{"id":63095,"date":"2021-02-16T11:11:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T11:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=63095"},"modified":"2021-02-24T08:09:39","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T08:09:39","slug":"ascari-ecosse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/ascari-ecosse\/","title":{"rendered":"Ascari Ecosse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the 1990s, several new or revived sports car brands appeared. Besides Bugatti with the EB110 and McLaren with the F1, many of them remained rather unknown. One of these manufacturers presented a first concept car called FGT at the British Motor Show in early 1995. They used the last name of the third-ever Formula 1 world champion Alberto Ascari as the company name. Lee Noble was responsible for designing the plastic bodywork of the mid-engine sports car. However, financing for production hadn’t yet been secured. So it was a stroke of luck for the young brand that the successful entrepreneur and professional racing driver Klaas Zwart visited the show and took a liking for the Ascari FGT. He didn’t just buy a car for himself, but directly took over the entire company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career of Lee Noble<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lee Noble had previously (co-)developed a number of British sports cars. His career began in the early 1980s at Ultima, where he put the Mark I, Mark II and Mark III on wheels. He also created replicas of the Ferrari P4 and Lotus 23 and later helped small-batch brands Prosport and Midtec before joining Ascari. After the takeover by Klaas Zwart, he stayed on board for a few years before presenting the Noble M10 with his own company in 1999. The M12, M400, M15 and M600 models followed before he retired from his own brand. Today, he works as a freelance designer and developer and has created the Fenix GT as well as the Polish Arrinera Hussarya, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n

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