Sales History
With the Zeta, however, failure was engineered into the product from day one. —Tony Davis, Extra Lemon!As well as the oddness of the design, the vehicle's commercial success was also stymied by unfortunate timing as it was released onto the market at the same time as the Morris Mini, which was only £60 more expensive. As a result only 363 vehicles were sold from 1963 to 1966, including 28 of the Sports model. According to a sign in the National Motor Museum in Birdwood South Australia, 48 of the sports model were manufactured.
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