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ASA 1000 GT Coupe
ASA 1000 GT Coupe
Designed and developed by Enzo Ferrari in the early 1960's, the ASA 1000GT was intended to be a relatively inexpensive small displacement down-sized Ferrari ("Ferrarina") featuring all of the major features of the contemporary grand touring 12 Cylinder 3 Liter 250 GT Ferraris. The amazing engineering of this remarkable car was credited to Ing. Giotto Bizzarini who was also responsible for the development of the GTO development program. The perfectly proportioned coachwork was built by Bertone as a 2-place 2-door fastback berlinetta with the shapely contours attributed to the superstar designer Giugiaro when he was at or near the peak of his creativity. The engine was quite literally 1/3 of the legendary 3 Liter 250 GT engine with the same single overhead cam configuration, and aluminum alloy construction of the 250 GT engines that powered most of the the road and racing Ferraris of the 1950's and early 1960's era. Many designers have compared the styling to a small scale slightly modified Berlinetta Lusso with independent front suspension and live rear axle configuration as used on the Ferraris 250 GT cars of the era including SWB's, GTE's, Lusso's and even the legendary GTO. The ASA was so advanced for its time that it also incorporate a Watt's Linkage to stabilize the rear axle, a feature that was only incorporated on the ultimate evolution of the 250 GT chassis, and found only on the final iteration of the 3 Liter 250 GT Series, the 250 GTO and its street car counterpart, the 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso. The 4 wheel Dunlop disc brakes are similar to those of the larger 250 GT's and the tube frame suspension and chassis are similarly small scale derivatives of the late model 250 GT's. The styling and interior appointments were characterized by the same parts used on the larger Ferraris and the quality of construction was also quite comparable. Enzo Ferrari was said to be so fond of the concept that the development was carried out under his personal supervision, and he used the prototype as his personal transportation for some time. Fewer than 75 examples were built with somewhat less than half of these were imported to the United States by Luigi Chinetti. Unfortunately, the $6,000 price in 1965 was approximately $1,500 more than a 427 Corvette at that time, and, despite the build quality and providence of these unique cars, the ASA's were slow to sell to U.S. buyers. This particular example, SN 01258, was one of the last of the ASA's built, registered as a 1966 car but probably built in late 1965. This ASA, SN 01258, was configured for European delivery (with Metric Instruments), and its serial number post-dates all of the ASA's imported into America by Luigi Chinetti (the last of which was SN 01234, built in 1965, sold by Chinetti July 13, 1966)
A road test in a period car magazine in which the ASA was driven by Ferrari formula 1 team driver (and ASA test driver) Lorenzo Bandini, compared the 1 Liter Ferrarina to the 1000 cc Abarth coupe and Bandini described the ASA as the best handling road car he had ever driven. The ASA engine produced slightly under 100 BHP out of 1 Liter, similar in efficiency and specific output as that produced by the legendary GTO, virtually unheard of by other street cars of that period.
The cockpit has the look and feel of a 250GT with similar appointments, Jaeger instruments, and controls. The ASA's even incorporated the continual 250 GT series improvements as they were brought to production on the larger Ferrari 3 liter cars. For example, when the brake pedals on the 250 GTE were moved from a floor mounted position to a hanging configuration, similar changes were incorporated in the ASA production and S/N 01258, a very late production ASA, has the later, more desirable hanging brake pedal configuration.
The coachwork by Bertone has a shape that is generally similar to a small scale 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso (save for the small kick-up that characterized the tail of the Lusso) and the ASA shares many of the trim and body parts that Bertone used on other coach built cars of that era (including many parts that are found on other Ferraris and additional coachbuilt Italian cars such as the Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale). The interior feel and ambiance will be very familiar to anyone who has owned a 250GT produced in the 1960's. The turn signal stalk and overdrive lever, the ignition lock, and all of the dashboard fittings are exactly the same as the parts used on the 250 GT's.
