Ascort

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{{Infobox automobile

| image = Ascort.jpg

| caption = Ascort-TSV-1300 G.T.

| name = Ascort-TSV-1300 G.T.

| manufacturer = Continental Coachwork Pty. Ltd.[http://www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/car_info_ascort_tsv1300.htm Ascort TSV 1300 at www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au] Retrieved on 13 October 2012

| aka =

| production = 1958 to 1960

| assembly = Australia

| predecessor = Nil

| successor = Nil

| class =

| body_style = 2-door coupé

| layout = RR layout

| platform =

| engine = 1.3L Flat-4

| transmission = 4-speed manual

| wheelbase =

| length = 14’ 1” Comparing the Cars, Australian Motor Manual, January 1961, page 64

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| weight = 1467 lb

| related =

| designer = Mirek Craney

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The Ascort was an automobile manufactured by Continental Coachwork of Sydney, Australia[http://wwwbollyblog.blogspot.com.au/2009/04/ascort-brochure.html Sales brochure for Ascort-TSV-1300 G.T] Retrieved from wwwbollyblog.blogspot.com.au on 13 October 2012 from 1958 to 1960.Tony Davis, Aussie Cars, 1967, page 73

Designated as the Ascort-TSV-1300 G.T., it utilized a mildly modified Volkswagen chassis fitted with a four-seat coupé body which was based on that of the Volkswagen Karmann Ghia coupé, although significantly different in appearance. The body, which was constructed of fibreglass, had a prestressed double shell with a bonded-in light steel tubular frame, and was mounted on an 11-inch rubber seal. The 1.3-litre Volkswagen flat-4 engine was modified using Okrasa and Porsche components to produce 54 bhp at 4300 rpm. The vehicle's total weight was 1467 lb, 33% less than that of a standard Volkswagen Beetle sedan. The Ascort had a top speed of 96 mph and could accelerate from zero to 50 mph in 12.0 seconds.

19 cars were built before production was terminated.[http://www.ltv-vwc.org.uk/wheelspin/ws_June_2001/Wierd_Ascort.htm Weird & Wonderful VWs - The Ascort] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019063422/http://www.ltv-vwc.org.uk/wheelspin/ws_June_2001/Wierd_Ascort.htm |date=2007-10-19 }} Retrieved from www.ltv-vwc.org.uk on 13 October 2012 Although there were plans to offer the car with a 70 hp, 1500 cc engine, which would have given the car a top speed of well over 100 mph, this variant was never produced.

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