Automobilmanufaktur-Scheib

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Automobilmanufaktur-Scheib-Ltd. was a vehicle construction company in Ansbach . Ernst Scheib († February 22, 2018) founded the company in 1975 under the name Automobilbau Scheib . The company made replicas . It was disbanded in the 2010s.

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In 1975 a replica of the Bugatti Type 35 appeared on the chassis of the VW Beetle as the first model . Replicas of the MG TD and Mercedes-Benz SS followed later . From 1983 vehicles based on the Opel Kadett and VW Golf were also produced . Other models were replicas of the Mercedes-Benz 540 K , Mercedes-Benz 170 and BMW 328 . The mechanical basis was now vehicles such as Renault 5 , Ford Sierra and Jaguar XJ 6 . In addition, AC Cobra with a V8 engine , Ferrari Daytona Spyder , Lamborghini Countach with engine from Audi 200 or Porsche 911 , Porsche 356 Speedster with four-cylinder engine from VW and Mercedes-Benz SLR with six-cylinder engine from Daimler AG were produced. According to the company, replicas of the Mercedes-Benz 220 S , Mercedes-Benz 380 and Mercedes-Benz 300 SL were also made .

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Commons : Automobilmanufaktur-Scheib  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 , chapter Scheib.
  2. ↑ a b c website of the company ( Memento from March 13, 2018 in the Internet Archive )