American Specialty Cars

American Specialty Cars

American Specialty Cars (commonly known as ASC) is an automobile supplier of highly engineered and designed roof systems, body systems and other specialty-vehicle systems for the world’s automakers. The company is headquartered in Southgate, Michigan, in the United States.

Founding

The company was founded by Heinz Prechter in Los Angeles, California as the American Sunroof Company in 1965.Fact|date=May 2008 The company soon expanded its operations into Detroit by 1967. The company first supplied OEM services to the Ford 1968 Cougar XR-7.

Innovations

ASC invented the glass-panel "moonroof", both the inward- and outward-folding soft convertible tops, and modern retractable hardtops.Facts|date=May 2008 In the industry, ASC became well known for converting standard coupe automobiles into convertibles on an OEM basis.Fact|date=May 2008 The company also engineers convertible tops for automakers to build themselves. Other original-equipment firsts for ASC include the mobile video system (on the Chevrolet Venture) and the powered sunroof.

Currently

The company has since changed its name in 2004 to highlight its new corporate focus on being a complete specialty-vehicle development partner for the world’s automakers.

Products

Recent ASC concepts

* ASC Cosmos
*ASC TriLite
*ASC Diamondback
*ASC-Suzuki Wave

Current ASC products

* Chrysler 300C "Helios" (prototype convertible conversion)
* Mitsubishi Eclipse "Spyder" (convertible conversion)
* Toyota Camry Solara "Convertible" (convertible conversion)

Past ASC products

* ASC McLaren Capri (coupe and two-seat convertible)
* ASC McLaren Mustang two-seater
* Buick GNX (high-performance turbocharger)
* Chevrolet Camaro (convertible conversion)
* Mitsubishi 3000GT "Spyder" (convertible conversion)
* Nissan 240SX (convertible conversion)
* Pontiac Firebird (convertible conversion)
* Pontiac Grand Prix "Turbo Grand Prix" (high-performance turbocharger, body kit)
* Porsche 968 "Convertible" (convertible conversion)
* Saab 900 convertible prototype
* BMW Z4 (OEM convertible hardware with Edscha Cabrio-Verdecksysteme)
* Chevrolet SSR (convertible hardtop engineering
* Dodge SRT-4 (external modifications)
* Pontiac Grand Am "SC/T" (external modifications)
* Dodge Shadow Convertible
* GMC Syclone/Typhoon (high-performance turbocharger, body kit, AWD)
* GM J Platform - (Chevrolet Cavalier and Pontiac Sunbird/Sunfire convertible conversion)

References

* [http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060108/AUTO04/601080410/ Supplier offers some sunny concepts]
* [http://autos.msn.com/as/article.aspx?xml=ASC&shw=autoshow2004 ASC Is Now American Specialty Cars]

External links

* [http://www.ascglobal.com ASC Incorporated.]
* [http://home.primus.ca/~triton/asc/ American Sunroof Corporation (West Coast)]


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