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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: American Sunroof Company
		The company was founded by Heinz Prechter as the American Sunroof Corporation in 1965 installing retractable sunroofs, and changed its name in 2004 to reflect a greater focus on vehicle engineering.
		ASC invended the glass-panel "moonroof", both inward- and outward-folding soft convertible tops, and modern retractable hardtops.
		Historically, sunroofs have been opaque and open to the air to allow the sun to shine directly into the vehicle, while moonroofs have generally been transparent or semi-transparent and designed to remain closed while allowing muted light to penetrate the vehicle.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/American-Sunroof-Company (354 words)

	install sunroof, open-air systems, Inbuilt, Electric Spoiler, pop-up sunroof, Pop-ups, Electric Folding, dealer, asi ...
		Company goals were extremely ambitious and globalization became a necessity.
		Also in the 90's Inalfa purchased "Farmont", a German aftermarket sunroof company as their entry into the automotive aftermarket.
		The new company called American Sunroofs Inalfa (ASI) was established in Brighton, Michigan and continues its dominant role in the aftermarket sunroof business today.
	www.inalfasunroofs.com /company2.html (509 words)

	History of the 1978 Cadillac Eldorado Custom Biarritz Classic
		The Arizona beige Eldorados were sent to American Sunroof, and there, American Sunroof applied the caps for the padded half-vinyl elk grain roof treatments.
		In a joint effort between Oldsmobile and American Sunroof Company, a new 1977 Oldsmobile Toronado XSR was designed to be produced as a new model in 1977.
		Olds and American Sunroof Company took the design and produced one XSR in 1976 for the 1977 model year with the Power T-Tops.
	members.cox.net /phxjer/eldo/history.htm (2033 words)

	Sunroof - Wikicars
		Historically, sunroofs have been opaque and open to the air to allow the sun to shine directly into the vehicle, while moonroofs have generally been transparent or semi-transparent and designed to remain closed while allowing muted light to penetrate the vehicle.
		Sunroofs are available in many shapes, sizes and styles, and are known by many names.
		Inbuilt sunroofs have a panel which slides between the metal roof and interior headliner, requiring some loss of headroom, and providing a full opening in the roof.
	wikicars.org /es/Sunroof (717 words)

	Online Encyclopedia and Dictionary - Sunroof
		A sunroof is a cutout in a car's (or truck's) roof that can be opened to provide fresh air and sun to the people inside.
		A sunroof can be made of the same metal as the rest of the roof, or it can be made of plastic and transparent (usually tinted), in which case it is customarily referred to as a moonroof.
		Moonroofs have a sliding shade in the interior that can be retracted, and were invented by the American Sunroof Company.
	fact-archive.com /encyclopedia/Sunroof (161 words)

	ASC, Inc. -- Company History
		ASC was founded in Los Angeles in 1965 as the American Sunroof Company by Heinz Prechter, a 21-year-old West German immigrant.
		ASC had a new contract to build Honda Accord sunroofs, and much of the space was dedicated to this work, along with putting sunroofs in several Chrysler Corp. models.
		ASC had recently lost the contract to make convertible tops for Corvettes as well as a bid to supply Toyota with 100,000 sunroofs for the 1997 Camry, and had also ceased supplying convertible tops for the Saab 900.
	www.fundinguniverse.com /company-histories/ASC-Inc-Company-History.html (2517 words)

	Tricky Sticky
		ASC is a subcontractor to many of the world’s auto manufacturers.
		Muscat and ASC designed the convertible to be a 2 seater with a manual top that complete folds under a hard cover like the Mercedes SL line of the day.
		ASC took a greater step forward as it began to offer a super sport suspension kit containing stiffer springs that lowered that car and revalved struts.
	www.trickysticky.com /default.htm (1258 words)

	ASC Incorporated
		The growth of ASC Incorporated has been driven by a systematic and steady entrepreneurial spirit since the company was founded in 1965 by Heinz C. Prechter.
		ASC Incorporated is an industry innovator, providing the transportation industry in the United States, Europe, and Asia with a creative approach to sunroofs, convertibles, and specialty vehicles.
		In positioning itself for the future, ASC has strengthened quality, engineering and purchasing capabilities, and is reinforcing its research and development activity to assure that it remains the leader in open-air systems development.
	company.monster.com /asc (770 words)

	Insights -The Challenges of Niche Production - 11/05
		The explosion of niche nameplates indicates that North American producers, long known for the overall lack of imagination in their styling, have finally woken up to the fact that design really does matter and shouldn't be a tacked-on afterthought to performance, quality and pricing.
		ASC is currently the only North American company that has placed itself squarely in this niche, describing itself as a "specialist body engineering and assembly company for low volume production vehicles." 3 The company emphasizes its focus on developing "cool cars" and its website announces its intention to attract "car nuts" to the company.
		Companies interested in learning more about the consortium can contact CAR through their website at www.cargroup.org.
	www.autofieldguide.com /columns/1105insight.html (1176 words)

