ASA Aluminium Body is an Argentinian company that produces exact re-builds of

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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 ...

, a city in

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History

In 1969 a company named ''Lotus Argentina'' started producing licensed

Lotus Seven The Lotus Seven is a sports car produced by the British manufacturer Lotus Cars (initially called Lotus Engineering) between 1957 and 1973. The Seven is an open-wheel car with two seats and an open top. It was designed by Lotus founder Colin Ch ...

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

and

Porsche 550 The Porsche 550 is a racing sports car produced by Porsche from 1953 until 1956. In that time only 90 Porsche 550s were produced, and they quickly established dominance in the 1.1- and 1.5- liter classes. The Porsche 550 is a mid-engine car with ...

. 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 th ...

,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 from 1953 to 1955. It was named "375" for the unitary displacement of one cylinder in the 4. ...

, 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

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Néstor Salerno interview
on ElTreceTV.com {{Automotive industry in Argentina 1969 establishments in Argentina Car manufacturers of Argentina Privately held companies of Argentina