Peter Crisitello at Rutgers University was keeping a roster of Citicars
up through the Tropicas. I think he also had some spare parts at one
time though last I heard he lost most of his storage space and needed to
consolidate what he had.
Respectfully,
John
John K Neiswanger
Industrial Electronics
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From: "Lee Hart via EV" <[email protected]>
To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <[email protected]>
Cc: "Lee Hart" <[email protected]>
Sent: 9/2/2019 2:56:40 PM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] 1978 City Car project (near Baltimore)
Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
Is there any inerest in restoring an old 1978 Seabring Vanguard City Car
(cheese wedge).
EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
Not from me; I've been there and did that once already. ;-)
I'd be interested. Though they are rude and crude, they have a certain
nostalgic charm. There is something attractive about a car so simple that you
can understand and fix just about anything yourself.
I have a special reason: Minnesota passed a law banning home built NEVs. "Home
built" means anything not built by the one NEV manufacturer in Minnesota.
But the CitiCar was built and titled as an ordinary car -- *not* as an NEV. So
they can still be licensed and driven in Minnesota. :-)
The body... That's the big question mark. ABS doesn't handle UV very
well, and despite the catalyzed acrylic enamel that was supposed to
protect them, after 40 years the bodies are pretty much crumbling off
of C-cars that have sat out in the sun... AFAIK, there are few or no
new body parts left.
Actually, it's not that hard to make new body panels. They were just
vacuum-formed over simple wood molds. The hood blew off my ComutaVan (I forgot
to latch it down), so I made another one.
I also fixed cracks and leaks with a simple hot-air welder. Basically, this is
just a heat gun. Use it to melt plastic rod of the same material and color into
the gap.
If necessary, the panels are all basically flat. I've seen restorations that
simply screwed plywood panels onto the aluminum frame to make a new body.
Lee Hart
-- I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.
-- Albert Einstein
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Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com
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