Electric shopper

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Electric Shopper was an American automobile manufacturer that was based in Long Beach from 1952 to 1962 .

A very simple three-wheeled vehicle was built with two seats, a roof and open sides. The body was made of fiberglass or steel. The single front wheel was steered with a steering column. The wheelbase was 1549 mm, the total length 2184 mm. A 24 V DC motor with an output of 1.1 kW was used for the drive . The range was 50–55 km. The car was sold for $ 750 for the steel-bodied model and $ 950 for the GRP-bodied model.

literature

  • John Gunnell: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications, Iola 2002, ISBN 0-87349-461-X . (English)
  • George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 1: A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 489. (English)