Fredcar

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Fredcar
Rear view of a pick-up truck

Fredcar was a French car brand.

Brand history

Emmanuel Bonnet had had experience with fiberglass since the 1950s . In 1971 he started producing automobiles and kit cars in Vocance . The brand name was Fredcar . In 1985 he retired. His son-in-law Yves Reynaud continued production until 1993. Stricter approval regulations prevented further production. A total of 19 vehicles were built.

A book about the brand has been published in French.

vehicles

On offer were multi-purpose vehicles in the style of the Citroën Méhari . They were based on a chassis from Citroën , specifically from 2 CV , Dyane , Ami 6 and Ami 8 . Thus the vehicles had a two-cylinder engine . The structure was made of plastic . Doors with windows and a hardtop were optionally available.

literature

Web links

Commons : Fredcar  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b George Nicholas Georgano (Ed.): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile . Volume 1: A-F . Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 592 (English).
  2. ↑ Autopasion 18 (Spanish, accessed December 15, 2018)
  3. ↑ Un livre sur les Fredcar, voitures construites à Vocance de 1971–1993 (French, accessed December 15, 2018)