4 (I am sure that there is a sonic nose just visible on the right.).

I did hear that there was supposed to have been one in country central NSW area in the 1980s, and was owned by the owner of the red Ascort that was featured in Great Australian Sportscars publication of that era. I have not been able to find out what happened to the sonic to date.

I was given a copy of a home movie by the Craney family, which shows lots of interesting stuff including the Ascort factory producing silos etc, some car footage, and the sonic being put through its paces at Rose Bay in 1961. It was quite a performer.

Owner of 2 Ascort TSV 1300 cars.
www.ascort-tsv-1300.com

crsedge Wolfsburg Wizard

687 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 5 Sep 2013, 8:27 am

#968786

Would be a cool addition- attending a VW Show with an Ascort towing a Sonic! 😎

May '55 Oval

empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 Sep 2013, 4:17 pm

#968835

Yeah in the lake at the Jamboree 2014....

Now my new mission to find one

dont hold ya breath peeps!!

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jiminy_cricket Casual Dubber

28 posts · joined Apr 2013 · 3 Jan 2014, 8:06 pm

#979485

The Ascort looks like a real interesting fixer-upper. Shame it couldn't hold its place post production - they have a great shape. What engine configuration powered them?

Michael Derwin
63 Karmann Ghia

crsedge Wolfsburg Wizard

687 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 4 Jan 2014, 6:42 am

#979511

Hi Michael,

They were powered by a VW 1300 Okrasa engine.

Regards

Craig

May '55 Oval

crsedge Wolfsburg Wizard

687 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 11 Mar 2014, 7:02 pm

#985692

Hi All,

Now for sale : http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=105387&page=1#pid985689

Cheers

Craig

May '55 Oval

crsedge Wolfsburg Wizard

687 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 16 Mar 2014, 5:48 am

#986058

Sold- staying in Melbourne! 👍

May '55 Oval

empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 5 May 2014, 5:18 pm

#990152

LUFTMEISTER wrote:Anyone know where this one ended up?

Yeah its at APVWC in Bayswater

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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 May 2014, 2:55 pm

#990213

Great pics inside the Ascort Factory at Tempe Sydney never seen those pics before

I have a pic of the sign still on the outside of the building

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

Ascort Casual Dubber

29 posts · joined Apr 2011 · 1 Jun 2014, 9:15 pm

#992181

vw54 wrote:Great pics inside the Ascort Factory at Tempe Sydney never seen those pics before

I have a pic of the sign still on the outside of the building

I think that I have a copy of this. Brick wall with fading white sign saying "Ascort Corporation" (from memory).

Would it be possible to get a copy for the Ascort records as the copy that I have is quite low resolution.

A box of old photo negatives relating to Ascorts being constructed and tested and also Ascort boats recently surfaced. There were multi hundreds of photos and they are providing lots of information.

A book is now a consideration if time permits. Obviously it would not sell too many copies, but it would be good to record the history in a format where it can be shared and preserved a little more securely than the web site.

Owner of 2 Ascort TSV 1300 cars.
www.ascort-tsv-1300.com

empi Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,131 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 2 Jun 2014, 12:18 pm

#992248

Ooooh!! pics pics pics!!!!

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