ZF Champion
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 ZF Champion (replica)
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| ZF Champion | |
| Production period: | 1946 |
| Class : | Microcar |
| Body versions : | Roadster |
| Engines: |
Otto engine : 0.2 liters (3.7 kW) |
| Length: | 1980 mm |
| Width: | 1360 mm |
| Height: | 940 mm |
| Wheelbase : | 1600 mm |
| Empty weight : | 170 kg |
| successor | Champion Ch-1 |
The ZF Champion is a car model that was developed by Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen AG (now ZF Friedrichshafen AG) in the summer of 1946. The racing driver Hermann Holbein took over the further development of the model and from 1949 produced the Champion Ch-1 in his company Hermann-Holbein-Fahrzeugbau , which was marketed under the car brand Champion .
body
The open body without doors offered space for two people.
mass and weight
With a wheelbase of 160 cm and a track width of 115 cm, the vehicle length was 198 cm, the vehicle width 136 cm and the vehicle height without a convertible top 94 cm. With an empty weight of 170 kg, the permissible total weight was around 250 kg.
drive
The air-cooled single cylinder - two-stroke engine of triumph had 196 cc engine capacity and made 3.7 kW. It was mounted in the rear of the vehicle and drove the differential- less rear axle via a two-speed gearbox . The top speed was over 50 km / h. The fuel consumption was given as 3 liters per 100 km.
number of pieces
Three to five copies were made in the summer of 1946. In 2005 the company produced a replica.
Side view
Rear view
interior
literature
- Hanns Peter Rosellen: German small car. Weltbild Verlag, Augsburg 1991, ISBN 3-89350-040-5 .
- Oldtimer Praxis, edition 02/2010, p. 24.
