Goggomobil Dart
Goggomobil Dart | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Buckle Motors Pty Ltd.[1] |
Production | 1959[2]–September 1961[2] |
Assembly | Sydney, NSW Australia[1] |
Designer | Bill Buckle |
Body and chassis | |
Class | microcar |
Body style | roadster |
Layout | RR layout |
Platform | Goggomobil |
Related | Goggomobil |
Powertrain | |
Engine |
Two-stroke straight-two engine Standard: 293 cc, 14.8 PS (10.9 kW) Optional: 392 cc, 18.5 PS (13.6 kW)[3] |
Transmission | 4-speed manual[3] |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 1,800 mm (71 in)[3] |
Length | 3,050 mm (120 in)[1] |
Width | 1,370 mm (54 in)[1] |
Kerb weight | 380 kg (840 lb)[1][4] |
The Goggomobil Dart is an automobile which was developed in Australia by Sydney company Buckle Motors Pty Ltd.[5] and produced from 1959 to 1961.
The Dart was based on the chassis and mechanical components of the German Goggomobil microcar, which was a product of Hans Glas GmbH of Dingolfing, in Bavaria, Germany.[6] The car featured an Australian designed fiberglass two seater open sports car body without doors, the whole package weighing in at only 345 kg (761 lb).[2] It was powered by a rear mounted twin cylinder two stroke motor available in both 300 cc and 400 cc variants,[4] and had a small luggage compartment built into the nose.[2] The Dart was designed in 1958 and went on sale the following year [2] with around 700 examples produced up to the time that production ceased in September 1961.[7]
- Goggomobil Dart rear.
- Interior.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "The Bruce Weiner Motorcar Museum - 1958 Goggomobil Dart". Microcarmuseum.com. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
- 1 2 3 4 5 The Dart turns 50 Retrieved from www.shannons.com.au on 22 February 2010
- 1 2 3 GLAS Automobil Club International e.V. - Vehicles - Goggomobil Coupé (the Dart was based on the Goggomobil coupé.
- 1 2 Glas Goggomobile Dart Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 22 February 2010
- ↑ "Company Profile". Bill Buckle Volkswagen. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
- ↑ Tony Davis, Aussie Cars, 1987, page 75
- ↑ Mike McCarthy, Great Australian sports cars and specials, 1987, page 61
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Goggomobil Dart vehicles. |
- Article reproduced from 'Modern Motor' 1959 about the prototype Goggomobil Dart
- Link to several photographs of a restored 1959 Goggomobil Dart