Maico MC 500 G

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MC 500 G
Production period: 1955-1956
Class : Microcar
Body versions : Station wagon
Engines: Otto engine :
0.45 liters (13 kW)
Length: 3400 mm
Width: 1470 mm
Height: 1350 mm
Wheelbase : 1960 mm
Empty weight : 600 kg
Previous model Champion 500 G

The Maico MC 500 G is a vehicle from Maico from Pfäffingen . It was almost identical to the previous champion 500G . From 1955 to 1956 some vehicles were produced.

body

The two-door station wagon body offered space for four people. The structure of the stern was made of wood .

mass and weight

The car had a wheelbase of 196 cm and a track width of 120 cm (front) and 115 cm (rear), was 340 cm long, 147 cm wide and 135 cm high. With an empty weight of 600 kg, the permissible total weight was 920 kg.

drive

A water-cooled two-cylinder - Heinkel - two-stroke engine with 452 cc capacity was installed in the rear and drifted over a four-speed transmission, the rear wheels. The engine developed 18 hp (13 kW). The top speed was 80 km / h. The fuel consumption was given as 5 liters per 100 km.

New price and number of pieces

The new price was DM 4,295 . 21 vehicles were produced between September 1955 and December 1956.

literature

  • Hanns Peter Rosellen: German small car. Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg 1991, ISBN 3-89350-040-5 .