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    1976 Sebring-Vanguard Citicar

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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    09/28/09

    In reply to 1976 Sebring-Vanguard Citicar
    I have a book on electric cars that was written smack in the middle of the Malaise Era, and it mentions a guy in Virginia who kept meticulous records on his Citicar, and racked up enough miles commuting to actually have lots of records. His may be one of the most-driven Citicars out there.

    Every day for about five years, that guy drove past me in the morning as I waited for the school bus.

    Then when I got into high school, I started riding my bike. We still passed each other, but I was passing him.
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    Image of SanbornApis SanbornApis
    09/27/09

    In reply to 1976 Sebring-Vanguard Citicar
    noooooooo, I had one of these and got up to 50mph going down a hill. The drive train, suspension and brakes are golf cart - literally! 35mph is really as fast as you want to go. And this from someone who is quite happy cruising at 75 in a Smart.
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    Image of TurboBrick [LIGIER] TurboBrick [LIGIER]
    09/27/09

    In reply to 1976 Sebring-Vanguard Citicar
    Everyone knows that the hood scoop gives you +3hp right away, so on it's own this thing has 0.5hp then, right?
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    Image of alexander_the_car_salamander alexander_the_car_salamander
    09/27/09

    In reply to 1976 Sebring-Vanguard Citicar
    Anybody else thinking about a Hayabusa engine swap or is it just me?
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    P161911 promoted this comment Edited by alexander_the_car_salamander at 09/27/09 3:50 PM alexander_the_car_salamander was starred alexander_the_car_salamander was unstarred
    Image of Mad_Science Mad_Science
    09/27/09

    In reply to 1976 Sebring-Vanguard Citicar
    Cool plate, but I think this one beats it.
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    09/27/09

    In reply to 1976 Sebring-Vanguard Citicar
    Love that NACA duct on the hood.

    Sure, this'll get you lots of attention from the girls, but unless it's the gymnastics team, you're unlikely to capitalize on the opportunity given the interior dimensions.
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    Image of the good dr zero the good dr zero
    09/28/09

    @Mad_Science: Strangely enough, the NACA duct was the first thing I took notice of too.

    And I'm sure you have a perfectly reasonable second point as well. Although that could be a selling point to some folk.
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    Image of Picarso Picarso
    09/27/09

    In reply to 1976 Sebring-Vanguard Citicar
    We had one of these when I was in High-school. It had fallen off a trailer it was being transported on and the top cracked so the roof was cut off and a short windshield installed and it was turned into a cool little roadster.

    We drove it all over the place. It was a lot of fun. The only problem we had with ours is that is you accelerated too hard up a steep hill it would blow a fuse.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    09/27/09

    @Picarso: I'm sorry, did you say "it would require you to install a bolt"?
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    Image of Picarso Picarso
    09/27/09

    @FP: Your Volvo is awesome! Anyway: Heh? Not I.
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    Image of ssrock64 ssrock64
    09/27/09

    In reply to 1976 Sebring-Vanguard Citicar
    Even these were subject to some legislation. They gained gigantic bumpers and Sebring-Vanguard failed. Another company took over, added the aforementioned bumpers, and called it the Commutacar.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    09/27/09

    @ssrock64: I want to build a scale model of one of those and build a SNES into it... it'll look just like that with a cartridge in.
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    09/27/09

    In reply to 1976 Sebring-Vanguard Citicar
    Great find. I've always loved these because the droopy face is the essence of someone thinking "Meh" = Hey, I am what I am, pretty much a 35 mph enclosed golf cart, a rolling wedge of cheese, all utility and no glory--I'm the best and the worst of the 70s, dudes. Enjoy the trip. Doesn't make any difference to me.
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    09/27/09

    In reply to 1976 Sebring-Vanguard Citicar
    Another learning experience for me. This is a Citicar drag race at the 2009 International Citicar Gathering in Baltimore, Md. Go get em!
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    09/27/09

    In reply to 1976 Sebring-Vanguard Citicar
    I had heard of these before, but I've never seen this much detail of one.

    Fun fact: this is the most-produced electric car sold in the US.
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    Image of AustinMiniMan AustinMiniMan
    09/27/09

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.:

    Fun fact... wikipedia.
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    Image of evilvocho evilvocho
    09/27/09

    In reply to 1976 Sebring-Vanguard Citicar
    Sebring seems to be a doomed name, at least when applied to cars, I say...
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    09/27/09

    @evilvocho: Also when applied to hairdressers. I think you may be onto some kind of hidden curse here.
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    Image of evilvocho evilvocho
    09/27/09

    @Novaload: yeah, that Manson dude sure did cast a spell or something on the Sebring name... on related news, the swiss have just captured Polanski, and he's now waitng to be deported for trial in america!
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    09/27/09

    @evilvocho: I don't think so.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    08/02/09

    In reply to See, Not All Pintos Blew Up!
    Is it wrong that I immediately recognized this as a '76 model?

    I saw an early Pinto, bone stock with dog dish hubcaps, at a cruise in. For some reason, I was impressed.
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    Image of Emmymau Emmymau
    08/01/09

    In reply to See, Not All Pintos Blew Up!
    Being one of those Crazy People who does, in fact, own and cherish a Pinto, I can attest to the difficulty of finding them in junkyards. Too bad this one's a hatchback--I could really use a rear window for my '73 wagon.
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    Image of tankman tankman
    08/01/09

    In reply to See, Not All Pintos Blew Up!
    When the whole Pinto fire thing was going on, one of the car magazines replicated the accident with the Pinto's competitors - I think Vega, Toyota, and Datsun - by driving a van going 60 mph into the back of each one of them. The gas tank blew open in each case. They repeated the test with a full-size Impala and it's gas tank also blew open.

    Damn mainstream media. Did the same thing with the Chevy side-saddle gas tanks.
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    Image of brickyard brickyard
    08/01/09

    @tankman:

    And the media got caught using electric igniters to make sure the spilled gas and fumes on the Chevy trucks caught fire, remember?

    I guess the only safe place for the gas tank is inside the cab right behind the seat like my '67 Ford pickup. I feel so safe knowing the gas is right there with me in case something bad happens.
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    Image of tankman tankman
    08/01/09

    @brickyard:

    Yeah. Chevy actually tracked down the junkyard where the Dateline pickup had been scrapped so they could prove what had been done.

    My 71 Chevy pickup has the gas tank in the exact same place - in the cab behind the seat. Thought about converting to side saddle but have never gotten around to it.
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