Hoppenstand Motors

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The Hoppenstand Motors, Inc. was an American car manufacturer, the 1949 and 1950 in Greenville (Pennsylvania) was established.

The Hoppenstand was a two-seater small car with a chassis with a 2286 mm wheelbase and an aluminum body in three versions: a roadster , a convertible and a coupé , each with two doors. A two-cylinder engine manufactured in-house was used for the drive, the power of which was passed on to the rear wheels via a hydraulic clutch and hydraulic transmission. The top speed of the economy car was 80 km / h.

literature

  • John Gunnell: Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946-1975. Krause Publications, Iola 2002, ISBN 0-87349-461-X . (English)