Jehle Saphier 1983-1994

[Man of Steel]

Jehle Saphier

[tmnt_ppn]

what??? i wonder how the "cockpit" open up... any specs?

[Sauc3]

what??? i wonder how the "cockpit" open up... any specs?

Reportedly available with both a 500bhp and 1000bhp engine.

[go.pawel]

what??? i wonder how the "cockpit" open up... any specs?

It has a canopy.

Anyway, this is one of my childhood dreamcars. I know that for most people it looks hideous, but I really like it. Plus the 1000hp engines, the rarity and the fact that Jahle has been the only car manufacterer in Liechtenstein. Oh, BTW, Jehle was also known for tuning De Tomasos.

[Man of Steel]

I like to contribute with cars which are not so well-known. So I thought: I might as well put this up.

[dydzi]

It has a canopy.

Anyway, this is one of my childhood dreamcars. I know that for most people it looks hideous, but I really like it. Plus the 1000hp engines, the rarity and the fact that Jahle has been the only car manufacterer in Liechtenstein. Oh, BTW, Jehle was also known for tuning De Tomasos.

+1, remember reading about it car catalogue from 1991 it was fascinating! i'd really love to see the car in person

[go.pawel]

remember reading about it car catalogue from 1991 it was fascinating!

Yup, and in 1992 they showed a pic of the Artemis prototype. Unfortunately that was the swan song of Xaver Jehle.

[dydzi]

http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...8&d=1139580591

[Moabit]

Yeah Samochody Świata 1992 I have all editions

[Man of Steel]

Jehle was an automotive company based in Schaan, Liechtenstein, that operated during the late 1970s to the early 1990s. Founded by Xavier Jehle, it was only one of two automotive companies ever to be based in Liechtenstein; the other was Orca Engineering.

Jehle started with two variations on the buggy concept: the Mathies-Buggy and the Jehle Safari. The Mathies-Buggy was not driven by the typical Volkswagen Beetle engine, but rather the flat Volkswagen Bus 1600 cc engine, while the Safari was a Citroën-Boxer-based fun car similar to the Citroën Méhari, Both were sold as kits. One model, the Saphier, was a wedge-shaped coupe, whose upper body section opened completely for access to the cockpit; it was offered in a variety of configurations. The basic model was built on a VW Beetle floor plan with a turbocharged Volkswagen Golf engine, while at the upper end of the lineup was a mid-engine model with monocoque construction, and a tuned 5-liter Ford V8. There were also heavily tuned conversions of the Italian De Tomaso Pantera with a Catalytic converter, double turbocharger, and five valves per cylinder, producing up to 600 hp (450 kW). The company also built a prototype V12 coupe reminiscent of the Lamborghini Countach, but with insufficient funds to finish the prototype Jehle folded.

Source: Wikipedia

A new higher res picture, but man this car is ugly.

[f6fhellcat13]

The slot mags, Beetle pan, and haphazard fiberglass put me in mind of an aesthetically much-less-successful Brubaker Box; there's something very '70s "vanning" about it. There doesn't seem to be much space for a mid-engine either. I'd love to learn more about it, if dydzi or Pawel are still around.