Ascari Cars

Ascari Cars Ltd.
Company typePrivate
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedDecember 2, 1994 (1994-12-02)
Defunct2010 (2010)
FateBankruptcy[1]
Headquarters
Key people
Geoff Finlay ceo
ProductsAutomobiles
OwnerKlaas Zwart
Websiteascari.net

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]

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 has not been updated since 2009.

  1. ^ "10 Things We Just Learned About Ascari and Its Cars". 16 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Ascari Cars, Beautiful beast". The Manufacturer. April 2006. Archived from the original on 14 December 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2009.
  3. ^ "Weatherford International buys Petroline for #104m". The Herald. 3 September 1999. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Here's What Everyone Forgot About Ascari Cars". HotCars. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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