'''STYL KAR'''  (its logo written in Greek as ΣΤΥΛ ΚΑΡ) was named after its founder, the very talented engineer Stylianos Karakatsanis. Its entire history is representative of a large number of Greek companies who were engaged in the construction of simple utility vehicles.

== Evolution of the Greek three-wheel truck == 
The first transformations of motorcycles into "trucks" in the country probably took place in the early 1940s by workshops in British (Norton, BSA), Italian (German (Zundapp, BMW) motorcycles were left, along with destroyed U.S. Willys and other military vehicles. Involving a lot of engineering ingenuity, parts from different vehicles were joined together into contraptions being half-motorcycles half-trucks with remarkably efficient results. Soon, there was "production", with parts being more or less standardized. Progressively motorcycle parts were replaced by automobile parts, power most frequently being provided by Volkswagen air-cooled engines. By the late 1950s this process started evolving into complete development of three-wheeler trucks that had nothing to do with motorcycles anymore (according to Greek law, though, three wheelers did not fall into the same tax and other categories as four-wheeler automobiles). ''STYL KAR'' is considered a pioneering company in the development of the Greek three-wheeler truck technology, adopted by other companies. It is also one of the few that evolved into a real industrial corporation. 

== The Styl Kar Story ==
Stylianos Karakatsanis started business in Alta'', ''Ros'', ''Apollon'', ''Babis'', ''Marz'', ''SAM'', ''MotorCar'', ''Atlas'', ''Dinap'' and others multiplying production, this kind of vehicle becoming a common sight all over the country (especially the smaller companies often used rebuilt engines and other parts). ''STYL KAR'' built a new, larger factory in 1967 and soon its most successful model, the ''1300'' (with Volkswagen air-cooled engine) was introduced. The company produced thousands of three-wheeler trucks, while in 1975 it developed a two-tonne four wheel truck to replace the three-wheelers that were by that time becoming less appealing to the Greeks (this new model finally not produced). In 1979 it developed a light sports car and worked on building a whole new factory in Thiva to produce it. However, a huge debt discovered by tax auditors gave the final blow to a company that had progressively lost its basic market. All plans were abandoned and ''STYL KAR'', the company that pioneered perhaps the most characteristic Greek vehicle, went out of business altogether.
[[Image:Styl Kar showroom.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Styl Kar 1300 
(1968 model) in a company showroom]]

'''STYL KAR''' (griechisch: '''ΣΤΥΛ ΚΑΡ''') ist ein ehemaliger Hersteller von leichten dreirädrigen griechischen Ingenieur Stylianos Karakatsanis. Vor der Gründung war er bei einigen Automobilherstellern an der Entwicklung neuer Fahrzeuge beteiligt.

== Geschichte ==
Mit einer Werkstatt in Thessaloniki begann Karakatsanis nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg erstmals einen eigenen Betrieb zu verwirklichen. In dieser Zeit war er mit Reparaturen und dem Verkauf von ehemaligen Militärfahrrädern und –motorrädern beschäftigt. In seiner Freizeit entwickelte er PickUp-ähnliche Hybridfahrzeuge zwischen Trucks und Motorrädern. Diese waren zu dieser Zeit heiß begehrt und für jedermann erschwinglich. 1965 zog er nach Athen und änderte den Stil seiner Modelle. Diese waren somit wieder zeitgemäß. 

Während der Griechischen Militärdiktatur (1967 - 1974) änderte der Staat seine Gesetze. Sämtliche Unternehmen Griechenlands mussten weniger Steuern entrichten. Mit einem neuen Werk steigerte STYL KAR 1967 seine Produktion erheblich. Zudem wurde auch das neue Modell "1300" etabliert. Dieses wurde bis 1975 gebaut und war sehr populär. Tausende Einheiten dieses Modells wurden pro Jahr gefertigt. 