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Τρίτη 9 Μαΐου 2017

APAL (BELGIUM), 1961 - 7 PHOTOS

APAL (BELGIUM), 1961

7 PHOTOS

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Apal - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apal

PHASE 1 -APAL - S.À.R.L. APPLICATION POLYESTER ARMÉ DE

Glass-fibre specialist Edmond Pery founded this small automobile manufacturing company in Blegny-Trembleur (Liège), Belgium in 1961. Pery presented his first model, a GT coupé with gull-wing doors, propelled by Volkswagen or Porscheengines at the Brussels Autosalon (or Salon auto de Bruxelles) in 1962. In 1965, Apal started producing a Formule V single-seater. Between 1968 and 1973, about 5,000 glass-fibre bodies were produced for differentbuggy models such as Apal Buggy, Apal Rancho, Apal Jet, Apal Avvi, and the Apal Corsa (with gull-wing doors). The Apal Horizon GT was a mid-engined sports car and was made in a limited number in 1968 and 1969. The Apal 1200 Saloon was an attractive car based on Volkswagen beetle floorplan. It had a thrust-forward nose with a divided front bumper and a well-sloped curved one-piece windshield. The rear-mounted engine was air-cooled, with cooling air exhausting through a grille in the rounded tail, which also sported a divided rear bumper.

PHASE 2 - APAL GMBH,

GERMANY

(1998- TO DATE)

The original Belgian company closed in 1998. Apal Gmbh, a German company of Ostercappeln, bought all the spare parts and restarted production of the Apal Speedster. As of 2006 the company has stopped production of ready-built cars and now only sells kits and spare parts.