| Owner | Adam Bohlmann | ||||||
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| Owner's Other EVs | 1972 Volkswagen Super Beetle 1980 Comuta-Car | ||||||
| Location | Duluth, Minnesota US map | ||||||
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| Vehicle | 1975 Sebring-Vanguard Citicar I named it "stinky" because it had been sitting 22 years and was full of mouse crap when I bought it. Even though I cleaned out all the turds it still stinks. | ||||||
| Motor | General Electric 3.5 hp Series Wound DC looking for for a direct fit replacement that would offer more power for hills. | ||||||
| Drivetrain | Terrell axle | ||||||
| Controller | Original Contactor Controller | ||||||
| Batteries | 8, 6.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded 6 sams club batteries and 2 trojan super range golf cart batteries | ||||||
| System Voltage | 48 Volts | ||||||
| Charger | Lester Original charger that came with the car still works but the timer quit! Anyone know where to buy a replacement timer? | ||||||
| Heater | None yet, I am looking for a good suggestion here | ||||||
| Instrumentation | Original Citicar dash & instrumentation | ||||||
| Top Speed | 33 MPH (53 KPH) | ||||||
| Range | 40 Miles (64 Kilometers) | ||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 2 adults & one Beagle. | ||||||
| Tires | It had 4.80x12 trailer tires on it and I hated them! SUPER ROUGH RIDE! None of the local tire dealers had or could get 145 radial tires anymore. So I went to the junkyard and dug around and found a Geo Metro with 4 Goodyear Weatherhandlers 145/80r/12 tires in good condition. I bought them for $5 each and paid another $8 for mounting and now my car rides great!! Don't torture yourself with trailer tires!!!! Get some radials!!!! | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | Car was $1450, Bakes cost $250 to get rolling, plus a set of batteries. | ||||||
| The city where I live (Duluth, MN) has a large hill about 8 to 14 blocks long depending on where you try and climb it. Does anyone have any good suggestions to improve the hill climbing ability of the Citicar or know of a replacement motor with more hill climbing ability that fits a Terrell axle? | |||||||
1975 Sebring-Vanguard Citicar
“Stinky”
Last Updated 08-14-2008
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