Alta was a

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manufacturer of light and heavier three-wheeler trucks, motorcycles and passenger cars. Production of motorcycles and three-wheeler trucks with

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50cc engines started in its first factory in

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in 1962. The ''50S'' motorcycle model was known for its reliability (some survive to date in good working condition). In 1967 it designed and developed model ''A700'', a heavier three-wheel truck with 2-cylinder BMW 35 hp engine and a payload of 800 kg. The truck, featuring a pleasant design and high reliability became one of the most successful vehicles of its kind in Greece. In 1968 Alta introduced a three-wheel passenger car, model '' A200'' (three wheelers were classified differently according to Greek law). Powered by a

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200cc engine, the car was based on the German

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(also produced by

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in Greece under licence), but with Alta's own body design. The company moved production to a new, larger factory in Elefsis where it operated until 1978.

Gallery

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Alta A200 {{no footnotes, date=August 2021 The Alta A200 was a three-wheel passenger car introduced in 1968, produced by Alta, a Greek vehicle manufacturer. The car was largely based on the German Fuldamobil (licence produced in Greece by Attica), but it w ...

car (1968)

References

*L.S. Skartsis and G.A. Avramidis, "Made in Greece", Typorama, Patras, Greece (2003).
L.S. Skartsis, "Greek Vehicle & Machine Manufacturers 1800 to present: A Pictorial History", Marathon (2012)
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(Ed.), "The New Encyclopedia of Motorcars, 1885 to Present", E.P. Dutton, New York (1982). *M. Sedgwick, "Cars of the Fifties and Sixties", Crescent Books (1990). *Automobil Revue/Revue Automobile (1971 ed.)

External links

A perfectly restored Alta A200 in a museum in Eggenburg, Austria
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