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This car is a Troll.
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The First Car Norway made is called Troll. :trollin:
The first Troll car was revealed to the press in October 1956. It was not completely finished, but the form of the chassis was final. However, the car could not be driven.
This car was later used as a prototype, and many changes was made during later testing.
Norwegian and foreign press showed much enthusiasm towards the project, and the car was compared with brands like Porsche, Citron and SAAB.
The first customer got his car May 1, 1957.
Engine
700 cc straight-twin two-stroke engines made by Gutbrod of Germany with Bosch fuel injection.
30 hp (22 kW)
Top speed: ca 130 km/h
Fuel consumption: 5 litres/100 km (47mpg)
The Car
The Troll car was made as a 2+2 sports car with a glass-reinforced plastic (or fiberglass) body. The idea was to build the first mass produced car outside the US in this material. In the US Chevrolet made its Corvette in fiberglass, but no one in Europe made cars in plastic.
Fiberglass was a relatively new material in the late 1950s, and the benefits were many. It would not rust, the Troll car would be 130 kg lighter than an equivalent metal car, and the production would be significantly simpler and therefore cheaper.
The chassis was taken from a Gutbrod Superior and made 15 cm longer. The gearbox was a three speed Hurth gearbox.
Here are some pic of this awesome sports car!
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The first Troll car was revealed to the press in October 1956. It was not completely finished, but the form of the chassis was final. However, the car could not be driven.
This car was later used as a prototype, and many changes was made during later testing.
Norwegian and foreign press showed much enthusiasm towards the project, and the car was compared with brands like Porsche, Citron and SAAB.
The first customer got his car May 1, 1957.
Engine
700 cc straight-twin two-stroke engines made by Gutbrod of Germany with Bosch fuel injection.
30 hp (22 kW)
Top speed: ca 130 km/h
Fuel consumption: 5 litres/100 km (47mpg)
The Car
The Troll car was made as a 2+2 sports car with a glass-reinforced plastic (or fiberglass) body. The idea was to build the first mass produced car outside the US in this material. In the US Chevrolet made its Corvette in fiberglass, but no one in Europe made cars in plastic.
Fiberglass was a relatively new material in the late 1950s, and the benefits were many. It would not rust, the Troll car would be 130 kg lighter than an equivalent metal car, and the production would be significantly simpler and therefore cheaper.
The chassis was taken from a Gutbrod Superior and made 15 cm longer. The gearbox was a three speed Hurth gearbox.
Here are some pic of this awesome sports car!
Sources : [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]
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Wow i want to troll that car down the street, just chilling.
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Nice, i like the head lights but i'm not a fan of the rest of the car.
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SecTioN-8 wrote Nice, i like the head lights but i'm not a fan of the rest of the car.
No the car was no success.
But many people do not think norway have made a car.
And the name of the car is a little bit awesome.
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that is some bad looking car
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Norway wroteSecTioN-8 wrote Nice, i like the head lights but i'm not a fan of the rest of the car.
No the car was no success.
But many people do not think norway have made a car.
And the name of the car is a little bit awesome.
You are correct its a great name for a car.
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What are you doing
I'm going trolling
I need that car, that is awesome
I'm going trolling
I need that car, that is awesome
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Lmao ugly car but love the name :p
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Haha Nice man, Looks Abit Like A Trol..
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thats one baddass car!
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