Gadabout (car brand)

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Gadabout was an American automobile brand that existed in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan only in 1946 from Ray Russel .

The three-seater roadster was built on the chassis of the MG TC , from which the engine and drive were also taken over. Thus, the carriage had 2032 mm wheelbase and was powered by a four-cylinder in-line engine, the displacement cm³ of 1250 a power output of 54.5 hp (40 kW) at 5200 min -1 developed. The body was made of duralumin and showed the shape of a pontoon with covered wheels. Since the chassis had been taken over from Great Britain, the car was also right-hand drive.

literature

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