Tag: Electric
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General Electric: Sebring Vanguard Citicar “General Lee” Tribute
Did you admire the Dukes of Hazzard when you were a kid? Did you want a snarling, door-welded-shut Dodge Charger with 383 power? Sure, most of us who grew up in the late 70s and early 80s did, but some never got over it and many have created tributes to the General Lee. Today’s example…
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Original Zagato Zele / Elcar Project
This isn’t our first Zele (sold as the “Elcar” here in the US); but it is the most original and complete example we’ve posted. Our previous find was a two-fer with one involving a Suzuki motorcycle engine. This one seems to be more of a barn find. That’s the most overused term in the automotive…
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This Town Car Ain’t No Lincoln
What’s an Urba Town Car, you ask? It seems Mechanix Illustrated (yes people abbreviated that way long before Hip Hop) published plans for this car at some point, and is thus to blame. This one of a great many odd, high MPG “build from plan” cars that sprung up in the 70s and 80s, alongside…
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Not One, But Two Zagato Zeles
Zagato, known for much more aggressive designs, produced this fiberglass-bodied EV in the mid-1970s it was the Zele in some markets and the Elcar in the US. Only an estimated 500 units were built; so this sale includes 0.4% of all production! While these were originally built the same, these two are very different. The…
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Bronx Cheer? No, Bronx Electric Truck!
By today’s standards, this truck looks homemade, but a closer look reveals it is simply a very early, electric van. In this case, very early means 1906, according to the seller. Before the internal combustion engine won, there were many electric vehicles on the market. This one is a commercial van and the seller claims…
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VSP WTF EV
This cool, futuristic EV appears to have been a marketing/PR tool for VSP North America, which sells portable generators. That’s about all we know. The seller does give some basic specs and points out that this is powered by seven lead-acid batteries. That might be less power than a Vanguard Citicar had in the…
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Homemade Mini Bus!
We like any vehicle ad with the statement “you have the option of sticking your head out the roof while driving.” In this case, the ad relates to a mini bus estimated to be fourteen feet long and about five feet tall. Unless the man standing behind it is seven feet tall, we think the…
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Pontiac Sunbird EV with Parts Car
The “Austin Arrow” is a Pontaic Sunbird Convertible converted to electric power using a bunch of car batteries in a semi-replaceable unit. This one also comes with a non-running Sunbird Turbo parts car, which, IMHO, would be the more desireable car. Perhaps you can use the EV as the parts car? The seller provides…
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Semi-Famous Oddity: 1960 Electric Micro-Car
This car is something of a mystery, even though it was featured on the TV show American Restoration. It was referred to as an Electric Mini-Car, but that seems to be a generic descriptor. Regardless, about $18K was spent restoring it and the original fiberglass body sits on a new frame with new motor, batteries,…
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Go Electric or Go Original? Semi-Converted NSU Prinz 30
We’ve featured the NSU Prinz 30 before, so we’ve briefly explained that it was a German brand acquired by VW and rolled into Audi in the 60s. These tend to pop up as projects, and today’s feature is no exception. Our last Prinz 30, which was attached to a pallet, makes this “rescued-from-the-hedge-but-complete” example look great!…