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Ascari Cars Ltd. was a British automobile manufacturer based in Banbury, England, and founded by Klaas Zwart.[2] Zwart was the former chairman and majority owner of oil and gas company Petroline, which designed and manufactured its own downhole technology. Petroline was purchased by Weatherford in 1999.[3]

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Ascari Cars Ltd.

Type	Private
Industry	Automotive
Founded	2 December 1994
Defunct	2010
Fate	Bankruptcy[1]
Headquarters	Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Key people	Geoff Finlay ceo
Products	Automobiles
Owner	Klaas Zwart
Website	ascari.net

The company was named after Alberto Ascari (1918–1955), the first double winner of the World Championship of Drivers.[4]

The company filed for bankruptcy in 2010. Ascari’s official site was also shut down, and it hasn’t been updated since 2009.

History

Ascari Cars was established in Dorset in 1994. Its first limited-edition car, the Ascari Ecosse, was launched in 1998.

In 2000 Ascari Cars built a new facility in Banbury in northern Oxfordshire. Ascari Car's second car, the Ascari KZ1, was developed at Banbury, which also housed Team Ascari's racing assets. The premises are now occupied by Haas F1 Team.[5]

Due to declining sales of the Ascari KZ1 and a large amount of money to produce cars, Ascari suffered heavy financial losses before making the difficult decision to file for bankruptcy in 2010.[6]

Road cars

Year	Model	Details
1995	Ascari FGT	Initial concept car created for racing
1998	Ascari Ecosse	Production version of the FGT
2003	Ascari KZ1	Production version of A410 Race car
2005	Ascari KZ1-R	Road-going version of the KZ1-R GT3 race car
2006	Ascari A10	Upgraded version of the KZ1

Race cars

Year	Model	Details
1995	Ascari FGT	Racing version of the FGT concept, run in the British GT Championship
2000	Ascari A410	Le Mans Prototype
2002	Ascari KZR-1	Upgraded version of the A410
2005	Ascari KZ1-R GT3	Racing version of the KZ1, running in the FIA GT3 class

See also

• List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom

References

На других языках

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[de] Ascari Cars

Ascari Cars Ltd. ist ein ehemaliger britischer Hersteller für Sport- und Rennwagen. Das Unternehmen wurde nach Alberto Ascari benannt, dem ersten zweimaligen Automobilweltmeister. Der Hauptsitz befindet sich im englischen Banbury. Das Unternehmen betreibt eine Rennstrecke in Spanien.

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- [en] Ascari Cars

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[it] Ascari Cars

La Ascari Cars è stata una casa automobilistica britannica specializzata in vetture sportive. Aveva sede a Banbury, Oxfordshire. Il nome dell’azienda richiamava quello di Alberto Ascari (1918 - 1955), pilota italiano, che fu primo al mondo ad essere due volte campione di Formula 1 e ottenne tale risultato utilizzando l'acronimo della sua denominazione ufficiale di Anglo Scottish Car Industries[1]. L’azienda ha concluso la sua attività nel 2010.

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[ru] Ascari

Ascari Cars Ltd. (кратко: Ascari — рус. «Аска́ри») — британский производитель спортивных автомобилей, располагавшийся в Банбери, Соединённое Королевство. Компания была основана голландским миллионером Цвартом Клаасом[1] и названа в честь Альберто Аскари (1918—1955), двукратного чемпионом мира Формулы-1. Он стал первым гонщиком, который завоевывал титул чемпиона дважды.

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