ASA Aluminium Body
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ASA Aluminium Body is an Argentinian
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 company that produces exact replicas of racing cars
Auto racing
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...

 from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s.

History

In 1969 a company named Lotus Argentina started producing licenced Lotus Seven
Lotus Seven
The Lotus Seven is a small, simple, lightweight two-seater open-top sports car produced by Lotus Cars between 1957 and 1972....

 roadsters. In 1985 Nestor Salerno, an Argentinian racing driver, bought the company, changing its name to ASA.

Current models

The company offers standard replicas of Lotus Seven
Lotus Seven
The Lotus Seven is a small, simple, lightweight two-seater open-top sports car produced by Lotus Cars between 1957 and 1972....

 and Porsche 550. Also offered are special order replicas of cars like: Maserati 300S
Maserati 300S
The Maserati 300S was a racing car produced by Maserati of Italy between 1955-58, which competed in the FIA's World Sportscar Championship. Twenty eight examples were produced....

, Lancia D-24, Ferrari 375 mm, Alfa Romeo 3000 C.M., Frazer-Nash Le Mans and other racing cars from the period. All of the cars have aluminium bodies.
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