Colmobil Ha'argaz Model 461
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On October 26, 1960, Wednesday, the Argaz management held an event for journalists, Miller. During the tour of the factory in Tel Aviv, a new vehicle called "Colmobil" was introduced. It was a really dwarf truck with a 250 cc engine with a capacity of 10 hp and a carrying capacity of not less than 1000 kg (according to one report, 1500 kg). The trunk was manufactured in Israel, while the engine, steering system and brakes were imported from abroad. The connection to two other products that the Israeli automotive industry was dealing with at the time - the tycoon and the popular car - was not coincidental. The Colmobil was another attempt to provide cheap transportation to a thirsty economy. Meshulam Yavnieli, the CEO of Hargaz for a long time, said that research has proven that there is room in the Israeli economy for a small transport vehicle. The trunk engineer, Ben-Zion Holliansky (Golan), presented the versatility of the chassis of the tiny truck.
Like most of the vehicles produced in Israel before it, the Colmobil was not from local development. Gazelle, the largest bicycle manufacturer in the Netherlands, marketed a variety of bicycles and light motorcycles. In 1958 she introduced her first four-wheel vehicle, a small truck that was sold mainly to a large bakery and a local retail chain. The Dutch granted the concession to create a company in Kolmobil that transferred the work to the crate. Presumably, the early connection created with the crate, which matured into the 1959 truck deal, made it easier to choose this factory. As usual, the concession granted to the export of the Kolmobil to Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Africa and the Far East was emphasized. These markets were included, not surprisingly, also within the franchises of the other automotive companies operating in Israel: Ilin and Autocars. The production will begin in November 1960, and the price will be 3,900 Israeli pounds per chassis. The sales forecast was estimated at about 200-300 units per year, and Miller's report said that negotiations are underway with car importers in neighboring countries.
