A year ago in the Motorcycle Museum I saw the most adorable car I ever seen in my life! It was called Corbin Sparrow and it was a 3-wheeled electric vehicle: car/motorcycle. According to the lable it WAS a new-age high-tech motorcycle that was only on 3-wheels and it was registered as one by DMV, plus to that you can drive on the highway and in carpool lane (it's a one-person vehicle)!! I loved it and I am so looking forward to get it :) but dealerships around here (East Bay Area, CA) have NO idea what I'm talking about :(
Anyone knows how and where I can get a Corbin Sparrow (in any color)? How much is it? Will I be able to afford it? Where's the main dealership? What am I supposed to know BEFORE I'll get this cute and adorable car? Is there anything that I have to be concerned with? :)
2006-06-26 07:29:23 · 11 answers · asked by tiger_pisces7483 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
I just lost everything I wrote. OMG. Well, you'll have to get the shortened version.
Myers motors now has all of Corbin's stuff and they are making the sparrows, but calling them the NMG
" Myers Motors web site has been updated with a new price for the NmG. They believe they have all the problems that plagued the Sparrow solved, and are now offering the NmG for sale for as little as $22,500." I guess as little as is in the eye of the beholder. anyway, they are taking deposits for it-
www.evfinder.com/threewhlrs.htm
website to see it and get information.
there is another cute 3-wheeler called the xebra you might want to check out. The even offer it in a zebra paint job - see it here zapworld.com/cars/xebra.asp
they are in Portland Oregon
here's (below) an interview with Tom Corbin-I don't know how old it is www.evworld.com/archives/interviews/corbin.html
here's a pic of Corbin assembly line in 2001.(below)
www.corbin.com/webcam/corbin7.jpg
a sparrow owner's diary of his car
www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/sparrow/s_diary2004.html
This guy has his email at the top, so I thought if you wanted to talk to a fan, you could email him. I hope all this helps. Good Luck!
www.electrifyingtimes.com/corbinsparrow2000.html
2006-06-26 08:14:53 · answer #1 · answered by paintingdemons 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Although it was expected that thousands of Sparrows would be built,only 285 ever came to full production. Numerous mechanical and electrical problems (mainly with the motor controllers), as well as several financial and employee related issues forced Corbin Motors into United States Bankrupcy Court in the Northern District of California on March 31, 2003. Ultimately, (within a little over two years of production) the Sparrow, under the Corbin name was finished.
On August 5, 2004, Ohio businessman Dana Myers bought the Sparrow interests from Ron Huch. The new company, Myers Motors, has upgraded the Sparrow, renamed it the MM NmG (No more Gas), and started selling it on October 1, 2005, for US$35,000. The price has since been reduced to US$24,900. A second-generation all-electric vehicle, possibly a two-seater, is currently in development.
Sparrow owners - 'Sparrownauts' - have created a Yahoo! group to provide maintenance tips and other support.
2006-06-26 14:42:17 · answer #2 · answered by Al_Hattal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is what the Corbin website has to say about the Sparrow:
Perhaps ahead of its time, the Sparrow went out of production by sister company Corbin Motors amid a flurry of controversy in 2003. Naturally there was nobody more saddened by the loss than us. Many of the original Sparrows are still on the road and have a very loyal group of owners and enthusiasts. Development of the Sparrow concept continues to this day through various companies and individuals whose efforts are true to the belief that the Sparrow can change the world.
2006-06-26 14:34:52 · answer #3 · answered by davidmi711 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do this. I am sure Corbin has a web site. Just go to it. They likely have an 800 number. Call them and ask where the nearest dealership is or it might be accessible from their site.
2006-06-26 14:34:00 · answer #4 · answered by Aria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A check of the internet (try www.corbinsparrow.com) indicates that the company that built them went bankrupt. There were less than 300 produced, so finding one will probably be difficult, and since they are rare, you may end up paying more than the roughly $13000 they went for new.
2006-06-26 14:36:32 · answer #5 · answered by Jason M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to http://myersmotors.com/index.html they bought corbin from another company, and are remaking the cars, and have remade the one seater already. it is about 25,000 dollers, and cureently they are making a two seater. go to the site and check it out.
i hope this helped
2006-06-26 15:00:48 · answer #6 · answered by wickedteen216 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah the FORD EXCURSION, the biggest SUV on the road will mash you into paste with out slowing it down. All I am sayin is think of saftey
2006-06-26 14:32:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to www.corbinsparrow.com for a complete history of the company and its models and retail outlets
2006-06-26 14:36:47 · answer #8 · answered by dougthecarman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the car of your dreams should stay your dreams. it sounds like the car Urkel had on family matters. U really don't that.
2006-06-26 14:34:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found some.
I don't think your are going to like the price through.
Good luck.
2006-06-26 14:54:32 · answer #10 · answered by HEATHER 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