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Q741 - solved - Dragonfly Cars commuter car
« on: April 25, 2011, 06:41:02 AM »
Who knows the story behind this car? A point for the correct name...
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Re: Q741
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2011, 11:04:16 AM »
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Re: Q741
« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2011, 11:56:14 AM »
GP Talon.
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Re: Q741
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2011, 04:20:38 AM »
Not one of those...
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Re: Q741
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2011, 10:33:50 AM »
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Re: Q741
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2011, 11:58:58 AM »
Dragonfly 1976
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Re: Q741
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2011, 06:04:09 PM »
French?
Based on a Simca 1000?
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Re: Q741
« Reply #7 on: June 05, 2011, 09:14:47 AM »
Oguerrerob is correct  :)
Dragonfly Cars built this commuter car in c1976; run by Steve Norcross of Urbana, Illinois
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Re: Q741 - solved - Dragonfly Cars commuter car
« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2011, 04:42:07 PM »
Was it ment to be produced in series or just a one off design study .
More info wanted
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Re: Q741 - solved - Dragonfly Cars commuter car
« Reply #9 on: June 07, 2011, 11:44:48 AM »
Quote from: autospeurder on June 05, 2011, 04:42:07 PM
Was it ment to be produced in series or just a one off design study .
More info wanted

"Steven  Norcross  entered  the commuter car market with STEVE NORCROSS  DRAGONFLY  CARS  in  Urbana, Illinois.  The  first  prototype DRAGONFLY was powered by a Koher snowmobile engine producing 93  hp  and  an estimated  40  mpg  and variable ratio, via V-Belts, transaxle.  The wheel base was 88” and the  track  was  52”.   The weight  was  1250 pounds.  The projected selling price of the DRAGONFLY was “under $4000.   After  2250  miles  of  testing  it  was determined that the 67 mph top speed was insufficient and a new engine  and  transaxle  combination  would have to be tried."
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