The car was manufactured in Milan by a newly formed company called ASA (owned by the De Nora Electrochemical Group) from 1964 to 1969.

This was basically a four-cylinder, 850 cc (52 cu in) slice of a Colombo V12 from a Ferrari 212, with a bore and stroke of 65 x 64mm and supplied by two Weber 38DCO carburetors.

These engines were tested in the "Ferrarina" prototype, a 2-door notchback coupe on a Fiat 1100 or 1200 chassis with a Pininfarina body, which was used by Enzo Ferrari as his personal transportation for some time in the late 1950s.

The Mille was an entirely new car based on the 854 project, with 2-door fastback coupé bodywork designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro at Bertone.

Even before the Turin debut of the Mille, Ferrari had begun searching for another company that would buy the design and bring it to market.

The de Nora Electrochemical Group formed a new company for this purpose under the name ASA (Autocostruzioni Società per Azioni).

Also involved in ASA management were race drivers Lorenzo Bandini, Gerino Gerini, and Giancarlo Baghetti and engineer Giotto Bizzarrini.

[1][2][3][4] The ASA 1000 GT production version, almost unchanged from the "Mille" prototype, was officially introduced at the 1962 Turin Auto Show.

Both front and rear of the car were equipped with coil springs, tubular dampers, an anti-roll bar and disk brakes.

The coupe was bodied in steel with aluminum hood and trunk lids and weighed 1,720 pounds (780 kg) dry.

[2] Additionally, the 1000 GT was extremely expensive for the performance offered, with retail prices around US$6000 when a new Chevrolet Corvette equipped with a much more powerful 427 c.i.

In order to sell their stock of ASAs, Chinetti's dealership steadily lowered prices during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

[3] Exact production figures are unknown, but sources agree that less than 100 ASA cars of all types were constructed.

[2][3] The ASA 1000 GTC was a sports racing car built in 1963 by Giotto Bizzarrini and based on a production 1000 GT.

Bizzarrini and Drogo also built a larger displacement car called 1300 GTC with 1.3-litre engine that debuted at the 1966 Trento-Bondone Hill Climb.

[5] The ASA Berlinetta 411 was the competition version of the 1000 GT Coupé, introduced at the 1965 Paris Motor Show.