Hicotec
HS Replica Cars AG (1988–2010) Hicotec AG (since 2010) |
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legal form | Corporation |
founding | 1988 |
Seat | Gerlafingen , Switzerland |
Branch | Automobile manufacturer |
Website | www.cobra-cars.ch |
The HICOTEC AG , formerly HS Replica Cars AG , a Swiss company in the automotive sector and former manufacturers of automobiles .
Company history
The company HS Replica Cars AG from Gerlafingen started importing and producing automobiles in 1988. The brand name was HS . Own production ended in 2006. In 2010 it was renamed Hicotec AG .
vehicles
Initially, kits from Martin Automobiles , and between 1989 and 1994 also from Westfield Sportscars, were assembled. The HS Cobra model appeared around 1991. This was a replica of the AC Cobra . A tubular frame developed in-house was used for this. There was a choice of six-cylinder and eight-cylinder engines . Due to the current emissions regulations, production came to an end in 2006.
Imports
Vehicles from Apal , Dax , Pilgrim Cars , Realm Engineering , Saier and Tomaszo were imported .
literature
- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader : The International Automobile Encyclopedia . United Soft Media Verlag, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-8032-9876-8 .