Ashley 750 (Austin 7)
Registration No. WSJ 582
Photo courtesy of FSCC Photo Gallery
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This Ashley 750 is displayed in the Club Car Photo Gallery on the Fairthorpe Sports Car Club website, it is designated as being formerly owned by Torsten Beierl, (a club member maybe).
From the sign on the wing of the car it is driven by David Croucher, (could this be the guy filling the petrol tank, or another maybe).
Current DVLA information 01/01/2014
The vehicle details for Ashley 750. WSJ 582 are:
Date of Liability 01/01/2006
Date of First Registration 23/06/1999
Year of Manufacture 1954
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 747cc
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Yes
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour GREEN
Vehicle Type Approval Not Available
The vehicle details for Ashley 750. WSJ 582 are:
Date of Liability 01/01/2006
Date of First Registration 23/06/1999
Year of Manufacture 1954
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 747cc
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Yes
Vehicle Status Unlicensed
Vehicle Colour GREEN
Vehicle Type Approval Not Available
As can be seen from the DVLA information above the car has not been licensed in UK since 2006, maybe it was sold into Europe (hence the reference to Torsten Beierl being the former owner).
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In April 2014 I received a number of emails from David, he had been viewing this website and decided to contact me as he is a keen Austin 7 enthusiast and Ashley 750 owner:
Ivor,
I happen to know a bit about this car, as my father knew it’s builder David Croucher, via the Vectis Historic Vehicle Society, based on the Isle of Wight.
I saw the car twice, initially as a Bodyshell, and later (in 1998 or 99) as the finished car. The Bodyshell was interesting, in that it had GRP rear wheel arches, and the doors were hinged from the front. I have no idea if either of these were original, or later additions.
David fitted the body to a Reliant Kitten chassis, and lengthened it between the doors and rear wheel arches to fit.
I believe David did a lot of travelling around with it, he may even have taken it over to the USA for a road trip, but I cannot be sure, he has obviously sold the car on.
Regards
David
I happen to know a bit about this car, as my father knew it’s builder David Croucher, via the Vectis Historic Vehicle Society, based on the Isle of Wight.
I saw the car twice, initially as a Bodyshell, and later (in 1998 or 99) as the finished car. The Bodyshell was interesting, in that it had GRP rear wheel arches, and the doors were hinged from the front. I have no idea if either of these were original, or later additions.
David fitted the body to a Reliant Kitten chassis, and lengthened it between the doors and rear wheel arches to fit.
I believe David did a lot of travelling around with it, he may even have taken it over to the USA for a road trip, but I cannot be sure, he has obviously sold the car on.
Regards
David
I have attached the photo's above and will endeavour to locate and contact the owner from David's information and hopefully find out more about the Ashley.
If you are interested in all of David's other photo's and his own
Ashley 750
then
CLICK HERE
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Armed with the information David gave me regards the Ashley's builder, David Croucher, being a member of the Vectis Historic Vehicle Society based on the Isle of Wight, I sent them an email asking for their help, they in turn emailed Vectis Television which is the Isle of Wight TV as they had a sponsors sticker on David's car.
This was a very good move on their part as it was received by Alan Philpott an old friend of David Croucher, he replied and his message sent on to me.
Alan's message confirms the USA road tour mentioned in the above email I received from David and also the building of the car.
Alan has updated and re-written the story and given permission for
me to publish it here on the website.
To read it click on the text below
Ashley 750 - 2001 USA Grand Tour
Alan has some photo's of the trip to USA and will hunt them out
and scan them for me when he finds them.
However he has a large storage area and has not found them yet.
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Armed with the information David gave me regards the Ashley's builder, David Croucher, being a member of the Vectis Historic Vehicle Society based on the Isle of Wight, I sent them an email asking for their help, they in turn emailed Vectis Television which is the Isle of Wight TV as they had a sponsors sticker on David's car.
This was a very good move on their part as it was received by Alan Philpott an old friend of David Croucher, he replied and his message sent on to me.
Alan's message confirms the USA road tour mentioned in the above email I received from David and also the building of the car.
Alan has updated and re-written the story and given permission for
me to publish it here on the website.
To read it click on the text below
Ashley 750 - 2001 USA Grand Tour
Alan has some photo's of the trip to USA and will hunt them out
and scan them for me when he finds them.
However he has a large storage area and has not found them yet.
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It's been a while now so guess Alan has had trouble finding them.
January 2019
and I have been doing some more digging and have found the Chassis
of the car listed on the Austin Seven Club's Association
Chassis Register listing, where it shows that it was
Sold in December 2004 on ebay.
There is also note on the DVLA data indicating that it has now been exported.
Making another Ashley lost to the EU.
January 2019
and I have been doing some more digging and have found the Chassis
of the car listed on the Austin Seven Club's Association
Chassis Register listing, where it shows that it was
Sold in December 2004 on ebay.
There is also note on the DVLA data indicating that it has now been exported.
Making another Ashley lost to the EU.
If you own or have owned this car or have anymore
information about this car
in UK or EU.
please contact me
Ashley 750
Registration No.
WSJ 582
(originally registered at Bute C.C. in 1954)
please email me on
Ashley.Sportiva@yahoo.com.au
or
use the contact page on this site to contact me
As I would like to have more information about the car and if possible make contact with the owner.