Un rare exemplaire à restaurer sur ebay!
Designed and developed by Enzo Ferrari in the early 1960's, the ASA 1000GT was intended to be a relatively inexpensive small displacement down-sized Ferrari ("Ferrarina") featuring all of the major features of the contemporary grand touring 12 Cylinder 3 Liter 250 GT Ferraris. The amazing engineering of this remarkable car was credited to Ing. Giotto Bizzarini who was also responsible for the development of the GTO development program. The perfectly proportioned coachwork was built by Bertone as a 2-place 2-door fastback berlinetta with the shapely contours attributed to the superstar designer Giugiaro when he was at or near the peak of his creativity. The engine was quite literally 1/3 of the legendary 3 Liter 250 GT engine with the same single overhead cam configuration, and aluminum alloy construction of the 250 GT engines that powered most of the the road and racing Ferraris of the 1950's and early 1960's era. Many designers have compared the styling to a small scale slightly modified Berlinetta Lusso with independent front suspension and live rear axle configuration as used on the Ferraris 250 GT cars of the era including SWB's, GTE's, Lusso's and even the legendary GTO. The ASA was so advanced for its time that it also incorporate a Watt's Linkage to stabilize the rear axle, a feature that was only incorporated on the ultimate evolution of the 250 GT chassis, and found only on the final iteration of the 3 Liter 250 GT Series, the 250 GTO and its street car counterpart, the 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso. The 4 wheel Dunlop disc brakes are similar to those of the larger 250 GT's and the tube frame suspension and chassis are similarly small scale derivatives of the late model 250 GT's. The styling and interior appointments were characterized by the same parts used on the larger Ferraris and the quality of construction was also quite comparable. Enzo Ferrari was said to be so fond of the concept that the development was carried out under his personal supervision, and he used the prototype as his personal transportation for some time. Fewer than 75 examples were built with somewhat less than half of these were imported to the United States by Luigi Chinetti. Unfortunately, the $6,000 price in 1965 was approximately $1,500 more than a 427 Corvette at that time, and, despite the build quality and providence of these unique cars, the ASA's were slow to sell to U.S. buyers. This particular example, SN 01258, was one of the last of the ASA's built, registered as a 1966 car but probably built in late 1965. This ASA, SN 01258, was configured for European delivery (with Metric Instruments), and its serial number post-dates all of the ASA's imported into America by Luigi Chinetti (the last of which was SN 01234, built in 1965, sold by Chinetti July 13, 1966)
A road test in a period car magazine in which the ASA was driven by Ferrari formula 1 team driver (and ASA test driver) Lorenzo Bandini, compared the 1 Liter Ferrarina to the 1000 cc Abarth coupe and Bandini described the ASA as the best handling road car he had ever driven. The ASA engine produced slightly under 100 BHP out of 1 Liter, similar in efficiency and specific output as that produced by the legendary GTO, virtually unheard of by other street cars of that period.
The cockpit has the look and feel of a 250GT with similar appointments, Jaeger instruments, and controls. The ASA's even incorporated the continual 250 GT series improvements as they were brought to production on the larger Ferrari 3 liter cars. For example, when the brake pedals on the 250 GTE were moved from a floor mounted position to a hanging configuration, similar changes were incorporated in the ASA production and S/N 01258, a very late production ASA, has the later, more desirable hanging brake pedal configuration.
The coachwork by Bertone has a shape that is generally similar to a small scale 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso (save for the small kick-up that characterized the tail of the Lusso) and the ASA shares many of the trim and body parts that Bertone used on other coach built cars of that era (including many parts that are found on other Ferraris and additional coachbuilt Italian cars such as the Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale). The interior feel and ambiance will be very familiar to anyone who has owned a 250GT produced in the 1960's. The turn signal stalk and overdrive lever, the ignition lock, and all of the dashboard fittings are exactly the same as the parts used on the 250 GT's.
Un rare exemplaire à restaurer sur ebay!
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