Wiima

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Wiima

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Wiima
Production period: 1957-1958
Class : Microcar
Body versions : Coupe
Engines: Otto engine :
0.3 liters (11 kW)
Length: 2610 mm
Width: 1320 mm
Height:
Wheelbase :
Empty weight : 282 kg

Wiima was an automobile that was produced in Finland .

background

The designer Antti Wihuri developed a small car . Production took place at the company Oy Uusi Autokoriteollisuus, later Oy Wiima AB, in Helsinki . This was a manufacturer of bodies for buses . The presentation took place in November 1957 at an industrial fair in Helsinki. Due to a lack of demand, there was no series production.

vehicle

The vehicle was based on a shortened chassis from the Goggomobil . The vehicle length was 261 cm and the vehicle width was 132 cm. The body offered space for two people. The two-cylinder engine from the Goggomobil with 296 cm³ displacement and 15 hp in the rear provided the drive . The maximum speed was given as 95 km / h.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Wiima.
  • 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 , p. 1740. (English)
  • Walter Drawer: Small Cars International. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-613-01959-6 .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Wiima.
  2. ↑ a b c d e f George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , p. 1740. (English)
  3. ^ A b Walter draftsman: Small car international. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 1999, ISBN 3-613-01959-6