wlaidlaw Posted October 6, 2024 Share #22661 Posted October 6, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) Is it a Citicar? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 6, 2024 Posted October 6, 2024 Hi wlaidlaw, Take a look here Name this car..... I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
NigelG Posted October 6, 2024 Share #22662 Posted October 6, 2024 I’ll post a full view which should make things clearer…. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 3 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=5646484'>More sharing options...
Phil1066 Posted October 6, 2024 Share #22663 Posted October 6, 2024 What a crack up - looks like a grown up Sinclair C5 lol 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 6, 2024 Share #22664 Posted October 6, 2024 CityEl? Wilson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted October 6, 2024 Share #22665 Posted October 6, 2024 Yes it’s the CitiEl although this one for some reason is called a mini.el. I’ll post some links/info later - just back through the door. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted October 6, 2024 Share #22666 Posted October 6, 2024 So I had completely forgotten about this car until I came across one in the Design Museum in Copenhagen in August. It’s hard to nail down some of the info as there are no official sites anymore and some of the “club” sites and random “does anyone remember this car” type sites have conflicting information. Even pinning-down the correct name is hard - the one here might be the original (there wasn’t enough info and my Danish is *cough* “patchy”.) but they are generally called CitiEl cars (the El being “Ellert” not “Electric”) In essence it is a 1m wide electric city car designed and produced in Denmark (later bought by a German entrepreneur and moved to Germany) that has a front-pivoted canopy and usually a single seat with a steering wheel/controls. There was a “targa” version (there’s a YouTube video of a chap driving an orange one), a fibreglass-roofed US modification and one with a rear facing child seat. Allegedly 5500 were sold over maybe 30 years? Production dates are hard to check… It also has the distinction of having possibly the worst promotional video ever for its marketing… 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 7, 2024 Share #22667 Posted October 7, 2024 Advertisement (gone after registration) Open to all to post as usual. I was hoping someone else would get this but it did not look very likely. Wilson 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted October 7, 2024 Share #22668 Posted October 7, 2024 22 hours ago, NigelG said: ...In essence it is a 1m wide electric city car designed and produced in Denmark......that has a front-pivoted canopy and usually a single seat with a steering wheel/controls.......Allegedly 5500 were sold over maybe 30 years? Production dates are hard to check… It also has the distinction of having possibly the worst promotional video ever for its marketing… Absolutely never even aware of the existence of this vehicle before this thread so thanks, Nigel, for that! In all seriousness I found the concept to be rather sound and forward-thinking and a very laudable effort all round. It doesn't even look too bad. Not quite there with a Dino 246, of course, but quite attractive - considering it's intended market and also the time-frame in which it was created - in a great many ways. I'm sorry to see that it didn't catch on / was developed more thouroughly. Promo Video IS priceless! Thanks again for posting this fascinating creation. It's possible that the inventor / designer had thought that they had solved - in some way - some of the problems of 'cars in the city' and was hoping that the world would be appreciative. Such a shame that things didn't quite work out as they must have hoped that it could have done. Generational neccessities apart is it really that much different, in concept and execution, than a Renault 'Twizzy'? Personally I'd probably opt for the CitiEL... Philip. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted October 7, 2024 Share #22669 Posted October 7, 2024 I think it’s interesting to note that this was available on the market only 18 months after the Sinclair C5. Notwithstanding its obvious issues (created in a large part by the available battery/motor technology of the day) I would record that as England 0 : 1 Denmark 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wlaidlaw Posted October 8, 2024 Share #22670 Posted October 8, 2024 I rather liked the video. It had a Benny Hill flavour to it. Wilson 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 8, 2024 Share #22671 Posted October 8, 2024 Who would like to step in for Wilson? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted October 9, 2024 Share #22672 Posted October 9, 2024 (edited) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! vor 17 Stunden schrieb stuny: Who would like to step in for Wilson? Edited October 9, 2024 by a.j.z Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=5649343'>More sharing options...
NigelG Posted October 9, 2024 Share #22673 Posted October 9, 2024 I’m assuming it’s a Japanese “kei” car of some sort - maybe Suzuki? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted October 9, 2024 Share #22674 Posted October 9, 2024 Japanese is correct. I do not know, whether this one qualifies as a Kei car but it definitely is rather small for this type of cars. No Suzuki though. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted October 9, 2024 Share #22675 Posted October 9, 2024 Another crop Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=5650254'>More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 9, 2024 Share #22676 Posted October 9, 2024 It seems to be a very small van. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelG Posted October 9, 2024 Share #22677 Posted October 9, 2024 Or maybe that tiny flat bed truck? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted October 9, 2024 Share #22678 Posted October 9, 2024 Very small van is correct, but I could not identify a bed 😉 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted October 10, 2024 Share #22679 Posted October 10, 2024 How about a Suzuki Every, which is a Kei car. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.j.z Posted October 10, 2024 Share #22680 Posted October 10, 2024 (edited) As mentioned not a Suzuki. I posted it because it looks like a grown up version of the previous riddle car 😉 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited October 10, 2024 by a.j.z 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/119687-name-this-car/?do=findComment&comment=5651704'>More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now