Kapi (car)

The Kapi was a Spanish automobile manufactured by Automóviles y Autoscooter Kapi in Barcelona from 1950 until 1955. Designed by Captain Federico Saldaña, the first car was a light three-wheeled two door runabout powered by a 125 cc 2 cv single-cylinder two-stroke engine made by Montesa. The single wheel was at the front.

Other models followed including:

the Kapiscooter with Hispano-Villiers engine
the Jip, a miniature Jeep with 197 cc engine
the Chiqui, a three-wheeler with single wheel at the rear
the Platillo Volante (flying saucer), a four-wheel coupé
the M190 with miniature Mercedes 190 body

References

1 2 Herreros, Francisco; Aznar, José Luis (1998). Historia del motociclismo en España (1 ed.). Spain: RACC Club. p. 311. ISBN 978-84-920886-5-2.

External links

The Jip
The Platillo Volante Archived 2013-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
David Burgess Wise, The New Illustrated Encyclopedia of Automobiles

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[:0-1] 1 2 Herreros, Francisco; Aznar, José Luis (1998). Historia del motociclismo en España (1 ed.). Spain: RACC Club. p. 311. ISBN 978-84-920886-5-2.