Those of you who have been with us since the start or those of you who have spent many a late night reading our old posts might recall the first Goggomobil we ever featured. It’s interesting styling left us intrigued and ever since we have been fans of these quirky little micro cars. We’ve only come across a few of these over the years, so when we saw this 1957 Goggomobil Dart here on eBay, featuring it was a no-brainer. It was restored about 10 years ago, but has been parked since and currently isn’t running. If the TS400 wasn’t oddball enough for you, then this Dart should be!

The Dart was an Australian special built under license by Buckle Motors for only a few years, with production totaling around 700 cars. The fiberglass body was attached to the TS300 chassis and would make George Jetson proud. Power came from a 293 cc two stroke motor, although a 392 cc motor was optional, with power output rated at 15 and 19 horsepower respectively. This isn’t a lot of power, but should be adequate given that the car weighs in at around 800 pounds. This is one car that shaving a few tenths of a second off the acceleration involves shaving a few pounds off at the gym, as every pound counts. If exercise sounds like too much work, we are sure there is room for a bigger motor, but options seem limited. What would you try to fit in there?

The seller claims that this one was restored from the ground up, but after sitting for the past decade, is in need of mechanical and electrical work. We can’t imagine this tiny car is all that complex, but even the simplest electrical issue can cause a lot of headaches. We are sure someone with a little know how and lots of patience could track down the issue and fix it. In all honesty, we have more issues with the color choice and the diamond plate in the engine bay, than we do with fixing some wiring. We aren’t sure if this was the original color, but we think it would look better in white or red. Given how small it is, repainting it shouldn’t be terribly expensive, but it is additional work and time.

This little car could be a blast to have, but getting it to our shores could prove costly, as it’s currently in New Zealand. It’s small and light enough though that it might not be all that expensive! The seller’s asking price is a bit high, but not too far off of book. Even if we can’t have it, it was fun to look at. It also gave us a great chance to look back at some of our earlier posts and see just how far along this community has come!