Custoca Fiberglass Austria

Custoca plastic bodies (1968–1974) Custoca Fiberglass Austria (1974–1994)
legal form
founding	1968
resolution	1994
Seat	Kraubath an der Mur , Austria
management	Gerhard Höller
Branch	Automobile manufacturer

Custoca Typhoon

Custoca Taifun - rear view

Custoca Fiberglass Austria , previously Custoca Kunststoffkarosserien , was a manufacturer of automobiles from Austria .

Company history

Gerhard Höller founded Custoca Kunststoffkarosserien in Leoben in 1968 and began producing automobiles in 1970. The brand names were Custoca and initially Strato for one model. In 1974 the name was changed to Custoca Fiberglass Austria and the company moved to Kraubath an der Mur. Production ended in 1986. In 1994 the company was dissolved.

A source from the 1970s states that around 50 copies were made annually at the time.

vehicles

Brand name Custoca

The first Amigo model was a VW buggy . A further developed version of the Strato coupé was called the Taifun . The Hurrycane (also hurricane) was similar to the Ford GT 40 . All models were based on the chassis of the VW Beetle and thus had a rear engine. Various engines from VW and VW-Porsche were available for the drive . The vehicles were also available as kit cars .

Brand name Strato

The Strato was a special case in that it was initially offered under the brand name Strato . It was similar to the Lamborghini Marzal . Alois Barmettler from Switzerland manufactured this model under license as the Albar Jet .

literature

• Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
• George Nick Georgano (Editor-in-Chief): The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile, Volume 1 A – F. Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, ISBN 1-57958-293-1 . (English)
• Bruno von Rotz, Hello Hurricane , Zwischengas.com from December 25, 2011.

Web links

Commons : Custoca  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring to Custoca (accessed on January 27, 2013)
• GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring to Strato (accessed on January 27, 2013)
• Photo with three custoca in the foreground Hombre ; behind Hurrycane , behind Strato (accessed January 27, 2013)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l} Georgano: The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.
3. ↑ ^{a b c} GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring to Strato (accessed on January 27, 2013)
4. ↑ ^{a b} GTÜ Society for Technical Monitoring to Custoca (accessed on January 27, 2013)
5. ^ Car catalog 1977.