Jösse Car was a

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founded in 1994 and located in Arvika, Sweden. They are most famous for creating the two-seat open-top Indigo 3000 car. This car is powered by a

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3.0-litre six-cylinder engine giving a top speed of 250 km/h with a rear-wheel drive powertrain. The body is of

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panels attached to a space frame. The front suspension is a walking beam design with a transverse composite leaf spring and the rear suspension is a Volvo multilink using a transverse composite leaf spring.

History

*October 1993 Bengt Lidmalm gets the idea for his own sportscar when visiting the TVR showroom at Earl’s Court. *February 1994 Jösse Car AB was founded, Head office in Arvika. *March 1994 Bengt Lidmalm and Sven-Olof Fogelberg starts the construction of the first chassis. *October 1994 First prototype presented. *1995 First prototype driven, two more prototypes were built. *May 1995 The car passes crash testing at the Swedish VTI institute. *June 1995 A decision was made to start series production of the Indigo 3000. *September 1995 Engine emissions testing completed. *1 March 1996 Production started. Only three cars were built. *June 1996 First car delivered to a customer. *September 1996 JC Indigo 3000 was awarded "Utmärkt Svensk Form" ('Excellent Swedish Design'). *October 1997 Unveiling of new factory in Åmål, a total of twelve cars were built in Arvika. *January 1998 Last car was built late in the year. *January 2001 Last car delivered to a customer on 11 January 1999. *March 2003 Jösse Car AB was declared bankrupt. A grand total of forty-four cars were built.

External links

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