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	'''Jehle''' was a car company based in Liechtenstein which operated during the late 1970s to the early 1990s.		{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Jehle''' was a car company based in Liechtenstein which operated during the late 1970s to the early 1990s.

	Founded by tuner [[Xaver Jehle]], it was the only car company ever to be based in that country. Jehle started with the Mathies-Buggy and the Jehle Safari; Mathies seemed to be a partner in the company and the Buggy wasn´t driven by the typical Volkswagen Beetle engine but the flat [[Volkswagen Bus]] 1600 cc engine, while the Safari was a [[Citroën]]-Boxer-based fun car similar to the Citroën Mehari, both were sold as kits. One spectacular 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 [[Volkswagen Beetle\|VW Beetle]] floorpan with a turbo-charged [[Volkswagen Golf\|Golf]] engine, while at the upper end of the lineup was a [[mid-engine]] model with [[monocoque]] construction and a tuned 5-liter [[Ford Motor Company\|Ford]] [[V8]].There were also heavily tuned conversions of the italian [[De Tomaso]] Pantera and Longchamps with catalyzer, double-turbocharger, five-valves per cylinder and up to 600 hp. The company also built a prototype [[V12]] coupe reminiscent of the [[Lamborghini Countach]] before folding.		Founded by tuner [[Xaver Jehle]], it was the only car company ever to be based in that country. Jehle started with the Mathies-Buggy and the Jehle Safari; Mathies seemed to be a partner in the company and the Buggy wasn´t driven by the typical Volkswagen Beetle engine but the flat [[Volkswagen Bus]] 1600 cc engine, while the Safari was a [[Citroën]]-Boxer-based fun car similar to the Citroën Mehari, both were sold as kits. One spectacular 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 [[Volkswagen Beetle\|VW Beetle]] floorpan with a turbo-charged [[Volkswagen Golf\|Golf]] engine, while at the upper end of the lineup was a [[mid-engine]] model with [[monocoque]] construction and a tuned 5-liter [[Ford Motor Company\|Ford]] [[V8]].There were also heavily tuned conversions of the italian [[De Tomaso]] Pantera and Longchamps with catalyzer, double-turbocharger, five-valves per cylinder and up to 600 hp. The company also built a prototype [[V12]] coupe reminiscent of the [[Lamborghini Countach]] before folding.

Red marquis at 06:09, 14 February 2007

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'''Jehle''' was a car company based in Liechtenstein which operated during the late 1970s to the early 1990s.

Founded by tuner [[Xaver Jehle]], it was the only car company ever to be based in that country. Jehle started with the Mathies-Buggy and the Jehle Safari; Mathies seemed to be a partner in the company and the Buggy wasn´t driven by the typical Volkswagen Beetle engine but the flat [[Volkswagen Bus]] 1600 cc engine, while the Safari was a [[Citroën]]-Boxer-based fun car similar to the Citroën Mehari, both were sold as kits. One spectacular 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 [[Volkswagen Beetle|VW Beetle]] floorpan with a turbo-charged [[Volkswagen Golf|Golf]] engine, while at the upper end of the lineup was a [[mid-engine]] model with [[monocoque]] construction and a tuned 5-liter [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[V8]].There were also heavily tuned conversions of the italian [[De Tomaso]] Pantera and Longchamps with catalyzer, double-turbocharger, five-valves per cylinder and up to 600 hp. The company also built a prototype [[V12]] coupe reminiscent of the [[Lamborghini Countach]] before folding.

==References==
*Lawrence, Mike, ''A to Z of Sports Cars''. Bideford: Bay View Books, 1991. ISBN 1-870979-81-8
*''Auto Katalog'' Motorbuch-Verlag 1979 to 1992

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