	Alpha Magazine - ASC Moves to 'Design, Analyze and Confirm' Process with Integrated VPD Tools
		One company known around the world for its commitment to the advancement of open-air engineering is ASC International.
		The ASC design engineering team had been making do with linear analysis, which could show where issues existed but was unable to address the high nonlinear stress ranges ASC's products experience.
		Additionally, ASC was looking to streamline its product development processes with integrated tools to minimize the time and cost of designing and testing latches.
	www.mscsoftware.com /alpha/view_article.cfm?volume=5&articleId=13 (2612 words)

	American Sunroof Company (now known as American Sunroof Inalfa)
		Because such repairs and service must be performed by an American Sunroof dealer, a customer faces a long drive to the repair shop if he doesn't live in a major market.
		What the original American Sunroof installer didn't tell me in the beginning is that you are essentially buying into a "system" that will require regular (at least annual) costly maintenance and service in order to keep it in operating condition.
		In summary, it took a concerned dealer to compensate for the disinterested and dismissive company and its attorney.
	www.complaints.com /directory/2005/january/7/13.htm (557 words)

	Inductees
		Heinz Prechter was born in Germany in 1942 and began his career in the auto industry at the age of 13 by serving as an apprentice at automotive trim and tool and die companies.
		In 1967, Heinz moved his American Sunroof Company from Los Angeles to Detroit after securing a contract with Ford Motor Company to install sunroofs in Mercury Cougars.
		He was an early supporter of the North American Free Trade Agreement and in 1990 was appointed by then-President Bush to serve as Chairman of the National Advisory Committee on International Trade.
	www.automotivehalloffame.org /honors/index.php?cmd=view&id=685&type=inductees (402 words)

	ASC Incorporated & Inalfa Industries to Form New Aftermarket Company
		ASC offers the most sophisticated online support program in the sunroof industry, along with comprehensive training of licensees through its Standardization and Master Technician programs.
		The company, whose sales exceed $400 million with 2,100 employees worldwide, is a recognized full-service leader in each of these businesses, maintaining design and technical centers in North America and Europe.
		ASC is a full service company leading the industry in the development and delivery of specialty vehicles, open-air systems and accessories.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=105&STORY=/www/story/11-02-2001/0001607316 (540 words)

	Sunroof - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A sunroof is an opening in an automobile roof.
		The American Sunroof Company is often credited for creating the modern moonroof.
		During the 1980's, these type of sunroofs were offered as an aftermarket option which owners car cut a hole in a roof and incorporate a sunroof into their car.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sunroof (750 words)

	Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS) 2004 - ASC Is Now American Specialty Cars - MSN Autos
		The company announced today at the North American International Auto Show 2004 that it has changed the meaning of its name to American Specialty Cars, reflecting the evolution of the company into a full-service specialty vehicle development company.
		ASC was founded 39 years ago as the American Sunroof Company, but has evolved into the business of providing a wide variety of vehicle development and services to vehicle manufacturers.
		Wilbur explained that ASC is in a position to bring specialty low-volume vehicles to market in a more cost-effective way than the vehicle manufacturers can.
	autos.msn.com /as/article.aspx?xml=ASC&shw=autoshow2004&src=GBT (368 words)

	Is there a difference between a sunroof and a moonroof? \| Answerbag
		In the 1970s, Ford introduced a glass sunroof that they named the Moonroof (actually, the American Sunroof Company, the company that made all domestic sunroofs and now known as American Specialty Cars invented it, but Ford was the first to install it).
		Sunroofs are opaque panels that slide rearward and open completely whereas moonroofs are tinted glass panels that flip up slightly to allow air to flow.
		My understanding has always been that a sunroof is a manually operated glass panel that can be tilted up and often removed as well, and that a moonroof is an electrically actuated panel that slides back and often tilts up as well.
	www.answerbag.com /q_view/3225 (678 words)

	Ford Motor Company - Press Release - Ford Thunderbird Celebrates 50 years of Heritage
		It gave America and the world a handsome car that was entirely in the American idiom – a practical and enjoyable car for daily transportation and long trips, and a stylish, yet unique sporting machine with excellent performance and intriguing pedigree.
		Ford Division ushered in 1958 by unveiling the four-passenger Thunderbird before a group of prominent Americans at a New Year’s Eve Party at the exclusive Thunderbird Golf Club in Palm Springs, Calif. The public introduction was later in January.
		The unitized construction (unit frame) of the 1958 Thunderbird was a forerunner of this type of construction in the industry.
	media.ford.com /newsroom/release_display.cfm?release=19472 (3329 words)

	asc
		Although Automobile Specialty Company was making history in the 1980's with their convertible assembly, the company had proven itself previously to the Ford Motor Company.
		A German Immigrant by the name of Heinz Prechter founded American Sunroof Company in 1965 in Los Angeles, California.
		After performing sunroof installations in many cars out in sunny California, Ford Motor Company executives took notice, and Prechter was granted a contract to perform 'factory' approved installations in 500 1968 Mercury Cougar XR-7's.
	www.geocities.com /doctorsvt/asc.html (172 words)

