France Jet Motors

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France Jet

The France Jet Motors Ltd. was an American automobile manufacturer based in New York City only in 1961 .

The France Jet was a tiny, two-seater roadster with a wheelbase of 1880-2082 mm and an overall length of 3302 mm. The short wheelbase version was equipped with a single cylinder engine with a displacement of 279 cc. The vehicle cost US $ 1,595.

For a surcharge of US $ 250, there was the longer wheelbase and a two-cylinder in-line engine with 1082 cm³ displacement, which brought it to 40 bhp (29 kW). In this configuration, the small car weighed 353 kg.

literature

  • John Gunnell: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications, Iola 2002, ISBN 0-87349-461-X . (English)

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