| Owner | Jonas LaPointe | ||||||
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| Location | Williamsburg, Massachusetts United States map | ||||||
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| Vehicle | 1979 Renault Lectric Leopard US Electricar Model 953 - Converted Renault LeCar/R5 | ||||||
| Motor | Prestolite MTA 4001 Compound Wound DC stock 48V motor | ||||||
| Drivetrain | Stock 4 speed Renault | ||||||
| Controller | Stock US Electricar 2-step contactor 24V/48V | ||||||
| Batteries | 0.00 Volt, Did not come to me with batteries. Will upgrade from stock 48V system. | ||||||
| System Voltage | 48 Volts | ||||||
| Charger | US Electricar Stock | ||||||
| Heater | Stock US Electricar heater at passenger feet and element at window base for defrost. | ||||||
| DC/DC Converter | Aux Battery. Will upgrade to DC-DC converter | ||||||
| Instrumentation | Stock | ||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 4 Adults | ||||||
| Tires | Toyo 800 Plus P175/70R13 82S Touring Radial M+S (on it when I bought car) | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | $1000 initially, ~$350 for spare metal parts | ||||||
| Additional Features | I just purchased this vehicle which seems to have been off the road since 1984. Since then it passed around from person to person who was hoping to pick up the project but for one reason or another was unable to. I am a teacher at a technical high school and my students are interested in working on the car in their shops. I'll post progress pictures as they come. | ||||||
| My family had one of these in the late 70's / Early 80's and my Dad sold them too. Pretty happy to pick one up for myself. 5/1/16 update. The Lectric Leopard is still in a state of reconstruction. Conveniently at the vocational school where I work they have a great auto body program. Student use my car as a fill in project between more formal jobs. The downside is that the process has been a bit slow. But I'm in no rush. Will post some new pictures soon. | |||||||
1979 Lectric Leopard
Last Updated 05-01-2016
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