The SARA Armistice 600
Hopefully the final edit - I never checked on the insane cost of agressive pad types
After quite a few skirmishes with the unions over the overtime costs, SARA managed to have a model to present for the '45 Paris Salon…
With an air-cooled, long-stroked, and economy-tuned inline 3 (the intended flat-2 being abandoned due to lack of adequate tooling), and a severely limited equipment, the “Armistice 600”, a 3CV, wasn’t the kind of car you dreamed of, but that was the car you actually could buy…
At just a bit under 350 $ (4655$ adjusted) in building costs - about 400 $ MSRP, it offered practicality, decent drivability, a great reliability, it had the potential to be the workhorse of the rebuilding effort
And it came in any color you wanted, as long as you chose gray !
Some stats
Engine details
Based on the SARA Armistice I3 engine line - 64.9 bore and 86.6 stroke for 861 cc max capacity, all cast pushrod
Capacity : long-stroked, 58.5x73.6, 592.6 cc
6.8 compression, single barrel eco carburetor tuned for french 89 RON regular, cast log header
18.5 hp@4300, 38.0 Nm@2200, 14.0% efficiency
81.3 kg, 289.7$ ('18) cost
Car details
4655$ build cost (0 markup)
4 Door - five seats, 2.06 Wheelbase, 3.31 total
Front Longitudinal RWD
Steel ladder chassis and panels
front/rear axle coils, 2 gear manual
Weight : 619 kg
Mileage : 9,4 l / 100 kms or about 25 MPG (US)
Max Speed: 84.8 km/h
1/4 mile : 32.56 s
kilometer : 62 s
G : 0.72-0.68
100-0 : 81.5 m
Airfield time : 2.44.18
493 towing / 424.9 load capacity