Only 333 pieces are to be manufactured.
[Citeria 1958 (Netherlands)]
--The sporty two-seater model, known as Citeria in the history of the car, reflects the fate of the German Pak van Bakem.
--With designer Han van der Brizi, he started a compact car manufacturing industry for the Dutch market.
--First, an attempt was made to install a powerful 23 horsepower engine inside a lightweight pipe frame at the rear.
――The total weight of the body is about 500KG of plastic, it has a very sporty appearance, and the two seats can be moved reliably and quickly.
――However, the technology could not catch up and the whole concept needed to be revised.
--Han van der Brizi has designed a new frame that allows the installation of a 30 horsepower BMW 600 engine in a 4-speed gearbox.
――Since the legal maximum speed in the Netherlands is 135km / h, it was not possible to recover by the evaluation of the engine.
--The premiere of the prototype, which is a vehicle to be produced in the future and equipped with a BMW engine, was held on November 17, 1958 at the Dutch race circuit [Zandvoort] and was opened to journalists.
――At that time, the start of production might have been planned, but in the end the plan disappeared as a dream. Things soon became clear, and Pak von Baekum's financial position became very tense.
--He carried a fake check to fulfill his debt.
――Of course, these credit scams haven't worked for a long time, and the Dutch scams have become known to everyone.
――He was sentenced to two and a half years for fraud, and the four-wheel project called Citeria came to an end without even starting.
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