:: About us
Historical Perspective
Founded in 1965 by entrepreneur Heinz Prechter. ASC Incorporated has a 44+ year history of helping automakers design, engineer and manufacture high-impact, low-volume specialty vehicle programs.
ASC Headquarters and design studio are in Warren, Michigan. From production performance specialty cars to engineered convertible systems, ASC has been a major player in the design, prototyping, concept build, manufacturing and marketing of specialty cars.
In ASC’s storied 40-year history, the strength of design leadership and innovation has become one of the hallmarks of the company.
ASC is known worldwide in the design and open air community and is one of America’s most experienced and independent transportaion design firms.
ASC provides a long list of services to the design community to help build more expressive products in shorter time.
Though the years, ASC Creative Services has designed products for nearly every brand in the North American and world markets. ASC’s Creative Services division understands the power of brand expressed through design, and offers contract services to the OEM’s to support automakers in improving their product’s appeal in the marketplace.
ASC is one of a group of diverse companies in the Hancock Park Associates portfolio.
HPA is a private equity investment firm based in Los Angeles, founded in 1986,
HPA has maintained a focus on investing in small to medium-sized companies and to take an active approach in managing each business to maximize value, a long-term investor with a focus on building long-term value.
HPA generally targets companies with lengthy operating histories in mature industries (currently manufacturing and specialty retailing) where predictable business fundamentals generally exist
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:: Historical Gems From the ASC Archives
