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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2011 => Topic started by: Allemano on July 27, 2009, 06:24:39 AM
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One point for the correct guess.
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An Expert is needed!
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It is a special body on a Volkswagen Type 3 frame ; it's all I know about this car
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Funny, I thought YOU must know it. Or did I misunderstand something on that source?
Isn't it related to one relatively known coachbuilder?
Locked for you till your next reply! ;)
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Will some of the Pros bring it to light?
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It looks like a number of cars built by
Ghia Aigle Frua
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Not the coach I have for it, but to be honest: I thought franck.kegelhart knows it for sure...
Maybe I've saved it erroneously under the wrong name.
I'll give Mr. Kegelhart one point for identifying the right make and another for the one who gives me the definite coachbuilder with confirmation.
So, you're maybe right Otto, but you have to prove it.. ;)
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Vignale Opel Kadett Convertible?
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Vignale Opel Kadett Convertible?
::)
Sorry for the Rolleyes smilie, but we already figured out that it's a VW special.
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Vignale Opel Kadett Convertible?
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Sorry for the Rolleyes smilie, but we already figured out that it's a VW special.
It was very late at night so I didn't pay the other posts the attention I should have! Sorry!
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What should we do with this one? ???
als15, we need some expertise!
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Is it something like a Hofer Corrida?
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I have this car as a Lombardi VW special, but think this is not what it is... :-\
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I guess I know now what it is. It seems to be NOT Italian..
Would you agree that this is the same car? (sorry for the tiny pic)
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That IS the same car... And I have it as a Lombardi too.
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Now I definetely know that it has nothing to do with Lombardi, so, keep on searching! ;)
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Last call before it will fall into the black hole.
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Did that gut just slap that mannequin?
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What would you do if a foreign lady refuses to get off of your one-off special? Maybe she already scratched the car with her high heels..?
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Is it something like a Hofer Corrida?
:bag: :bag: :bag:
Big apologizes for my ignorance!
It's indeed the Hofer VW special from 1972! Unfortunately my source does not reveal the name "Corrida", but I guess you didn't mention for nothing..
In my defence I've to say that I knew the real identity of this car only as I got the book a few weeks ago.
So, just when I negated your query I didn't already know it!
At last a well deserved point! :applause:
BTW: could anyone explain/confirm the "Corrida" part?
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Some additional infos from my side:
the plastc bodied cabriolet was made by Max Hofer from Munich. It was built on a VW 1500/1600 Type 3 floorpan. Probably a hard top was available, but my source says nothing if the car ever entered production.
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Here´s an original ad scan from 1972:
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Look what I have found!!!
Der Corrida war ein Einzelstück, angefertigt von einem Münchner Enthusiasten namens Max Hofer, damals ein 22-jähriger Student. Sein Sportcabrio basierte auf einem Volkswagen 1600, bei welchem er das Chassis mit Stahlrohren verstärkt hatte, um eine nicht tragende Karosserie aufsetzen zu können. Die Heckleuchten seines Cabrios stammten vom Ford Taunus 17M P3, die Windschutzscheibe vom Karmann-Ghia, der Fensterhebemechanismus vom BMW 700.
Zu jener Zeit veröffentlichte die Zeitschrift "Stern" einen KarosserieDesignwettbewerb - Hofers Kreation wurde der "Goldene Stern" verliehen. Wenig später wurde der Wagen gestohlen und tauchte nie mehr auf.
(apologize, but for lack of time only via GoogleTranslater. I'll correct the nonsense later.)
The corrida was a one-off, made by a Munich enthusiast named Max Hofer, then a 22-year-old student. His sport cabriolet was based on a Volkswagen Cabrio 1600, in which he had strengthened the chassis with steel pipes to put on a supporting body can not. The taillights were from his convertible Ford Taunus 17M P3, the windshield to the Karmann-Ghia, the window lifting mechanism of BMW 700
At that time published the magazine "Stern" one body design competition - Hofer's creation was the "Golden Star" award. A little later, the car was stolen and never showed up.
