Zender GmbH
| Zender | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1969 |
| resolution | 2008 |
| Reason for dissolution | Tuning division discontinued |
| Seat |
Mülheim-Kärlich , Germany
|
| management | Hans-Albert Zender |
| Branch | Vehicle tuning |
| Website | zender-historie.de |
The Zender GmbH was a Fahrzeugtuning -Company, which was founded by Hans-Albert Zender and existed from 1969 by 2008. The company cooperated with Ford , VW , Fiat and Opel .
history
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In 1969, at the age of 23, Hans-Albert Zender founded HAZ . In Bassenheim near Koblenz, he produced individual car bucket seats on special request and flared fenders for NSU TT made of fiberglass-reinforced plastic .
From 1974, Zender produced body parts made of ABS plastic and polyurethane foam. Ford became a customer. A contract with VW followed in 1975 for Scirocco Cup vehicles - flared fenders, front and rear spoilers . In 1977 the Zender study "VW Scirocco - Group 5" was presented. In 1978 the first Zender alloy wheel came on the market. In 1979 the company moved to Mülheim-Kärlich. In 1984 he created the design study Vision 1S , which had a futuristic-looking lines and angled swing doors . In 1989 the sports car prototype Fact 4 Biturbo premiered at the IAA in Frankfurt, the first street-legal sports car in the world to be equipped with a monocoque made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic . The open version of the Fact 4 Spider followed in 1991, and the Progetto 5 in the mid-1990s . In 1999 the Thirty Seven appeared with an output of 230 hp and a top speed of 253 km / h.
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In 1999 the Zender Thirty 7 was presented at the IAA Frankfurt. Shortly afterwards, the Roadster Straight 8 was also presented. It had a 3.2 liter six-cylinder BMW engine with an output of 321 hp, which helped it to reach a top speed of 250 km / h. 2000 saw the commissioning of Zender Modification Center in Italy for special series production for Fiat and Opel Special Vehicles for the conversion of Opel -Sonderfahrzeugen.
On September 1, 2008, the Tuning division was discontinued. The dealership continues to exist with Michael Zender as managing director.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ editorial: 50 years of Zender: company founder looks back on the beginnings | Our Rübenach. Retrieved on July 13, 2019 (German).
- ↑ History - ZENDER history. Retrieved July 13, 2019 .
- ↑ Köstnick, Joachim M .: supercar . 1st edition Motorbuch, Stuttgart 2015, ISBN 978-3-613-03785-4 .
- ↑ Thirty 7 - ZENDER history. Retrieved July 13, 2019 .
- ↑ www zender de Michael Zender: Imprint - Autohaus Zender EU vehicles. Retrieved August 18, 2019 .