Vintage buggies
8 Seater Vintage Buggy
8 seater electric buggy in a 1930s open tourer body
This is the largest vintage tourer: four rows, eight seats, 4.74 m long, carrying 680 kg against a 770 kg gross weight with a stated 60 km range.
- Seats
- 8
- Carries
- 680
- Range
- 60
- Length
- 4.74
kg
km, about 37 miles
metres
Price
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The battery, the wheels and the options change the figure enough that a headline price would be wrong for most buyers, so we price the vehicle you actually want, delivery included.
Get a price for this buggyCall 020 3036 2621Specifications are the manufacturer’s own published figures for this model. Range and climbing figures are measured in level, unladen conditions, so treat them as the ceiling rather than the number to plan a hilly site around.
About the 8 Seater Vintage Buggy
Four rows of two in the 1930s body, at 4.74 m. It is the longest vehicle in the vintage line and carries the most, at 680 kg against a 770 kg gross weight, which is the highest carrying-to-gross ratio of the three.
The trade is entirely about space. It turns in under 6.5 m and brakes in under 6.5 m, so it wants a wide loop and a driveway rather than a courtyard, and it is a shuttle first and a showpiece second.
Where eight vintage seats earn their keep
- Large venues shuttling whole parties from a distant car park
- Estates running scheduled tours where the group arrives together
- Hotels replacing two trips in a smaller vintage buggy with one
- Events where the vehicle is both the transport and part of the scene
What it will not do
- At 4.74 m with a 6.5 m turning radius, this is the largest vintage vehicle we sell and the one most likely to run out of room. Walk the route.
- Top speed is 25 km/h, the slowest of the three, because it is the heaviest.
- Open, no doors, no roof as standard. Eight passengers in British weather is eight people getting wet unless the roof option is specified.
- The braking range is under 6.5 m, so stopping distances on a slope want thinking about with a full load.
8 Seater Vintage Buggy specification
The full figures for this model, as published by the manufacturer. Where a figure is not published we leave the row out rather than estimate it.
Performance
- Top speed
- 25 km/habout 16 mph
- Range on a charge
- 60 kmabout 37 miles, as stated by the manufacturer
- Climbing capacity
- 20%
- Braking range
- under 6.5 m
- Turning radius
- under 6.5 m
Weights
- Carrying capacity
- 680 kg
- Gross weight
- 770 kg
Motor and battery
- Motor
- AC 48V, 4 kW
- Controller
- 48V, 500A
- Battery
- 6 x 8V, 165Ah
- Charger
- Onboard
- Steering
- Rack and pinion
- Brakes
- Rear wheel mechanical drum
Dimensions
- Length, width, height
- 4740 x 1485 x 1250 mm4.74 m long
- Ground clearance
- 150 mm
Wheels
- Tyres
- 20 x 9.00-12
Options
Fitted to order. Tell us which you want and they are priced in the quote.
- Roof
- CD player
- Alternative battery set
Questions about the 8 Seater Vintage Buggy
- How long is the 8 seater vintage buggy?
- 4740 mm, about 4.7 m, turning in under 6.5 m. Those two figures decide whether it suits your site far more than the seat count does, so measure the tightest turn and the storage before ordering.
- Is it slower than the smaller ones?
- Yes, 25 km/h against the four seater's 30. It is the heaviest of the three on a 4 kW motor, and the speed is where that shows.
- Can it carry luggage as well as people?
- Within 680 kg all told, which is eight adults with room to spare. There is no separate load area, so anything carried travels on laps or on a seat.
- How much does it cost?
- We price to specification rather than publish a figure. Tell us the route and whether you want a roof, and we will quote the vehicle, the delivery and the lead time together.
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Not sure whether to buy or hire
As a rule, buying wins if you would use it more than a few weeks a year or need it available without arranging anything. Below that, hiring usually costs less and takes the maintenance off you. The calculator works it through on your own numbers rather than ours.