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1942-1959 Cars
53 Zwitter
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Owner: Darby Milnor,Lake in the Hills, IL3 photos
This is a 1953 Split Window prod date 1/2/1953 and
is an original Max Hoffmann car sold thru his Satellite Store front in
Chicago.
It spent the 50's and early 60's in California and suffered a mild roll in
Wisconsin during a trip in the middle 60's.
The car was then placed in the basement of a Cheese factory where it
sat until the early 80's. It was in good enough condition that all it needed was 2 driver side
fenders and the drip rail repaired.
It has never had the frame off as it was
covered by a very heavy coat of thick undercoating when new and was repainted
in it's original black color. The interior is a close match to original
Herringbone with tan headliner and square weave carpet all German wool
done by a old German Gentleman locally who used to do them in Wolfsburg. He
told us that he most likely had installed the interior when the car was new!
The motor is a vintagized 36hp and the split case transaxle has been
rebuilt. After being sold in Chicago, traveling to California wrecked in
Wisconsin it is now back within 45 miles of where it was sold new.