AWS Shopper was a German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 Automobile

Automobile

An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...

 manufactured in Berlin

Berlin

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 (Germany) from 1971 to 1974.

History

The AWS Shopper was designed by Walter Schätzle in 1970, The factory was located in Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

(West) in Rudow

Rudow

Rudow is a locality within the Berlin borough of Neukölln.-History:The village was founded in 1373. Until 1920 it was a municipality of the former Teltow district, merged into Berlin with the "Greater Berlin Act"...

. The company first started to manufacture the car in 1971, marketing was strong but the demand for this car was low during the 1970s. The company ceased manufacture in 1974.

Design

The AWS Shopper's internal design was unique, the frame was made with square steel tubes connected by special angular brackets, and the shell of the car was made from plasticized sheet metal panels. This meant that fixing the car was simple. Goggomobil

Goggomobil

Goggomobil was a series of microcars produced in the Bavarian town Dingolfing after World War II by Glas.Glas produced three models on the Goggomobil platform: the Goggomobil T sedan, the Goggomobil TS coupé, and the Goggomobil TL van...

parts were also used.

Mechanical information:

• Model name: Shopper or Piccolo
• Years produced: 1971-1974
• Number of models produced: 1400
• Length: 3070 mm (120.9 in)
• Width: 1380 mm (54.3 in)
• Weight 430 kg (948 lb)
• Number of seats: 4
• Motor: Glas 2-stroke
• Cylinders: 2
• Displacement: 293 cc
• Horsepower: 15
• Gear box: 4 + rev
• Electrics: 12v
• Ignition: 2 x coil
• Chassis: platform
• Suspension(front & back): coil
• Steering: rack
• Brakes: hydraulic
• 4 Wheels: 480 x 10
• Top speed: 55 mi/h

External links

• 1973 AWS Shopper - http://microcarmuseum.com/tour/aws-shopper.html
• AWS History(in German) - http://members.fortunecity.de/wiso1/FILM/KLEINWAGEN/aws.htm