Another reason why I mentioned the Studebaker Lark! I know for a fact that
Studebaker did export a number of what were referred to as CKD 1/4 ton PU to
South America. These were the Lark style Champ PU cabs mounted on a
standard Station Wagon chassis (their heaviest x frame car chassis). As for
parts, their are more Studebaker NOS and new (yes new) parts available than
any other "antique" automobile; you just have to know where to look.
Studebaker International is just one of the many vendors that deal with
these parts. besides, I have always been a proponent of the fact that you
have to take off as much weight from a donor vehicle as you will be
replacing with the EV propulsion unit. Even though the Lark was considered
a light weight vehicle for its time, there are numerous modern ways to
lighten it even more.
My reasoning behind this is the fact that the 2,700 lb. ICE S-10 I have was
converted to a 4,600 lb. EV and had to be appropriately upgraded to handle
the extra weight adding even more weight. Of course this is just the
opinion of a Jersey guy stuck in the past with his Studebakers and
CitiCars!?
Peter Crisitello
[email protected]
----- Original Message -----
From: "EVDL Administrator" <[email protected]>
To: "Electric Vehicle Discussion List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 1:10 AM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] Seeking donor models for an under 3000lb conversion
On 22 Jan 2013 at 21:23, [email protected] wrote:
I have a chart on my website with a list of more than 40 vehicles that
are
all under 3000lbs.
That's valuable information, but regrettably not applicable to this
situation. The OP asked which vehicles have a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
of under 3000lb. The GVWR is total weight when laden to capacity. That's
quite different from (and always higher than) curb weight.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gross_vehicle_weight_rating
David Roden
EVDL Administrator
http://www.evdl.org/
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