Goggomobil was a series of microcars produced by Hans Glas GmbH in the Bavarian town Dingolfing between 1955 and 1969.A MODIFIED micro-car that weighs just 345kg has become one of Australia’s most loved cars.
source/image(PrtSc): Barcroft Cars
The Goggomobil Dart was developed in Sydney by the company Buckle Motors Pty Ltd and has since become a company mascot. Despite being just 4ft wide and having a top speed of 63mph, it is supposedly worth around $50,000 (USD).
The car features an Australian-designed fiberglass two-seater open sports car body without doors, the whole package weighing in at only 345 kg (761 lb).
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The car is 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.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./
