ASA Aluminium Body is an Argentinian company that produces exact replicas of
racing cars from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. The company is headquartered in
Don Torcuato
Don Torcuato is a town in the Tigre Partido of the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is named after Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, ex-President of Argentina, as he had his ranch and residency there. Most of the streets are na ...
, a city in
Tigre Partido.
History
In 1969 a company named ''Lotus Argentina'' started producing licensed
Lotus Seven roadsters. In 1985 Néstor Salerno, an Argentinian racing driver, bought the company, changing its name to ''ASA'' ("Automóvil Sport Argentino").
Current models
The company offers standard replicas of
Lotus Seven and
Porsche 550. Also offered are special order replicas of cars like:
Maserati 300S
The Maserati 300S was a racing car produced by Maserati of Italy between 1955 and 1958 to compete in the FIA's World Sportscar Championship. Twenty-six examples were produced.
Background
The 3.0-litre (approx at 6200 rpm) engine was based on the ...
,
Por amor a las formas
on ''Revista Road Test'' Nro 17. March 1992 Lancia D24
The Lancia D24 was a sports racing car introduced by Lancia in 1953, and raced in the 1953 and 1954 seasons. It kept the overall layout of its predecessor the D23—that is a multi-tubular frame chassis, double wishbones/ De Dion suspension, tr ...
, Ferrari 375 MM
:''See Ferrari 375 F1 for the 375 used in Formula 1 racing, and 375 America, a GT car''
The Ferrari 375 MM, was a sports racing car produced by Ferrari in 1953 up to 1955 for the road cars. It was named "375" for the unitary displacement of one ...
, Alfa Romeo 3000 CM, Frazer Nash Le Mans and other racing cars from the period. All of the cars have aluminium bodies.
References
External links
*
Néstor Salerno interview
on ElTreceTV.com
{{Automotive industry in Argentina
1969 establishments in Argentina
Car manufacturers of Argentina