Lightburn / Zeta

Lightburn in Adelaide, South Australia was a manufacturer of washing machines, wheel-barrows, cement mixers, hydraulic jacks; go-karts; personal carriers and the Zeta car. 

The Zeta sedan was advertised as a "second" car - it had a lightweight (fiberglass body), front wheel drive car that could feature as a family sedan, a station wagon and a delivery vehicle as all the seats (or combination of) could be easily removed and the Zeta had a flat floor space, the doors opened 180 degrees.  There was also the Zeta Ute and Zeta Sports.

Zeta by Lightburn
Size: 98mm x 33mm

(Zeta) Lightburn
From the radiator grill; "Zeta" was above on the car body
Size: 153mm x 27mm

Rideabout

Lightburn Deluxe Rideabout

Personal Carrier - pamphlet front

Personal Carrier - pamphlet back

Ampol Trial - pamphlet outside

Ampol Trial - pamphlet inside

Zeta - registration 559-814 at Whiteman Park, Perth, Western Australia

Zeta - registration S112-BEO Zeta - registration ZETA-64

Zeta Runabout - manual cover

Zeta Service folder; Service Checks & Owner Manual

sticker

Zeta booklet page 1

Zeta booklet page 3 (page2 blank)

Zeta booklet page 4

Zeta booklet page 5

Zeta booklet page 6

Zeta booklet page 7

Zeta booklet page 8

Zeta booklet page 9

Zeta booklet page 10

Zeta booklet page 11

Zeta booklet page 12

Zeta booklet page 13

Zeta booklet page 14

Zeta booklet page 15

Zeta booklet page 16

Zeta booklet page 17

Zeta booklet page 18

Zeta booklet page 19

Zeta booklet page 20

Zeta Sedan - pamphlet front

Zeta Ute - pamphlet back

Zeta Ute

Zeta Ute

Zeta Sports pamphlet front

Zeta Sports pamphlet back

Zeta Sports - registration VKM-465

Zeta Sports - registraion VKM-465

September 1989 Sports & Classic Car Australia page 1

September 1989 Sports & Classic Car Australia page 2-3

Tozer and Sons

Tozer and Sons were Motor Engineers of Melbourne, Victoria and Edgar Tozer built tri-cars - motor cycles and side cars, designed the first motor-trolley for Victoria Railways and constructed a motor car.

15 April 1940
Coach and Motor Body Builder

Wittber

Carl William (Bill) Wittber of Adelaide, South Australia was a motor enthusiast, an engine builder, builder of sweepers for the local marketplace, and constructed cars to travel on railways during the 1910's and 1920's.

Also, Wittber was the first to fly an airplane in Australia see 'Whittber's Hop'

motor enthusiast

motor enthusiast

1 January 1916 The South Australian Motor

railway "car" on the rails

December 1971 The Veteran Car in South Australia page 1

December 1971 The Veteran Car in South Australia page 1 continued

December 1971 The Veteran Car in South Australia page 2

December 1971 The Veteran Car in South Australia page 2 continued

December 1971 The Veteran Car in South Australia page 3

20 January 2010 East Torrens Messenger Wittber display airplane engine & propellor