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Talking about the Honda 600 got me thinking that it would be a good prospect for
an electric conversion for a city car. They were really lightweight.

 


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Yaaa, and they almost had enough suspension to handle that light weight!

Maybe you don't realize just how small the 600 was.  The bike shop where I worked
while in school started selling the things.  Two of us could pick one up and set
it
on a bike lift for service.  The bike lift had no problem lifting it.  The
engine was
a CB450 motorcycle engine punched out a little.  Most parts interchanged.

Have you ever seen a Vanguard Citicar EV?  It is large in comparison.

Perhaps the most suitable candidate for conversion that has enough suspension to
actually handle the weight is an S-10 mini-pickup.  Coincidentally, that's the
platform I've chosen for my next conversion.  One can either be quick'n'lazy and
plop
the battery pack in the bed or he can build battery boxes around the frame rails
and
have the bed for actual cargo.

John
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Tellico Plains, Occupied TN
What do you call 4 Blondes in an Abrams?  Air Tank.

 

    Some of us like small cars.  My family's favorite all-time car was "baby", a
1980 Plymouth (Mitsubishi) Champ 5-speed.  (Yes, larger than the Honda 600 but
still tiny by American standards)  Even with the factory air, that car delivered
mileage that can't be beat by anything you can buy today.  It was our primary
family car for several years and 120,000 miles.  Then it became my commuter car
for a few years, and then it taught my daughter how to drive and absorbed two or
three years of her punishment.

   It never quit (not seriously anyhow, it did need more tinkering than today's
cars).  We sold it to some foreign college students with 150,000 miles on the
clock and still running strong.

Vaughn

 On Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:36:09 GMT, "Vaughn Simon"


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My youngest daughter learned to drive on a Colt 200. Light, efficient
car but sure not the best example of reliability. I put a lot of hours
into keeping that critter on the road.
My first car was an 850 Mini - 50MPG and 50MPH. It had 196000 miles on
it when I bought it for $60 at 8 years of age.(the car, not me).
Again, not a terribly reliable car, but I learned to be a mechanic
while driving it.
The ultimate light weight car was the 1400 lb Renault R4. Again not
the epitome of reliability, but many went over 300,000 miles with
enough work. Early models were 750cc, later 850, and up to 1100 IIRC
in the last years.

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I always liked my Suszuki Samurai  for a small "Get Around" car. My
brothers has 180K miles on it, and he still drives it to work every day.
Mine doesn't get that kind of use, but every mile is an Alaska Bush Mile,
and it has 95K of those on it now.  Still gets me thru the BIG SNOWS,
just Spiffy.

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Bruce in alaska
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