Pioneer (car brand, 1959)

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Pioneer was an American automobile brand that was only built in 1959 by the Nic-L-Silver Battery Company in Santa Ana, California . This electric vehicle was also sold as the Lippcoft Pioneer or Nic-L-Silver .

Pioneer gave it as a two-door roadster , two-door hardtop - coupe or three-door station wagon . The wheelbase was 2413 mm, the total length 3988 mm. The cars were powered by two electric motors, each of which drove a rear wheel. The total output was 11.8 kW, the range between 65 km and 160 km, depending on the driving style.

literature

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