Hi John and All, Peter is on the CitiCar yahoo group as
are the body panels that were bought by another member to sell. Anyone
interested in or own one, should join that group for help.
Jerry Dycus
On Tuesday, September 3, 2019, 03:12:50 AM UTC, John Neiswanger via EV
<ev@lists.evdl.org> wrote:
Peter Crisitello at Rutgers University was keeping a roster of Citicars
up through the Tropicas. I think he also had some spare parts at one
time though last I heard he lost most of his storage space and needed to
consolidate what he had.
Respectfully,
John
John K Neiswanger
Industrial Electronics
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From: "Lee Hart via EV" <ev@lists.evdl.org>
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Sent: 9/2/2019 2:56:40 PM
Subject: Re: [EVDL] 1978 City Car project (near Baltimore)
>Robert Bruninga via EV wrote:
>>>Is there any inerest in restoring an old 1978 Seabring Vanguard City Car
>>>(cheese wedge).
>
>EVDL Administrator via EV wrote:
>>Not from me; I've been there and did that once already. ;-)
>
>I'd be interested. Though they are rude and crude, they have a certain
>nostalgic charm. There is something attractive about a car so simple that you
>can understand and fix just about anything yourself.
>
>I have a special reason: Minnesota passed a law banning home built NEVs. "Home
>built" means anything not built by the one NEV manufacturer in Minnesota.
>
>But the CitiCar was built and titled as an ordinary car -- *not* as an NEV. So
>they can still be licensed and driven in Minnesota. :-)
>
>>The body... That's the big question mark. ABS doesn't handle UV very
>>well, and despite the catalyzed acrylic enamel that was supposed to
>>protect them, after 40 years the bodies are pretty much crumbling off
>>of C-cars that have sat out in the sun... AFAIK, there are few or no
>>new body parts left.
>
>Actually, it's not that hard to make new body panels. They were just
>vacuum-formed over simple wood molds. The hood blew off my ComutaVan (I forgot
>to latch it down), so I made another one.
>
>I also fixed cracks and leaks with a simple hot-air welder. Basically, this is
>just a heat gun. Use it to melt plastic rod of the same material and color
>into the gap.
>
>If necessary, the panels are all basically flat. I've seen restorations that
>simply screwed plywood panels onto the aluminum frame to make a new body.
>
>Lee Hart
>
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