Autozodiaco

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Autozodiaco was an Italian car manufacturer located in Bologna, focusing mainly on dune buggies based on the VW Beetle. The company existed between 1968 and 1981.{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.woiweb.com/wiki/index.php?title=Autozodiaco|title=Autozodiaco|accessdate=2011-02-13|encyclopedia=Wheels of Italy Encyclopedia}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.autopasion18.com/HISTORIA-AUTOZODIACO.htm|title = Autozodiaco Historia}}

Car models (Dune buggy)

  1. Damaca 1971-1981
  2. Deserter 1968-1981 based on VW
  3. Deserter
  4. Deserter 1.2
  5. Deserter Neve
  6. Deserter Jumper
  7. Deserter Jumper 1.2
  8. Deserter Jumper 1600
  9. Kirby (Based on a Skoda engine) 1972-?
  10. Squalo 1971-?

Converter kits for VW Beetle

California

Motorbikes

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In the 1970s they produced the offroad motorbike Moto Zodiaco Tuareg. With large balloon tyres it was intended as a dune buggy.

The Moto Zodiaco was powered by a two-stroke single cylinder 227cc motor with 20bhp, (normally found in snowmobiles) and a pulley transmission (normally found in tractors).{{Cite web|url=http://italianmotor.blogspot.com/2011/01/moto-zodiaco-two-wheeled-dune-buggy.html|title=ITALIAN MOTOR magazine: Moto Zodiaco - two wheeled dune buggy|date=3 January 2011}} The top speed was around 100 km/h.

The bike had a yank cord start but an electric starter was optional. It was available in colors: sunshine yellow, alpine white and red Verona.

All Cars

In 1978 Autozodiaco sold the rights to construct a three-wheel micro car, renamed the All Cars Charly. It was similar in appearance to the Bond Bug and was powered by a 49cc moped engine.All Cars Charlie, Weird Cars - A Century of the Worlds Strangest Cars - 2nd edition, Stephen Vokins, Haynes Publishing, 2012, page 29, {{ISBN|978-0-85733-237-0}}

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