The Ascort was an Australian automobile manufactured by Continental Coachwork of Sydney from 1958 to 1960. It was basically a Volkswagen Beetle turned into a four-seater touring coupe and featured a roomy, double-skinned body made out of fiberglass and closely resembled a 1970s Karmann Ghia coupe. The 1·2-liter Beetle engine was modified using an Okrasa kit to produce 54bhp. The vehicle's total weight was 33% less than that of a standard sedan, which made for brisk acceleration. More than a dozen cars were built before the project collapsed.[1] The Ascort had a top speed of just under 95 mph and there were plans to fit a 70 hp, 1500 cc engine producing a top speed of well over 100 mph but this was never made.[2]