MOD 1959 GOGGOMOBIL DART FOR CAR MECHANIC SIMULATOR 2018

The company received its name by the name of the founder - Hans Glas, an extraordinary man who worked for ten years at tractor plants in Canada and the United States, and then did a lot for the development of agricultural, motorcycle and automotive industries in Germany (who, unlike the same Ferdinand Porsche and many other German industrialists, refuse to cooperate with the Nazis). The heyday of the company came in the sixties of the last century: coupes and convertibles of the Bavarian brand Glas competed with the products of another well-known Bavarian brand, for which it paid - since 1966 the company began to be controlled by the BMW concern.

The idea of ​​creating the machine, which we are talking about today, came from Hans Glass in the early fifties, when his company was the first to react to the scooter boom that had reached Germany and released the Goggo scooter in 1951 (the nickname of the youngest son of Voice was chosen as the name). Despite the incredible demand for a two-wheeled vehicle in poor post-war Germany, Hans Glass did not focus on its production, but began to think about creating an affordable car for the masses, knowing full well that each of his customers dreams of a four-wheeled vehicle and only a high price - an obstacle to the realization of such a dream. So, it was necessary to create a car, the cost of which would be minimal. As you know, there are no miracles, and a vehicle that met such a strict requirement

This brand managed to simply conquer the world - it was the leader in the micro-mobile market in Europe (primarily in Germany) for almost 10 years, starting from 1955.

Goggomobil Dart - a roadster manufactured by Buckel Motors Pty Ltd. in Sydney (Australia) from 1959 to 1961.

In 1959, Buckle Motors Pty Ltd began offering a unique version in Australia that was not available in other markets - the Goggomobil Dart. Goggomobil Dart, which took only five months to design, received a fiberglass boat-like body designed by Stan Brown, who previously worked in the body department at Lotus, who was responsible for the molds that made the fiberglass panels. The windshield of the car was borrowed by Renault Dauphine, and on the French car it was located at the back. The weight of such a car was about 380 kg, so it is not surprising that the 300 cc 15-horsepower version accelerated to 105 km / h, and the 400 cc even to 110 km / h. After a while, the car, which initially had no doors, receives small doors that opened against the direction of travel. Another option that was available to the Australians was the convertible version, with about 15 convertibles built, based on the coupe version, but using sedan trim. In September 1961, the Australian-made Goggomobil was discontinued, and the cheaper Morris Mini 850 on the local market killed interest in the machine. In total, they managed to build about 700 Dart roadsters over the years, and the total number of Australian Goggomobil was about 5,000 copies. Nevertheless, Hans Glass liked the idea of ​​an open car, and the company even built nine open prototypes based on a coupe, moreover, these machines even appeared in the company's American advertising brochures for 1961/62, but did not go into production. was a version with a convertible body, in total about 15 convertibles were built, built on the basis of the coupe version, but using the trim from the sedan. In September 1961, the Australian-made Goggomobil was discontinued, and the cheaper Morris Mini 850 on the local market killed interest in the machine. In total, they managed to build about 700 Dart roadsters over the years, and the total number of Australian Goggomobil was about 5,000 copies. Nevertheless, Hans Glass liked the idea of ​​an open car, and the company even built nine open prototypes based on a coupe, moreover, these machines even appeared in the company's American advertising brochures for 1961/62, but did not go into production. was a version with a convertible body, in total about 15 convertibles were built, built on the basis of the coupe version, but using trim from the sedan. In September 1961, the Australian-made Goggomobil was discontinued, and the cheaper Morris Mini 850 on the local market killed interest in the machine. In total, they managed to build about 700 Dart roadsters over the years, and the total number of Australian Goggomobil was about 5000 copies. Nevertheless, Hans Glass liked the idea of ​​an open car, and the company even built nine open prototypes based on a coupe, moreover, these machines even appeared in the company's American advertising brochures for 1961/62, but they never went into production. In September 1961, the Australian-made Goggomobil was discontinued, and the cheaper Morris Mini 850 on the local market killed interest in the machine. In total, they managed to build about 700 Dart roadsters over the years, and the total number of Australian Goggomobil was about 5,000 copies. Nevertheless, Hans Glass liked the idea of ​​an open car, and the company even built nine open prototypes based on a coupe, moreover, these machines even appeared in the company's American advertising brochures for 1961/62, but did not go into production. In September 1961, the Australian-made Goggomobil was discontinued, and the cheaper Morris Mini 850 on the local market killed interest in the machine. In total, they managed to build about 700 Dart roadsters over the years, and the total number of Australian Goggomobil was about 5,000 copies. Nevertheless, Hans Glass liked the idea of ​​an open car, and the company even built nine open prototypes based on a coupe, moreover, these machines even appeared in the company's American advertising brochures for 1961/62, but they never went into production.