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 fibreglass 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]
^ abcde"The Bruce Weiner Motorcar Museum - 1958 Goggomobil Dart". Microcarmuseum.com. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
^ abcdeThe Dart turns 50 Retrieved from www.shannons.com.au on 22 February 2010
^ abcGLAS Automobil Club International e.V. - Vehicles - Goggomobil Coupé Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (the Dart was based on the Goggomobil coupé.
^ abGlas Goggomobile Dart Retrieved from www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au on 22 February 2010
^"Company Profile". Bill Buckle Volkswagen. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2007.
^Tony Davis, Aussie Cars, 1987, page 75
^Mike McCarthy, Great Australian sports cars and specials, 1987, page 61
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