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!
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VEB Sachsenring with Trabant 601 :D
They also did the 600 and the p50. But yes
They were called VEB Sachsenring. :)
I would sayBrawn gp
Gumpert
Saleen with the S7 it was definetky an amazing car. But it was really unexpected. Who thought A brand specialized in tuning mustangs would be able to deliver this? Just Wow.
Cizeta. They only made one car was this, the insane V16T. It used 2 Lamborghini Urraco V8’s joined together and mounted transversely behind the driver. They also put the transmission mount in the middle of the engine to reduce costs. After they made this, the economy plummeted and they folded in 1995…
Shame it was ugly as all balls.
You can actually still buy one to this day
It looks like kinda like a front end of a Ferrari f40 and a Lamborghini Diablo
It looks like a Diablo and an 80’s Ferrari
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BMW M1. Didn’t go bankrupt but got left out of the supercar market
De Tomaso. They made pretty cool sports cars, like the Mangusta and the Pantera, but somehow never caught on.
One word: reliability.
Zenvo with the ST1?
Tramontana R
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