Hoffmann 2CV
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The Hoffmann 2CV Cabrio is a kitcar based on the Citroën 2CV
.
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
. 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
and the USA
.
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.
Citroën 2CV
The Citroën 2CV |tax horsepower]]”) was an economy car produced by the French automaker Citroën between 1948 and 1990. It was technologically advanced and innovative, but with uncompromisingly utilitarian unconventional looks, and deceptively simple Bauhaus inspired bodywork, that belied the sheer...
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In 1988 Wolfgang Hoffmann developed the design and the first prototypes.
A lot of Hoffmann 2CV Cabrios have been built as a homework
Homework
Homework, or homework assignment, refers to tasks assigned to students by their teachers to be completed outside of class. Common homework assignments may include a quantity or period of reading to be performed, writing or typing to be completed, problems to be solved, a school project to be built...
project. Approximately 250 professionally manufactured vehicles left the workshop in Hohenfurch
Hohenfurch
Hohenfurch is a municipality in the Weilheim-Schongau district, in Bavaria, Germany....
. The kit contains a fibre glass reinforced plastic
Glass-reinforced plastic
Fiberglass , is a fiber reinforced polymer made of a plastic matrix reinforced by fine fibers of glass. It is also known as GFK ....
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
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, mainly in Germany
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...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Some vehicles have also been sold to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and the USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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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.