Continental coachwork

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Ascort

Continental Coachwork Pty Ltd was an Australian manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The Sydney-based company began producing automobiles in 1958 under the direction of Mirek Craney. The brand name was Ascort . Production ended in 1960. A total of 19 vehicles were built.

vehicles

The only model was based on the chassis of the VW Beetle . A light, four-seater coupé body made of fiberglass-reinforced plastic was mounted on top. The four - cylinder boxer engine was tuned to 41 kW with Okrasa parts by Gerhard Oettinger (1920–1997) from Friedrichsdorf near Frankfurt am Main . The top speed was specified as 144 km / h.

literature

  • George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 1: A-F . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 80 (English).
  • Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 73 (English).

Web links

Commons : Continental Coachwork  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 1: A-F . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 80 (English).
  2. ↑ Tony Davis: Aussie Cars. A Pedr Davis Production . Marque Publishing Company, Hurstville 1987, ISBN 0-947079-01-7 , pp. 73 (English).