The Hoffmann 2CV Cabrio is a
kitcar based on the
Citroën 2CV.
300px, Hoffmann 2CV Cabrio
In 1988, Wolfgang Hoffmann developed the design and the first prototypes.
A lot of Hoffmann 2CV Cabrios have been built as a
homework project. Approximately 250 professionally manufactured vehicles left the workshop in
Hohenfurch
Hohenfurch is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia ...
. The kit contains a
fibre glass reinforced plastic body with steel frame, two side windows, soft-top, trunk lid and all necessary screws, bolts, hinges etc.
To this day approx. 1700 Hoffmann cabrios are registered in
Europe, mainly in
Germany and
France. Some vehicles have also been sold to
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
and the
USA
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.
The company is also producing spare parts for the Citroën 2CV, and other Citroën A-Types, like stainless steel chassis and fibre glass body parts.
References
*AutoBild 36/1988
*Der Spiegel 47/2011
External links
Manufacturer's website
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Kit cars
Citroën 2CV
