same: £78 for the shell and £25 for the hard top. The early hardtops had gull wing doors but it is believed that none have survived. When Pellandine left, he took the rights to build the short-wheelbase version, while Ashley just manufactured the long version. Ashley Sports Racer Introduced shortly after the 750 for £90, it was made to accommodate wheelbases from to As the name suggests the shell was primarily designed for track rather than everyday road use and could be mated to an Elva chassis. A number of contemporary racing cars used it. Ashley 1172 Launched in August 1958, it was initially a roadster with a detachable hard top, to fit the Ford 8 and 10hp chassis of wheelbase with the Ford Sidevalve engine. It had a displacement of 1172 cc from which the model took its name. The Regent chassis was advertised as an alternative underpinning for the shell. Early in 1959 a fixed head coupe was offered whilst from January 1960 the 1172 was also available to fit the Prefect ladder frame. The roadster shells retailed for £105 and the coupes for £160. The rights to the 1172 body were acquired by Yitzhak Shubinsky of the Israeli Autocars Co. and modified, becoming both the Autocar Sabra and in a manufacturing agreement with Reliant, the Reliant Sabre. Ashley Sportiva Debuting in November 1960, it was initially an 1172 with revised front styling. It was made available as a bodyshell or with an Ashley chassis. It could be had as a drophead or a fixed head coupe with two or four seats. Later Sportiva's had a revised rear with boot lid and a longer wheelbase of eight feet to accommodate the new Mark 6 chassis. The fixed head coupe bodyshell retailed for £182. Ashley Sportiva Morgan +4 Coupe Debuting at the 1962 Geneva Motor Show this Morgan +4 fitted with an Ashley Sportiva body-shell never went into production. See also List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom References British Specialist Cars Volume 1: A Collection of 60 Unique Sports Cars - Jasper Wilkins (1977) 1960 Sportscar Specials - Bob Rolofson (1960) External links The Ashley Story including Bodies, Hardtops, Adverts and much, much more. Morgan +4 Ashley Sportiva Coupe Story See all the: Ashley Bodyshell Models (and other great stories) Fairthorpe Sports Car Club: incorporating the Ashley Register Ashley Laminates Ltd: incorp, Ashley Vehicle Registry and Historical