Beach wagon
A beach wagon is a body shape of a passenger car .
description
A beach wagon is a light, open recreational vehicle. The body is mostly made of plastic . Some models have side doors, others do not. There are versions with one and two rows of seats. In many cases, a convertible top provides only a makeshift protection against rain.
The basis of the vehicles is often a small car or small car . They feature either a front engine with front-wheel drive or rear-mounted engine with rear-wheel drive . Due to the load on the drive axle from the engine and the low weight of the vehicles, they are suitable for off-road use to a limited extent. There are also models with all-wheel drive. There are few beach wagons with front-engined and rear-wheel drive .
Only a few models were designed as beach wagons from the start. Often the vehicle manufacturer or a body manufacturer has designed a body for use as a beach car on the basis of a suitable model.
In many cases, kits are also offered that hobbyists assemble onto the chassis of their used vehicles instead of the original body. Models that have a separate chassis or a platform frame such as the VW Beetle are particularly suitable . This is how VW buggies are made . The small Fiat models 500 and 600 are not well suited due to their self-supporting body.
Models
Below is a small selection:
- A. Ellados Poker 126
- Attica Cabrioletta
- BS Nymph
- Citroën Méhari
- Citroën pony
- Enfield-Neorion E 8000 Bicini
- Fiberfab Sherpa
- Fissore 127 Scout
- Ghia 500 Jolly and 600 Jolly
- throat
- Jehle Safari
- MAVA-Renault Farma Σ
- Mini Moke
- Moretti 500 Minimaxi, Midimaxi and Minimaxi
- Pan-Car Beach Buggy
- Renault Rodéo
- Safari (from Greece)
- Safari (from Denmark)
- Savio Jungla
- Scoiattolo
- Sibona-Basano Fiat 500 Decathlon
- Trabant 601 Tramp
- Vignale Gamine
- Vespa 400 Esterel
- VW buggy ; various manufacturers such as Buggy-Center-Hamburg G. Kühn , Ledl and Swiss Buggy
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- Marie-Claire Lauvray, Basil Le Fay: Fiat 500. Parragon Books Ltd, Bath, ISBN 978-1-40548-110-6 .
Web links
- Comprehensive page on the historical development of European beach wagons with many examples and pictures on the web portal mariothemultipla.wordpress.com , accessed on January 26, 2016 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
- ^ A b Lauvray, Le Fay: Fiat 500.