I think that's strange considering the ad, isn't it?
Also my source says it's from 1963!!!
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In the ad Hofer is only selling information how to build this car, not the car itself!
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In the ad Hofer is only selling information how to build this car, not the car itself!
That's true, but after 8-9 years? :scratch:
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Cleaning up the garage? :D
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or insurance fraud? ;D
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:D
However, thank you for the photos. Let´s see if someone might be able to tell us the true story someday...
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I´ve found aother small pic in an old ADAC magazine:
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I´ve found aother small pic in an old ADAC magazine:
...which dated from?
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I´ve just seen it at a flea market and made a spy shot.
It was too expensive to buy it and I forgot to make a shot of the hole page, so I do not have a date...
Must have been something between 1964 and 1969.
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I´ve just seen it at a flea market and made a spy shot.
It was too expensive to buy it and I forgot to make a shot of the hole page, so I do not have a date...
Must have been something between 1964 and 1969.
Roger! (http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g106/pan1968/Gifs/dirol.gif)
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I thought car was built in 1972?
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(apologize, but for lack of time only via GoogleTranslater. I'll correct the nonsense later.)
The corrida was a one-off, made by a Munich enthusiast named Max Hofer, then a 22-year-old student. His sport cabriolet was based on a Volkswagen Cabrio 1600, in which he had strengthened the chassis with steel pipes to put on a supporting body can not. The taillights were from his convertible Ford Taunus 17M P3, the windshield to the Karmann-Ghia, the window lifting mechanism of BMW 700
At that time published the magazine "Stern" one body design competition - Hofer's creation was the "Golden Star" award. A little later, the car was stolen and never showed up.
I think that's strange considering the ad, isn't it?
Also my source says it's from 1963!!!
I thought car was built in 1972?
I didn't know that before I posted the reply above.
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My confusion is related to the date ranges of the magazines. I've seen this car on other boards, also indicating it originated in 1972.
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I still don't know the right year, but I reckon it was built long before 1972. The fashion models and the overall design of the car is prior 1970s I think.
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I´m 100% sure, the ADAC magazines were all pre 1970!
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It was in ADAC Motorwelt 11/1964.
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:thumbsup:
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Look what I have found!!!
Der Corrida war ein Einzelstück, angefertigt von einem Münchner Enthusiasten namens Max Hofer, damals ein 22-jähriger Student. Sein Sportcabrio basierte auf einem Volkswagen 1600, bei welchem er das Chassis mit Stahlrohren verstärkt hatte, um eine nicht tragende Karosserie aufsetzen zu können. Die Heckleuchten seines Cabrios stammten vom Ford Taunus 17M P3, die Windschutzscheibe vom Karmann-Ghia, der Fensterhebemechanismus vom BMW 700.
Zu jener Zeit veröffentlichte die Zeitschrift "Stern" einen KarosserieDesignwettbewerb - Hofers Kreation wurde der "Goldene Stern" verliehen. Wenig später wurde der Wagen gestohlen und tauchte nie mehr auf.
(apologize, but for lack of time only via GoogleTranslater. I'll correct the nonsense later.)
The corrida was a one-off, made by a Munich enthusiast named Max Hofer, then a 22-year-old student. His sport cabriolet was based on a Volkswagen Cabrio 1600, in which he had strengthened the chassis with steel pipes to put on a supporting body can not. The taillights were from his convertible Ford Taunus 17M P3, the windshield to the Karmann-Ghia, the window lifting mechanism of BMW 700
At that time published the magazine "Stern" one body design competition - Hofer's creation was the "Golden Star" award. A little later, the car was stolen and never showed up.
I think that's strange considering the ad, isn't it?
Also my source says it's from 1963!!!
This is correct ... MaxHofer
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Thanks Mr Hofer.
You have my congratulations.
This must be just about the best 'Eigenbau' I've ever seen.
Great looking (far better than many production cars) and looks in the pictures to be beautifully built.
Very well done.
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Fantastic!