Achim Gorgus dealership
Achim Gorgus dealership | |
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founding | 1990 (as Prestige Cars ) |
resolution | 2000 |
Seat | Karlsbad / Straubenhardt , Germany |
management | Achim Gorgus |
Branch | Car manufacturer , dealership |
The Achim Gorgus dealership , previously Prestige Cars and Gorgus Engineering , was a German manufacturer of automobiles .
Company history
Achim Gorgus founded the Prestige Cars company in Karlsbad - Ittersbach in 1990 and began producing automobiles in 1991. The brand name was Gorgus . The company's name was later changed to Gorgus Engineering . From model year 1997 the company was called Autohaus Achim Gorgus and was located at Siemensstrasse 6 in Straubenhardt . Mohr Automobile previously worked there. Production ended in 2000. The Jörg Glauner car dealership became his successor and was registered at the same address for a long time.
vehicles
The first model was a replica of the Ford GT 40 under license from GTD . A V8 engine from Ford had 5000 cc engine capacity . An engine with a displacement of 7100 cm³ was also available at an additional cost. The new price was 31,300 DM for a kit and 153,900 DM as a complete vehicle.
In 1996 the Rush model added to the range. This model was previously made by Mohr and was a replica of the Lotus Seven .
In 1998 the Dakota F 1 model was added. This was an open two-seater in the style of the Lotus Seven, but not a replica. An aluminum body was mounted over a tubular space frame . For driving a saw four-cylinder engine of Cosworth with two overhead camshafts , 16 valves and turbochargers , 350 of 2000 cc displacement PS gave performance.
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
Web links
- Traumautoarchiv (accessed November 8, 2012)