	American Specialty Cars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		American Specialty Cars (commonly known as ASC) is a automobile supplier of highly engineered and designed roof systems, body systems and other specialty-vehicle systems for the world’s automakers.
		The company was founded by Heinz Prechter in Los Angeles, California as the American Sunroof Company in 1965.
		ASC invented the glass-panel "moonroof", both the inward- and outward-folding soft convertible tops, and modern retractable hardtops.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Specialty_Cars (686 words)

	United German-American Committee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		In 1990 he was awarded with the Ellis Island Medal of Honor from the national Ethnic Coalition Organization and the Deutsches Bundesverdienstkreuz from the Federal Republic of Germany.
		John Muller founded the Holmesburg Beer Distributing Company in 1938 and was the first president of the Philadelphia Beer Distributors Association.
		Prechter founded the American Sunroof Company in 1965, Today the company is the flagship of Prechter Holdings, a conglomerate of companies with 60 facilities and 5,300 employees worldwide.
	www.ugac.org /displayboard.cfm?defaultdisplay=30528 (1975 words)

	Coachbult.com - ASC - American Sunroof Corporation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		ASC hinted a name change was imminent at a media event in November at the company’s new engineering center in Oak Park, MI.
		ASC grew with the popularity of sunroofs, vinyl tops, convertibles, and, starting in 1973, the moonroof, which employed a glass rather than steel sliding panel.
		The goal, says ASC's Mark Trostle, was to produce a "right type" of limousine, which, in today's terminology, means "politically correct." The idea was to sell the fourcylinder limousine to government officials, who could rationalize the luxury of an economical limousine.
	www.coachbuilt.com /bui/a/asc/asc.htm (1580 words)

	Road Test Review: 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GT - Road Tests - Car and Driver April 2006 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mitsubishi speaks of “the attainable exotic” in reference to the company’s new Eclipse Spyder, and although that might sound like marketing hyperbole when the car in question starts at about 26 grand, you need to hear the rest of the justification.
		Company spokesmen cite the car’s zoomy styling and equipment, but we think it’s mostly about the roof.
		Fabricated by the American Sunroof Company to Mitsubishi’s specifications, the new ragtop is powered by a hydraulic mechanism that stows or erects it in about 19 seconds.
	www.caranddriver.com /roadtests/10767/2007-mitsubishi-eclipse-spyder-gt.html (677 words)

	Austin Antique Automobiles: Oldmotors Feature
		It is unclear as to who took over the lead of the company after Evans left at the close of the war, but the company apparently manufactured some sort of trailers until 1956 when the plant was sold to Armco Steel Company.
		In 1951 the American Nash company had started design work on a small 2 seater called the NX1 they intended to add to their line.
		The transmission was only availible in the standard (American preference) three on the tree and then finally, in 1956 the engine was upgraded to the B-series BMC 1489 cc four cylinder.
	www.oldmotors.com /ftr-austin.htm (1702 words)

	Porsche 944 - Wikicars
		This was a study by the company in 1980 to find the optimum conditions for the compression ratio, air and fuel mixture, cylinder head design and ignition timing, and the 944's 2.5 litre engine was the first Porsche engine to benefit from the research.
		Porsche, as a company, were heading into tough times and were relying on the 944 S2 and the new 911, the 964, to make enough money just to stay afloat.
		The Cabriolet, engineered by American Sunroof Company, was rumoured to be two years late in arriving on the market due to unprecedented chassis flex problems.
	wikicars.org /en/Porsche_944 (2220 words)

	NORTH AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY -- Site Selection magazine, January 2006
		"With the continued 'nichification' of the North American automotive market, there is a growing need for efficient, low-volume assembly operations capable of producing complete vehicles in volumes of as low as 5,000 to 10,000 units per year," said ASC president and chief executive officer Paul Wilbur.
		ASC Global's new design studio in Huntington Beach, Calif., is largely there to serve the other 15 or so automotive design studios in the L.A. area.
		And though it hasn't yet been mentioned on the short list, that state was the most recent beneficiary of an ASC facility, a design and technical center that opened in Huntington Beach in February 2005.
	www.siteselection.com /issues/2006/jan/p53/pg06.htm (1047 words)

	Toronado Owners Association
		ASC had developed the power T-top system and wanted to show it off (and of course, market it).
		ASC, however, took the position that they had a vested interest in the car (their $5000 prototype power T-top system!), and they felt that the concept was marketable, so the XSR prototype was sold to ASC through an Olds dealer in Flint, Michigan.
		ASC owned the car for four years, showing it at specialty shows and promoting its power T-top system (which evidently was a commercial flop...
	www.toronado.org /FAQ/GenII/xsr.htm (3210 words)

	CarBlog (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Of course when an auto company advertises that cars can break the laws of physics, it shouldn't be surprising that some people can put a vehicle with sophisticated traction systems upside down in a ditch.
		While the American companies continue to stress their passenger cars, like the Mercury Montego or the Buick LaCrosse, it is the foreign manufacturers who are introducing SUVs and pickups.
		ASC was a major partner with Chevrolet in the development of the Chevy SSR sport pickup and showed a nifty modified SSR called the SoCal SSR, in homage to the southern California customizing scene.
	www.chevyssrforum.com /carblog (8886 words)

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