Goggomobil Dart

Goggomobil Dart
Overview
Manufacturer Buckle Motors Pty Ltd.[1]
Production 1959[2]–September 1961[2]
Assembly Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Designer Bill Buckle
Body and chassis
Class Microcar
Body style No door roadster
Layout RR layout
Platform Goggomobil
Related Goggomobil
Powertrain
Engine

Two-stroke straight-twin engine
Standard: 400 cc engine and 300 cc

 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 was a microcar 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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Bruce Weiner Motorcar Museum - 1958 Goggomobil Dart". Microcarmuseum.com. Retrieved 2012-04-06.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 The Dart turns 50 Retrieved from www.shannons.com.au on 22 February 2010
  3. 1 2 3 GLAS Automobil Club International e.V. - Vehicles - Goggomobil Coupé Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. (the Dart was based on the Goggomobil coupé.
  4. 1 2 Glas Goggomobile Dart Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 22 February 2010
  5. ↑ "Company Profile". Bill Buckle Volkswagen. Archived from the original on 2007-08-29. Retrieved 2007-09-16.
  6. ↑ Tony Davis, Aussie Cars, 1987, page 75
  7. ↑ Mike McCarthy, Great Australian sports cars and specials, 1987, page 61

See also

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