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Old 07-02-2008, 04:57 PM
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Look at this thing I found











pretty cool. I was driving to the baseball field to help my step dad fix the batting cages and saw this thing on the way and had to stop on the way back and check it out. The owner of the small shop said it is one of his friends cars he had sitting in a field and he wants to get it running now.

I have never seen one in person and was amazed at how simple this thing is

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Old 07-02-2008, 04:59 PM
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That thing's pretty cool ... they should paint it to look like a block of swiss cheese.

Maybe it was inspiration for this one:
http://gizmodo.com/358163/father-and-sons-build-electric-cara-popemobile-for-pharaohs
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Old 07-02-2008, 05:01 PM
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Citi Car, they made like 3,000 of those things.
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Old 07-02-2008, 05:01 PM
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If you left it on the side of the road, it might be mistaken for a traffic cone.
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Old 07-02-2008, 06:01 PM
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Buy it!
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Old 07-02-2008, 06:39 PM
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I remember one of those driving around St. Clair Shores, back in the 80's. There was a dealer on Martin Rd. & Harper (I think) that sold them (or tried to sell them).
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Old 07-02-2008, 06:49 PM
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Citicar allright.I have one in addition to my Dauphine conversion.Good for jaunts of under 20 miles to the hardware and grocery stores.

I got me Photovoltaic Arrays charging my electrics now.
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Old 07-02-2008, 06:54 PM
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my friends brother owns a 4x4 shop. one of his clients is a rich guy who loves odd vehicles. hes got am 83 G Wagon and a Diesel FJ40 custom crew cab and one of those.

check out the pic

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Old 07-02-2008, 07:03 PM
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Citicar allright.I have one in addition to my Dauphine conversion.Good for jaunts of under 20 miles to the hardware and grocery stores.

I got me Photovoltaic Arrays charging my electrics now.
I am soo going to have to make a trip to your castle when I come to CT this winter, seeing as my july trip was canceled.


the guys on the ecomodder forum are like.. buy it buy it!. If I can get it for less than $400 then, maybe I'll take the subs out of my trunk and bring it home and play with it. but the top speed is my limiting factor. I need to be able to do at least.... 50, to drive to work.

this citicar is an early car since it has the original trailer tires on it!
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Old 07-02-2008, 07:05 PM
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one very important limiting factor is this


that car is the ultimate anti pussywagon
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Old 07-02-2008, 07:15 PM
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Is that an AM only radio that I see? How Retro
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Old 07-02-2008, 07:16 PM
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Looks like a gold cart.

Don't try to pick up girls with that, you will need to save the 300D for dates.
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Old 07-03-2008, 12:05 AM
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Looks like a golf cart.

Don't try to pick up girls with that, you will need to save the 300D for dates.
... seriously, it is a golf car with a plastic body over it.
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Old 07-03-2008, 12:14 AM
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I need to be able to do at least.... 50, to drive to work.
Good luck!! This guy says it will do somewhere around 30mph and will go 30-40 miles on a charge.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Trucks___1975-Vanguard-Citicar_W0QQitemZ280239995238QQddnZCarsQ20Q26Q20TrucksQQddiZ2282QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item280239995238&_trksid=p3756.m14.l1318
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Old 07-03-2008, 12:23 AM
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pffft


I'm not buying that anti pussywagon... I'd rather convert a chevy S-10 to electric and have a safer, waaay more safer, vehicle.

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