Kapi (car)
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The Kapi was a Spanish automobile manufactured by Automóviles y Autoscooter Kapi in Barcelona from 1950 until 1955.[1] Designed by Captain Federico Saldaña, the first car was a light three-wheeled two door runabout powered by a 125 cc 2 cv single-cylinder two-stroke engine made by Montesa. The single wheel was at the front.
Other models followed including:
- the Kapiscooter with Hispano-Villiers engine[1]
- the Jip, a miniature Jeep with 197 cc engine
- the Chiqui, a three-wheeler with single wheel at the rear
- the Platillo Volante (flying saucer), a four-wheel coupé
- the M190 with miniature Mercedes 190 body
References
[edit ]- ^ a b Herreros, Francisco; Aznar, José Luis (1998). Historia del motociclismo en España (1 ed.). Spain: RACC Club. p. 311. ISBN 978-84-920886-5-2.
External links
[edit ]- The Jip
- The Platillo Volante
- David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles
