Ascort sweet thing is sold

glider69 Fahrvergnugen

954 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 10 Jul 2007, 10:28 pm

#601363

Ascort number 19 of 19 biult located in sydney you will need $10,000 no pics as have to clear area to take decent pics call me u2u me

Rob 0416020372

[ Edited on 17-7-2007 by glider69 ]

warb gimme some butter im on a roll.....

1,983 posts · joined May 2003 · 10 Jul 2007, 10:32 pm

#601366

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascort

glider69 Fahrvergnugen

954 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 10 Jul 2007, 10:36 pm

#601368

hey Ryan you are quick well done chappy

warb gimme some butter im on a roll.....

1,983 posts · joined May 2003 · 10 Jul 2007, 10:41 pm

#601370

cheers mate,..

sounds like a sweet arse rat in the making...

glider69 Fahrvergnugen

954 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 10 Jul 2007, 10:46 pm

#601371

thought i found a 356 had a smile ear 2ear oh well!!!!

pod i`ve got to finish this thing one day

4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 10 Jul 2007, 11:08 pm

#601373

The Ascort - 1959

A Victorian Czech immigrant with an early Karmann Ghia decided he could make an Australian built sports car from the Beetle chassis. Using his Ghia as the basis of his design he built a light steel tubular frame and around it built a body of fibreglass, epoxy resin and foam rubber for insulation. The 2-door car featured 4 seats, a roll bar and reinforced dash. He also added a stronger, stiffer anti-roll bar to the front to provide better stability. Standard brakes were left to pull up the Okrasa powered car.

The rear armrests housed the fuel tanks leaving the front vacant for increased luggage space - something the Ghia lacked in abundance. The two tanks gave a combined volume of over 40 litres. The spare was also mounted forward of the torsion bars in a horizontal position.

Only 19 Ascorts were made and few remain today.

copied from an article on flat four web site , i think submitted by hot rod matt

[ Edited on 11-7-07 by pod ]

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kombikim disfunctionally capable

1,521 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 11 Jul 2007, 12:48 am

#601388

that be a bit weird in that he & his company were Sydney based & I dont think he ever owned a Karmann Ghia, the Ascort was never designed to be a sports car, rather it was a luxury touring GT, it was very quiet, & exceptional safety was also an important feature, & most importantly the two fuel tanks were 36 litres EACH which meant you could drive a very long way

few remain today isnt all that accurate either, I dont know the exact number, but a high percentage still exist

[ Edited on 10-7-2007 by kombikim ]

[ Edited on 10-7-2007 by kombikim ]

Please, I need drivers side window regulator (winder mechanism) for my '54

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 Jul 2007, 6:53 am

#601391

whats the colour of this one ???

21 were built

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

glider69 Fahrvergnugen

954 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 11 Jul 2007, 8:35 am

#601402

navy blue and from what i can see its in great shape it doesnt have the okrassa engine it is a 40 horse

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 Jul 2007, 9:10 am

#601407

did it come from Sydney ???

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

glider69 Fahrvergnugen

954 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 11 Jul 2007, 8:59 pm

#601502

yes it did come from sydney and it is in sydney in bass hill buried under many good vw parts am waiting for hm to clear the area so i can post pics maybe tomorrow keep u posted

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 11 Jul 2007, 10:05 pm

#601518

I love these things

Had a chance to buy this one
Wasnt in this condition though

Just posting so people get an idea of how beautiful these things can be

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Futue te ipsum!!!

kombikim disfunctionally capable

1,521 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 11 Jul 2007, 10:14 pm

#601521

wow, that one is coming on well, they looked best in metallic colours

Please, I need drivers side window regulator (winder mechanism) for my '54

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Jul 2007, 8:18 am

#601550

glider69 wrote:yes it did come from sydney and it is in sydney in bass hill buried under many good vw parts am waiting for hm to clear the area so i can post pics maybe tomorrow keep u posted

Hi

Was that Udo with all the VW parts and an Ascort?

Steve

kroozzn63 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,005 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 12 Jul 2007, 9:34 am

#601561

love it

show us your gates

glider69 Fahrvergnugen

954 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 12 Jul 2007, 8:57 pm

#601664

pic 1

[ Edited on 12-7-2007 by glider69 ]

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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Jul 2007, 9:17 pm

#601672

Man.... if i was going to do a project - it would be one of these.

That looks complete.

Any idea about the interior??
Petri steering wheel etc??

Futue te ipsum!!!

glider69 Fahrvergnugen

954 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 12 Jul 2007, 9:23 pm

#601674

rubbed the window the car is full of stuff but it had a 40hp steering wheel i could see about a eight of the wheel it would take a week to move the stuff around it and in it man this guy is a horder notice the manta body on top of it?

[ Edited on 12-7-2007 by glider69 ]

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Jul 2007, 9:29 pm

#601675

D'oh

Thought it was a dog kennel 🙄

Futue te ipsum!!!

glider69 Fahrvergnugen

954 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 12 Jul 2007, 9:31 pm

#601676

Bizzare that silver one looks awsome looks like a project to get it to that stage

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 12 Jul 2007, 9:54 pm

#601681

glider69 wrote:Bizzare that silver one looks awsome looks like a project to get it to that stage

It was... that silver one was restored by a Porsche 356 specialist workshop near me in Sydney and was a BIG job. But beautiful...

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glider69 Fahrvergnugen

954 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 17 Jul 2007, 8:13 pm

#602436

sold to a very lucky person

Euro_67 Wolfsburg Wizard

690 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 18 Jul 2007, 8:21 am

#602519

Sexy looking car. Look how similar the Alpine 110 is in shape, these started in 1961.

[ Edited on 23-7-2007 by vw54 ]

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vwtyp2 Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 18 Jul 2007, 10:11 am

#602528

glider69 wrote:sold to a very lucky person

yes, and it's coming to Adelaide.

Most people seem normal, till you get to know them.

vwtyp2 Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,504 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 19 Jul 2007, 4:54 pm

#602778

just finished unloading it.

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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 19 Jul 2007, 6:04 pm

#602788

u must have driven straight over to Sydney

This is an Un Used BRAND NEW Ascort Did Eddie tell you the history ???

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

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 19 Jul 2007, 6:06 pm

#602789

I used to work with Eddie at Qantas

I 4 got to mention NEVER BEEN DRIVEN

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

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