Today's community question: Which car manufacturers produced one hit wonders?
When the majority of manufacturers start out, they tend to put all of their eggs in one basket, hoping that the success of their first car will bring them long-term viability. Unfortunately, that approach doesn’t always work out.
When the majority of manufacturers start out, they tend to put all of their eggs in one basket, hoping that the success of their first car will bring them long-term viability. Unfortunately, that approach doesn’t always work out. Take the Light Car Company (LCC), founded in 1993 by Gordon Murray and Chris Craft.
The company’s only model was the brilliant single-seater Rocket. It was 130kg lighter than the Caterham Seven Superlight, it featured an innovative tubular frame chassis, and it had the performance to shame full-blown supercars. Unfortunately, the car was released just before the track-day car boom. It was, in other words, ahead of its time. As a result the company only managed to sell 33 Rockets, and in 1998, LCC closed its doors.
Unfortunately, LCC isn’t the only company to shut its doors after producing one brilliant machine, so we want to know: What other car manufacturers produced one hit wonders?
Let us know in the comments below! The more obscure the better!
Comments
Bricklin would be my vote. The sv1 was ahead of its time for safety and it was supposed to spawn a new kind of sports car. A safe one. Unfortunately they were unable to find the power necessary for sports car performance as the regulations of the 70’s choked the amc or ford sourced engines to pathetic power levels.
De tomaso pantera
De tomaso wasn’t a one hit wonder. They had many other cars.
Zenvo
Gumpert. They brought the unbelievable Apollo and sadly went broke after that. But let’s see what happens with the new rebranding as Apollo.
Definitely the first think that comes to my mind when thinking about one hit wonders.
I could only think of the Savage Rivale, the only 4 door convertible supercar out there (words from the company). It has a 6.2L V8 with 670hp and it gets to 100km/h in 3.4 seconds. Only 20 were built.
Talbot Lotus Sunbeam
This beaut
Meh reminds me of an almera
Marussia with the B2
Vector W8. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/VectorW8.jpg
Been searching for obscure/minimum production cars for some time. Tell me how many you know!
Drakan Spider. Magnum MK5, Elemental, MEV rocket, campagna t-rex, Wolf GB08MJ, Barnard, RileyTech, Caparo T1, Hulme, Arash, Veritas, K1 attack, Ultima GTR, Saker, Norma, Osella, Praga, Tatuus, Rossion, Spania GTA, Saleen, Avanti, Vector Motors, Sin cars, ISDERA, MCA (http://www.montecarloautomobile.com/), Palatov, Arrinera, Tramontana, superlitecars, Falcon F7, W (yes…just a W).