Zoe Motors

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Zoe Motors Inc.
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founding 1983
resolution 1986
Seat Los Angeles , California , USA
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Zoe Motors Inc. was an American manufacturer of automobiles .

Company history

The company was founded in 1983 in Los Angeles , California . It belonged to Zoe Products Inc. of the same town. In addition to production, imported vehicles were also revised. The brand name was Zoe . Production ended in 1985 or 1986. The import ran until 1986.

vehicles

The Zipper was a tricycle with a rear single wheel, originally manufactured by Mitsuoka Jidōsha in Japan . A Honda engine with 49 cm³ displacement and 5 HP power drove the rear wheel. There was a choice between a single- door coupé and an open version without doors. The bodies were made of fiberglass .

The Little Giant with the same engine was a pickup truck .

No model names have survived for the three- and four-wheeled small cars from Ligier imported between 1985 and 1986 .

The Z / 5000 was a Reliant Rialto . The Z / 3000 ST based on it had a wider rear axle and thus flared rear fenders . It was offered as a station wagon, station wagon and panel van. Of these only six vehicles were built.

literature

  • 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 , pp. 1789-1790. (English)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 , pp. 1789-1790. (English)
  2. ↑ Chris Rees: Three Wheelers A – Z. The definitive encyclopedia of three-wheeled vehicles from 1940 to date. Quiller Print, Croydon 2013, ISBN 978-0-9926651-0-4 , p. 229. (English)
  3. ^ Elvis Payne: The AZ of Three-Wheelers. A definitive reference guide. Nostalgia Road, Manchester 2013, ISBN 9781908-347169 , pp. 288-289. (English)