It's in Florida already! GRM needs to buy this abomination. It would allow you to do articles on fiberglass body repairs and modifications, electric motor upgrades, aluminum welding, and of course combining being green with racing! In the end, you would have a 2011 Electric Challenge vehicle with an aluminum spaceframe, lightweight body, and a high-HP electric motor with tons of torque! You only need enough juice for a few 60 second runs, that wouldn't weigh much.
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Nov. 15, 2010 10:08 a.m. pinchvalve SuperDork
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Nov. 15, 2010 10:12 a.m. WilberM3 Reader
the wooden dash makes it for me.
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Nov. 15, 2010 11:42 a.m. Raze Dork
Nascho, where you at man?
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Nov. 15, 2010 11:57 a.m. PS122 Reader
pinchvalve wrote:
... high-HP electric motor with tons of torque! You only need enough juice for a few 60 second runs, that wouldn't weigh much....
Sounds like a nice option for my engine-less solo vee... Hmmm...
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Nov. 15, 2010 12:08 p.m. YaNi Reader
I love that front end; It looks like it was designed by Top Gear... Its at $225 right now, I'd sure buy it if I were closer, and had time, and didn't have enough projects... damn. must. not. buy.
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Nov. 15, 2010 12:11 p.m. pinchvalve SuperDork
Oh crap. The parents are driving home from Florida soon, in a full-sized van, with the tow package. Must resist.
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Nov. 15, 2010 12:49 p.m. Nashco SuperDork
Raze wrote:
Nascho, where you at man?
Turds like that are what has given the public a sour taste for EVs, IMO. Ugly, slow, featureless, and not made to last...no trait that any genre likes to be labeled with. I like some oddball cars and oddball projects, but you'll never see one of those turdbuckets roll through my personal collection.
Bryce
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Nov. 15, 2010 1:53 p.m. Marty! Dork
In 1976, enough CitiCars were produced to promote Sebring-Vanguard to the position of being the U.S. #6 auto manufacturer after GM, Ford, Chrysler, AMC, and Checker (Taxis...)
So it was no. 6 by default?
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Nov. 15, 2010 2:12 p.m. mad_machine SuperDork
I never understood the need for the funky aerodynamics these cars had. With a top speed of 40mph.. how aerodynamic did they need to be?
If they had at least made them "cute" like say a mini or a fiat 500.. I bet they would have been more popular
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Nov. 15, 2010 2:33 p.m. Raze Dork
Nashco wrote:
Raze wrote:
Nascho, where you at man?
Turds like that are what has given the public a sour taste for EVs, IMO. Ugly, slow, featureless, and not made to last...no trait that any genre likes to be labeled with. I like some oddball cars and oddball projects, but you'll never see one of those turdbuckets roll through my personal collection.
Bryce
I wanted to hear your input, since you're probably one of the only persons on this board who could make and accurate assesment
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Nov. 15, 2010 2:35 p.m. BoxheadTim Dork
Marty! wrote:
In 1976, enough CitiCars were produced to promote Sebring-Vanguard to the position of being the U.S. #6 auto manufacturer after GM, Ford, Chrysler, AMC, and Checker (Taxis...)
So it was no. 6 by default?
I would guess they were probably making more vehicles than Bricklin...
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Nov. 15, 2010 2:47 p.m. Tom Heath Webmaster
What about International-Harvester? Excluded from the list because they were all trucks?
I'd rather have a Scout than a Citicar.
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Nov. 15, 2010 5:02 p.m. Blitzed306 New Reader
Flat black with some randomly placed machine guns and we are in business!
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Nov. 15, 2010 5:14 p.m. Tyler H Dork
Hmm...put a FWD drivetrain mid-ship....Lemons candidate...if only a theme came to mind..
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Nov. 15, 2010 5:31 p.m. Marty! Dork
In reply to BoxheadTim:
Yes they probably were, but IIRC Bricklins were Canadian built.
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Nov. 15, 2010 6:49 p.m. irish44j HalfDork
dammit Tyler, you beat me to it!
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Nov. 15, 2010 8:55 p.m. Junkyard_Dog Dork
Call it the Enterpoop and dress as Bloom County characters.
