Solana (automobile)

SolanaType| private

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Industry| Design
Automotive
Founded| 1936; 90 years ago (1936)
Headquarters| Mexico City, Mexico

Key people

| Joaquín Solana
Products| Automobiles
Website| Solana Sports Cars
1996 Solana Sport Series II

Solana is a cottage manufacturer of sports, racing, and kids' automobiles. The family run company has operated since 1936, with a total production of fewer than fifty cars; the majority of them one-offs. The family is heavily involved in motor sports; the most prominent member was Moisés Solana, who raced family-built cars and later in Formula One.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Logo
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## History

Operating since 1936, the company had built a total of forty-two cars until 2003.[1] Many of the early cars were actually meant for children, using small single-cylinder engines. Others were single-seater racing specials. The Deportivo Series II has been available since 1998, after having first been shown at a concours in Huixquilucan (Dos Ríos), in May 1996. This car, built on a tubular space frame, utilizes a 1.8 litre Datsun engine. It was built by Joaquín and Javier Solana and inspired by a 1954 special built by Javier for the Carrera Panamericana.[2] The carburetted engine only has 60 hp (45 kW), which is supposedly enough for a 195 km/h (121 mph) top speed.[3]

## Logo

Solana's logo is a circled "S" with a squared segment on top, containing the "Solana" name. It is colored black and gold. Some cars have a round logo with an "S" in it instead.

## See also

* Cars in Mexico

## References

1. ↑ Mazur, Eligiusz, ed (2006). World of Cars 2006·2007. Warsaw, Poland: Media Connection Sp. z o.o.. p. 208.
2. ↑ Solana, Joaquín (1997). "Construcción Auto Solana 1996" (in Spanish). Solana Sports Cars. http://www.jsolana.com.mx/museo/restaur/1996.html. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
3. ↑ Samperio, Gilberto (February 1997). "Solana Sport Serie II: Tradición familiar" (in Spanish). Automóvil Panamericano: 61. http://www.jsolana.com.mx/reportaje/reporau1.html.

## External links

* Solana Sports Cars, manufacturer website

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