Goggomobil Dart
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History
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The Dart was based on the chassis and mechanical components of the German Goggomobil microcar, which was a product of Hans Glas GmbH of Dingolfing, in Bavaria, Germany.[2] The car featured an Australian-designed fibreglass two-seater open sports car body without doors, the whole package weighing in at only Script error: No such module "convert"..[3] It was powered by a rear-mounted twin-cylinder two-stroke motor available in both 300 cc and 400 cc variants,[4] and had a small luggage compartment built into the nose.[3] The Dart was designed in 1958 and went on sale the following year,[3] with around 700 examples produced up to the time that production ceased in September 1961.[5]
Production specifics
The Dart came standard with Goggomobil’s 293cc parallel twin (producing 15 hp and 20 ft.lb.), but their 392cc unit (20 hp/24 ft.lb.) soon became available as an option. Top speed was approximately 60 mph (96 km/h) for the 293cc cars, and about 65 mph (104 km/h) for those equipped with the 392cc engine. There may only by 50 of them left currently. Dimensions were 3.0m long and 1.3m wide [6]
Popular culture
The Goggomobil Dart is mentioned in a 1990s Australian Yellow Pages television advertisement in which the actor Tommy Dysart says the famous line "G, O, G, G, O... No! No! Not the dart!"[7] In the early 2000s he continued his Goggomobil persona advertising Shannons Insurance, where he plays a character who is especially interested in finding the best car insurance for his treasured Goggomobil Dart.[8]
A documentary, released on 8 September 2019 titled D'art, is about an artist who paints paper planes (paper darts) on the Goggomobil Dart as the canvas.[9] The movie was received with positive reviews and was selected in 2020 for the Melbourne Documentary Film Festival.[10]
References
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- ↑ Tony Davis, Aussie Cars (1987) p. 75
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- ↑ Mike McCarthy, Great Australian Sports Cars and Specials (1987) p. 61
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- ↑ "Fifty years of Goggomobils in Australia", 28 July 2008, shannons.com.au
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- ↑ "Review: D'art", 25 June 2020, documentarydrive.com
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External links
- "£700 Goggo Sports Coming", Modern Motor, May 1959
- "1959 Goggomobil Dart", photographs of a restored 1959 Goggomobil Dart