My 1993 Honda del Sol weighs 2600 pounds after conversion with lithium. I think curb weight was around 2300 pounds. Since it is only a 2-seater, I have a hard time seeing that GVWR would be over 3000 pounds. However, finding exact number on the web is a challenge.
Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of EVDL Administrator > Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 5:06 PM > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List > Subject: Re: [EVDL] Seeking donor models for an under 3000lb conversion > > On 23 Jan 2013 at 16:53, Peter Crisitello wrote: > > > I'm sorry, but everything you just stated as a negative are the main > > reasons I still drive my Studebakers. > > No apology needed! That's what free choice is all about. > > I have nothing against Studebakers. My family owned an aging, rusty 1950 > Commander for a while. (If I understood Jim Tervort aright, that car's 3- > speed manual trans is the same one that found its way into the much later > Comuta-Van EV.) > > From what I can tell, the Lark was OK. One of my neighbors had one in the > 1960s and seemed satisfied. On an entirely different note, seeing an Avant > still makes me drool a bit. ;-) > > But then, so does seeing a Saab Sonnet. Speaking of which, I wonder if a > Sonnet would have the GVWR the OP is seeking. It was pretty tiny and light. > Uh, make that pretty, tiny, and light. ;-) > > Or how about an Opel GT? I can't find a GVWR, but with a curb weight of > 1860lb and only 2 seats, I'd expect it to be well under 3000lb. > > Another veteran to investigate might be a Fiat. I see a GVWR of 2789lb for a > '69 Fiat 124 Sport Spider. GVWR of a similar 1973 1600 model is 2822lb. > > GVWR of a '72 Fiat 850 Spider was only 2061lb, curb weight 1642lb. Sleek. > > Indeed, most any truly small 2-place car is likely to have a sub-3000lb GVWR. > A first-generation (1990-98) Miata has a GVWR of 2623lb, for example. > > Finding a light car becomes more challenging as the model year advances, > however. For example, the 2013 Miata just misses the mark at 3078lb. > > David Roden > EVDL Administrator > http://www.evdl.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
