"Wilsonic" (wilsonic)
07/27/2015 at 18:06 • Filed to: None
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"Wilsonic" (wilsonic)
07/27/2015 at 18:06 • Filed to: None | 7
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Dear reader, I present to you the 1980 Dodge Omni Electrica 007. For a mere $5,000 you can be the absolute strangest person at your next cars and coffee meet.
Only 1 of 10 ever made, the Electrica guarantees exclusivity if nothing else. Why the 007 at the end of its name... no clue. James Bond sure as hell doesn’t know either or else it would have been blown up by a Lotus spy car by now. It may be electric but you still have to row your own gears. Yes, it does have a clutch pedal and four on the floor. How does it get weirder you ask? It has a gas powered heater. Note the fire extinguisher on the floor.
Most of the batteries are all crammed in the ass end for optimally abysmal weight distribution. There are gauges everywhere just in case your are a big fan of watching needles move back and forth. The aftermarket head unit is a nice touch though.
I may be critical of it, but I am honestly fascinated by it. And I think you may be fascinated by it too. How often do you get to own 1 of 10 of anything? Well... pretty easily if less than 10 people want one.
Kinja is being Kinja so here are all the “undersized” pictures at the end, as well as the link to the original ad.
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LongbowMkII
> Wilsonic
07/27/2015 at 18:37 |
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Weird as shit
coelacanthist
> Wilsonic
07/27/2015 at 18:38 |
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Manual trans... That’s cool.
ciscokidinsf
> Wilsonic
07/27/2015 at 19:04 |
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Dude, on my last Cars and Coffee someone had a ‘72 Saab - electric! 20 batteries in the rear of the poor beast. That’s one is weirder for sure. What’s the range of this thing full charge? 20 miles? (10 of those on tow truck?)
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Wilsonic
> ciscokidinsf
07/27/2015 at 19:29 |
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Ad says 30 miles on a full charge. With new batteries, it could be 70 the owner estimates. I'm more curious how the manual works. It's not something that can be stalled but can you burn a clutch in the same way? How does one know when to shift? So many questions.
shop-teacher
> Wilsonic
07/27/2015 at 19:47 |
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You probably just shift once the motor is going full speed, if you need to go faster. I imagine you’d have to let off the accelerator when you shift, much like a normal car.
If I had “screw it” money and extra space, this might be fun to mess around with.
dogisbadob
> Wilsonic
07/27/2015 at 20:19 |
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Send it to graverobber!
RustedSprinter
> Wilsonic
07/27/2015 at 21:51 |
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That is fucking mint!
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Wilsonic
07/28/2015 at 03:58 |
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awesome find!
kanadanmajava1
> Wilsonic
07/28/2015 at 07:05 |
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The manual transmission is probably nearly useless but it’s easiest way to retain the differential. It probbaly doesn’t go fast enough to actually need gear shifting. I have driven with an electric Passat that had a manual transmission. It was pretty fun experience but it was really weird to stop the car without touching the clutch pedal.