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Monty110 - Solved: VW-based electric vehicle by John McMillan (1973)
« on: April 19, 2017, 06:08:06 AM »
Fellow Autopuzzlers, for a point please tell me who built this vehicle, when, and based on what.

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Re: Monty110
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2017, 01:29:29 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2017, 07:53:35 AM »
Based on a VW Beetle? Made of plywood?
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Re: Monty110
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2017, 08:01:11 AM »
Yes and yes!
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Re: Monty110
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2017, 08:01:47 AM »
Sorry for the delay in replying and thanks for the lock. It's an electric car project built in Jacksonville USA by John McMillan in 1973. I don't think it had a specific name.
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« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2017, 04:47:28 PM »
You got it right! As you said, no specific name for it has been reported. McMillan went on to become founder of Shockwave Motors, which produce the Shockave Defiant EV3 electric three-wheeler. We've had the prototype of the Defiant on AP before (https://www.autopuzzles.com/forum/2010-38/q459-solved-defiant-ev3-roadster-by-shockwave-motors), but the production version looks completely different.
Below, a scan of a short article from a local paper about the puzzle vehicle.
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Re: Monty110 - Solved: VW-based electric vehicle by John McMillan (1973)
« Reply #6 on: May 08, 2017, 06:28:36 AM »
Thanks, el-Monty, I'd never seen this clipping before. 8)
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