Ascari Cars
British automobile manufacturer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 2 December 1994 |
Defunct | 2010 |
Fate | Bankruptcy[1] |
Headquarters | Banbury, Oxfordshire, England |
Key people | Geoff Finlay ceo |
Products | Automobiles |
Owner | Klaas Zwart |
Website | ascari.net |
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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.