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Autozodiaco was an Italian car manufacturer located in
In the 1970s they produced the
Bologna
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, focusing mainly on dune buggies based on the VW Beetle
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. The company existed between 1968 and 1981.
Car models (Dune buggy)
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engine) 1972-?
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Converter kits for VW Beetle
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In the 1970s they produced the offroad
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Moto Zodiaco Tuareg. With large balloon tyres it was intended as a dune buggy.
The Moto Zodiaco was powered by a stroke single cylinder 227 cc motor with 20bhp
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, (normally found in snowmobiles) and a pulley transmission (normally found in tractors). The top speed was around 100 km/h.
The bike had a yank cord start but an electric starter was optional. It was available in colors: sunshine yellow, alpine white and red Verona.
All Cars
In 1978 Autozodiaco sold the rights to construct a three-wheel micro car, renamed the All Cars Charly. It was similar in appearance to theBond Bug
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and was powered by a 49cc moped engine.All Cars Charlie, Weird Cars - A Century of the Worlds Strangest Cars - 2nd edition, Stephen Vokins, Haynes Publishing, 2012, page 29, ISBN 978 0 85733 237 0
See also
*List of Italian companies
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*List of motorcycle manufacturers
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