1961
Ashley Sportiva Coupé
Registration No. UWM 157
All photo's Courtesy of Jerome Norris
In October 2021 I was pleasantly surprised to receive
this email from Jerome Norris telling me
about the Ashley Sportiva
he purchased in 1963:
Hi Ivor,
Please see the attached image of an Ashley Sportiva bought by me in 1963 as an unfinished project, Registration number UWM 157.
It was based on a Ford Popular chassis with the E93A engine and it was completed by my father and I in 1964.
When completed I ran it daily for over three years before trading it on.
Best wishes,
Jerome.
Please see the attached image of an Ashley Sportiva bought by me in 1963 as an unfinished project, Registration number UWM 157.
It was based on a Ford Popular chassis with the E93A engine and it was completed by my father and I in 1964.
When completed I ran it daily for over three years before trading it on.
Best wishes,
Jerome.
I replied and thanked Jerome for contacting me and asked if he had noticed my Sportiva on this website, which was very similar to his.
Also saying that I was interested to know more about his and could he help by supplying more details of his Sportiva’s construction, mechanical workings etc. also if he had anymore photos.
A few weeks later I had this reply:
Also saying that I was interested to know more about his and could he help by supplying more details of his Sportiva’s construction, mechanical workings etc. also if he had anymore photos.
A few weeks later I had this reply:
Ivor,
Sorry for the delay, I will get back to you on this – just have a lot going on at the moment and searching for old photos can be time consuming but I will do it.
Many thanks for your interest.
Jerome
Then Six months later:
I have not forgotten you Ivor, I found some black and white pictures of my Sportiva and will get them to you. I though you might find this Falcon auction interesting. https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/1958-falcon-mk-ii
Best wishes
Jerome
Sorry for the delay, I will get back to you on this – just have a lot going on at the moment and searching for old photos can be time consuming but I will do it.
Many thanks for your interest.
Jerome
Then Six months later:
I have not forgotten you Ivor, I found some black and white pictures of my Sportiva and will get them to you. I though you might find this Falcon auction interesting. https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/1958-falcon-mk-ii
Best wishes
Jerome
This was all during "COVID" time and I'm concerned
and hoping that Jerome has not been one of the many 1,000's that have not survived, as it's now over a year since his last email.
I have recently emailed him and I'm hoping to hear from him
soon to dispel my fears.
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and hoping that Jerome has not been one of the many 1,000's that have not survived, as it's now over a year since his last email.
I have recently emailed him and I'm hoping to hear from him
soon to dispel my fears.
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I'm very pleased to say I have had a reply from Jerome and he is fit and well and sent me the photo's he promised previously
along with these further details:
along with these further details:
Hi Ivor,
Sorry for the long delay. I have not been able to find out anything more about UWM 157 than I have already told you but I have attached some black and white pictures of the car taken in 1965 at the Elleray Hotel in Windermere in the English Lake District where I was a young assistant manager.
Just a word about the interior. It was trimmed in grey faux leather piped in red. I replaced the rubber flooring with red carpet which looked better but also helped with noise insulation. The previous owner had cut away the black grain dashboard and fitted a wooden polished grain (Jaguar style) dashboard which set off the interior very well.
In the unlikely event that any other information emerges I will pass it on to you a little more quickly than this info.
Best wishes
Jerome
Sorry for the long delay. I have not been able to find out anything more about UWM 157 than I have already told you but I have attached some black and white pictures of the car taken in 1965 at the Elleray Hotel in Windermere in the English Lake District where I was a young assistant manager.
Just a word about the interior. It was trimmed in grey faux leather piped in red. I replaced the rubber flooring with red carpet which looked better but also helped with noise insulation. The previous owner had cut away the black grain dashboard and fitted a wooden polished grain (Jaguar style) dashboard which set off the interior very well.
In the unlikely event that any other information emerges I will pass it on to you a little more quickly than this info.
Best wishes
Jerome
This photo and the main Page photo, Jerome supplied as coloured
photo's and was taken at a Garage in Chorley, Lancashire.
photo's and was taken at a Garage in Chorley, Lancashire.
These 3 photo's Jerome took when he worked at the
Elleray Hotel in Windermere, Cumbria.
They were B & W which I took the liberty
of colouring with an AI colouring App.
Elleray Hotel in Windermere, Cumbria.
They were B & W which I took the liberty
of colouring with an AI colouring App.
Many thanks to Jerome for contacting me and supplying all
the info. and photo's.
His Sportiva and it's build looks and sounds so much like mine
it's uncanny.
See this page to see what I mean: Ashley Sportiva - 6999 MU
the info. and photo's.
His Sportiva and it's build looks and sounds so much like mine
it's uncanny.
See this page to see what I mean: Ashley Sportiva - 6999 MU
So if you have owned this Sportiva or have any
further information about this
Ashley Sportiva Coupe
Registration No.
UWM 157
(originally registered by Southport C.B.C
in May to July 1961 inclusive)
please email me 0n
[email protected]
or
use the contact page on this site to contact me
further information about this
Ashley Sportiva Coupe
Registration No.
UWM 157
(originally registered by Southport C.B.C
in May to July 1961 inclusive)
please email me 0n
[email protected]
or
use the contact page on this site to contact me
