Valmet Raceabout  |  Spotted in Helsinki, Finland

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Valmet Raceabout spotted in Helsinki, Finland

Details on This Valmet Raceabout:

  • Location
    Helsinki, Finland
  • Description
    This is the 2005 Valmet Raceabout, the only one in the world. I figure it being on the road might have something to do with the recent introduction of the 2010 Valmet ERA (Electric Raceabout), though when I asked the reason, the driver simply said it was a hot day so they were on the way to get some ice cream. Taken from the Raceabout site -- the main idea of Raceabout was to design a sports car with adjustable handling properties without any compromises that the mass production would require. The eng...
  • Spotted by
    Fishchicken
  • Date spotted
    05/14/10
  • Tags
    Helsinki summer orange Valmet Raceabout concept prototype one-off  
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Comments (12 total)
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King_AM said:
Amazing spot! Have you ever seen this ever since?
Posted:  01/20/2016 23:56:30
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dandude999 said:
Great spot!
Posted:  08/06/2015 15:30:19
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beckerman said:
They should make a bigger production than just one. For the sake of this website.
Posted:  05/15/2014 10:31:24
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carguyjt said:
Valmet And M5 E60 LIKE AND FAVE!!
Posted:  04/22/2013 09:31:13
 
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MISSONI1 said:
RARE...
Posted:  11/01/2012 12:33:07
 
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Zankes said:
Also I think the USA government got really pissed off when the government gave money to Fisker so they can make more jobs in the USA and then they decide, hey let's ask Valmet to build them in Finlnad haha. I read article about that in Leftlanenews
Posted:  08/05/2012 22:21:24
 
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Zankes said:
Yes. Valmet makes Fisker Karma and they used or still make Porsche Boxsters and Cayman.
They also makes Trams
Posted:  08/05/2012 22:17:27
 
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DjShift said:
You have a point there.

Well anyways, great spot!!!
Nice BMW in the back too.
Posted:  08/05/2012 22:15:08
 
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Zankes said:
There is category for lotec! I have also photographed this.... This is my bros pic...

What about the car I spotted on friday? They made two of them in year 1938 and it's a brittish car... Alvis Barson Special...
Posted:  08/05/2012 22:02:42
 
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DjShift said:
The only problem brought by a category for this car would be that it is the only one in the world. This would be the only picture in the category.
Posted:  08/05/2012 21:59:19
 
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Zankes said:
Please make category for this car!
Posted:  08/05/2012 21:03:35
 
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pjhusa said:
ooh
Posted:  07/22/2012 22:30:02
 
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