Suncar

Suncar SARL (1979–1984) ; Kamouh International France (1984–1986)
legal form	initially SARL
founding	1979
resolution	1986
Seat	Clermont-Ferrand , France
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Suncar SARL , later Kamouh International France , was a French manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company Suncar SARL from Annecy began in 1979 with the production of automobiles . The brand names were Suncar , Sun Car and SunCar . In 1984, Kamouh International France from Clermont-Ferrand took over production. Production ended in 1986.

vehicles

The Arpège model had an open, two-seater body in the style of the 1930s. The vehicle was based on the chassis of the Renault 5 , which was extended to 278 cm, and was equipped with the four-cylinder engine of the Renault 5 TS, which developed 64 hp . The vehicle length was 415 cm, the width 150 cm and the height 129 cm. A closed box van variant was named Arpège Camionette . The Suncar Arpège was built from 1980 to 1986 in an edition of 150 copies.

Based on the chassis of the Renault 4 , there was also the open Charade, similar to the Renault Rodeo . The vehicle was powered by a four-cylinder engine with 1108 cm³ and 24.5 kW and reached a top speed of 110 km / h.

literature

Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Volume 3: P – Z. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader: The great automobile encyclopedia. BLV, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-405-12974-5

Web links

GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring mbH (accessed on April 6, 2013)
Suncar website (French, accessed April 6, 2013)
Travel report with the Suncar to its designer Michel Casas in Clermont-Ferrand (accessed on April 6, 2013)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
^ ^A ^b Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
↑ history of "Suncar Kamouh" International France ( Memento of 19 February 2015, Internet Archive ) (accessed on 6 April 2013)

[Die_Internationale_Automobil-Enzyklopädie-1] Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .

[Beaulieu-2] A ^b Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.

[3] story of "Suncar Kamouh" International France ( Memento of 19 February 2015, Internet Archive ) (accessed on 6 April 2013)