I have to say I am partially responsible for its demise. When I bought it from the museum in 10 years ago, I was given some misinformation. It had been on display for a very long time. The caretaker told me he remembered it "running" under its own power while it was there. But, clearly at some point they removed the batteries. He couldn't say when. The rest of the car appeared intact. So, I towed it back to my garage and started working on it. No information was available at all about how it worked or the controller design. It has a special gear box with a single speed chain drive as I remember. The motor was GE, specifically designed for that car. So was the controller. It was a massive suitcase sized black box. Literally, a black box with a wiring mess no one could possibly figure out without schematics. So, I did as little modification as possible. I just pulled out the controller alltogether. I rigged up a new SepEx controller into the original throttle and wired it directly to the motor. The car ran! I drove it up and down the street on a few test drives. But, clearly it needed a correctly matched SepEX controller. No such thing existed at the time. I couldn't change it to a series wound motor because it only has a single gear ratio. Today, you can actually buy a controller that would have worked perfect in that car. But, I gave up on trying to make it road worthy and sold it to someone with more time and money. He hired someone else to "restore" it. That restoration as I understand turned into the nightmare that the car is today. I can't comment too much because I only know a few details and it wasn't me doing the work or financing it. I do know the whole drivetrain was upgraded to AC and it was fitted with the bad Thundersky batteries from back then. The car "never" made it to the open road. Then, it sat for a very long time in a barn as shown in the pictures. I can assure the new drivetrain alone is values at way more than he is asking for the car. My bet is someone will buy it for the motor, controller, (maybe charger), and who knows what else. I fear the car will be "abandoned" and eventually junked. I can't see anyone trying to restore it given its current condition. It could be cleaned up and put on display as a glider which is why I made the original post. But, I'm very sure it will never be on the road again. That makes me very sad because my intention 10 years ago was to drive it.
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