![]() ![]() Read more about these unique cars on our next page. The G3 was later replaced by a very similar but larger G5 Sun Classic. A front trunk, headlights, custom dash, turn signals and lots more were standard equipment. This was the very first customized golf vehicle with an integral roof and tempered glass windshield complete with a wiper. In 1986, Yamaha introduced the Sun Classic (or G3) with a 2-cycle engine or 36 volt electric system. Initially the Yamaha G1 2-cycle gas (or 36 volt electric) was their standard bearer but in 1985 the G2 4-cycle, single cylinder gas (or 36 volt electric) became the new model. Originally all the vehicles were produced in Japan but that changed when they built a new facility in Noonan, Georgia in the mid 80’s. Yamaha produced a gas engine & drive train that actually accelerated up hills instead of struggling to carry the load. ![]() Club Car was not even thinking about gas golf cars. ![]() At the time, Harley Davidson (AMF) and E-Z-GO claimed most of the market share. Yamaha burst onto the golf car scene in 1978 with a gas car that re-defined the gas golf car. ![]()
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