Description
This is the ideal car either for being seen around town or for hitching behind a Winnebago when exploring Europe or beyond. The car attracts attention and turns heads whenever I drive it out, it looks cute and is very different from most cars on the road and is ELECTRIC!!
As a classic car enthusiast I imported the car as as a project for conversion from petrol to electric just over three years ago. Having spent all of its life in sunny Barcelona area it is entirely rust free.
The car had suffered all the usual supermarket and parking rash and had some dents and bumps and so was resprayed from white to the more period Positano yellow. I am now selling the car to move on to a second conversion project.
The change to battery power has been achieved by the installation of an HPEVS 20ac motor and a Curtis 1238E controller with charging and BMS from 'Thunderstruck Motors'. The three TESLA 5. 3kw/ h 24v battery modules that power the car have been located (1) where the fuel tank was under the front bonnet, (2) under the rear seat squab and (3) behind the rear seat backrest thus optimizing the overall weight distribution.
All brakes and steering have all been refurbished and the car has been completed with a set of Minilite wheels which look really well.
The interior looks largely standard and in good condition with new carpets. However the installation of Mazda MX5 heated leather seats has addressed the issue of absence of heat from the engine for a heater.
The normal gearbox has been retained but the car has no clutch, so on most occasions moving forward involves the use of the third gear and to reverse a switch on the dashboard is used.
The car feels lively on the road and has a range of between 45 and 60 miles depending on driving style with a top speed of 60mph plus.
To charge, a J1172 plug is connected beneath the lift-up rear number plate, the car will then charge from flat to full overnight from a normal domestic 13amp socket.
The car comes with a full MOT and updated V5 showing that it is powered by an electric motor.
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