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Item:Electric Vehicle 3-wheeled car manufacturing business

Electric Vehicle 3-wheeled car manufacturing business

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Ended:Nov 18, 200910:33:09 PST
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Starting bid:US $49,000.00
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Item number:300365059310
Item location:Cocoa Beach, FL, United States
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Molds For Sale:
The original molds for the car pictured are for sale. 
Not the car, not the bodies; just the molds as shown in the mold pictures.

START AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE BUSINESS
fast and inexpensively:

Electric cars are a hot topic right now, and there is virtually nothing out there that you can buy - for a reasonable price
AND, after this economic downturn, expect oil prices to soar. 
Electric cars will be hot items.

The body is the time-consuming, laborious, and expensive part of a building a car.
These molds for this or a similar design, could take one to two years, and cost $250,000 with lots of sweat, to $2,000,000. (if done professionally, and you never know what you'll end up with).
At $49k these molds are a real bargain for the right person / business.

The rest of the vehicle, like the frame and drivetrain, could be done quickly with simple and inexpensive designs, and off-the-shelf components.
This car could be in production faster than 4-wheelers could get their bumpers approved by the government.
Being a 3-wheeler, this vehicle would only have to meet less than 10% of the safety requirements of a 4-wheeler.
Not an unsafe car, but could be a very safe motorcycle. 
Also consider that the vehicle could be sold as a kit.

THE ELECTRIC CAR:
The Doran EV is one of the most famous electric cars which won many races and electric vehicle range contests and rallys in the 1990s. 
It still looks as modern today as in did ten years ago.
This car was owned by the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles (a LA County Museum) from 1996 to 2004

It was acquired by Petersen to recognize its beauty and technology. 

THE GAS POWERED CAR:
was powered by a Subaru flat-4 cylinder engine.  It was fast, handled very well, and was still very economical and efficient with its aerodynamic shape, light weight, and low rolling resistance.


ABOUT THE MOLDS:

The molds were built with the highest quality materials and workmanship.  They were taken from the first produced car which was refinished just beforehand to have the highest quality molds and subsequent end-product possible.

There is basically two big pieces to the car:  The main body (cockpit); and the hood which rotates towards the front of the vehicle: 

The main body:  is one big piece, but is built with 4 mold pieces that bolt together;  this includes the top of the car that also encircles the windshield (from a Pontiac Fiero), the two sides, and the rear.

 

The hood:  also one piece, is also built with 4 mold pieces that bolt together to make the entire hood in one piece (like the body).

If you look at the picture of the mold pieces in storage, you will see a large piece that is red in color.

That is a spare hood that is sitting in the main (largest) piece of the mold for the hood.

 

More pictures and information about the car can be seen at: http://www.doranev.com/Doran-Electric-Car-3-wheel-EV.htm 

Sales of Bodies: 
Sorry, we cannot sell just one body, please don't ask.
We have people ask us that all the time.
We're no longer in the fiberglass/composites business and no longer have personnel experienced in same.

(maybe you want to go into the body or kit business ?)

 

Depending on where you are located, there are probably several fiberglass businesses within a relatively short distance that could make bodies from the molds, quickly and inexpensively.

These may include kit car manufacturers, custom body parts manufacturers, and boat manufacturers.

Lots of production manufacturers use companies just south of the border to do good quality work at very reasonable prices.

 

Support:  If you buy the molds, we will offer guidance/advice to the new owner or fiberglass manufacturer. 
Also, on a consulting basis (separate from this auction), we can offer vehicle design / engineering services.

 

 

Questions welcomed ! 

Reasonable offers considered.
(with significant down payment)


Inspection of molds - contact for an appointment.  (molds are stored in Cocoa Florida)

These molds are listed as part of another auction (see seller's other auctions).  If they sell in that auction, this auction will be cancelled immediately.

 

Thanks for looking.

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