Zundapp Janus - car classics
A description of the vehicle
Detailed technical specifications and description of the model is available here.
Want to buy Zundapp Janus?
Leave us your request for the purchase, we will select for You a car in the United Kingdom or the United States is in excellent condition and with a good story. Help with making a deal and delivery.
Discussion
You can leave your comments about the car, as well as to hear the opinions of other visitors here.
Do you like this car?
|
|
Tweet |
Used Zundapp Janus Cars
()
based on 1379 votes
Zundapp Janus
Zündapp Janus - this is a German micro-car manufacturing company Zündapp. This tiny machine was in production from 1957 to 1958.
Initially, the company Zundapp was engaged in manufacture of motorcycles, but by 1954, the management has decided to create a more "weather-resistant" of the vehicle (in other words, it was required to create a "ski for bad weather"). They studied the variants of design from companies Kroboth, Brütsch and Fuldamobil and eventually turned to the designer Dornier Flugzeugwerke.
The main innovative features of the design was a door in the front - to access the front seat and the same door at the rear for access to the rear seat. This original design was named Janus by the name of the Roman God, usually depicted with two faces, one looking forward and one back. Another feature of the layout of the salon was able to put both seat and get in the result of a double sofa.
Car Zündapp Janus was equipped with a 2-stroke odnocilindrovym an engine capacity of 245 CC., which is housed in the center of the machine. The power of the Janus reached 14 horsepower, and the maximum speed is 80 km/hour. Suspension of the car was from the company MacPherson, the owners were very satisfied with its comfort and softness.
Production of Zündapp Janus started in June 1957. Only 1731 cars were made in the first six months. By the mid-1958, company Zündapp refused from its car of the project and sold the factory of the company Bosch. In total were built 6902 car Zündapp Janus.
Love this car? You can buy it!
We are engaged in the purchase of retro cars at auctions UK and the us with the shipping and customs clearance.
Other Zundapp models from our catalogue:
Add a comment to the discussion of the model
We are grateful to all, who will leave his opinion, the withdrawal or addition to our description of the Zundapp Janus.