Zwart decided to pay homage to him with the name of his new business. The first car to bear the Ascari name was the FGT, a concept car created by none other than automotive design legend Lee Noble.

Things have moved on since I last visited the Ascari factory. Two years ago the frontage was still under construction and the car was still in development. Now there's a cool marbled reception ...

Included in the collection are over 500 telegrams, 300 photos, 100 letters, four pairs of goggles and gloves, four racing licences and even the leather jacket he wore. The latest find has been ...

British company Ascari was formed in the mid-1990s and produced ... who had ambitious plans for roadgoing supercars, race-cars and his own race circuit and resort in Spain. The KZ1, built in ...