"Serial number VF7AZKA00KA166818
Rare convertible version
Reputable kit
Collector's french title
cabriolet"" bodywork
As early as the 1970s, and even though it was already, in spirit and in practice
in practice, a convertible, some craftsmen have imagined
kits to open up the 2CV and transform it into a convertible.
The most widespread of these kits is distributed by Hoffmann Design
since 1986 and is approved by the very strict German TÜV
(the equivalent of our DRIRE).
The Hoffmann 2 CV Cabriolet is a kit car based on the 2CV
the platform of the 2CV from which it keeps the chassis and the front end
of the original bodywork. Wolfgang Hoffmann, a former German
and his son Felix, developed the design and the first prototypes
the design and the first prototypes in Hohenfurch in 1988.
The kit contains a plastic-reinforced fibreglass body part with a steel
reinforced fibreglass body element with a steel frame that takes up the entire rear
of the vehicle, and two side windows, a soft top, the door to the rear
and all necessary screws, bolts, hinges, etc.
The product was designed to be assembled by the car owner. More than 1,700 kits have been assembled, mainly by
by the owners and are some of the most famous convertibles in the world.
250 would have been produced directly in Hoffmann's workshops to be
Hoffmann's workshops to be sold ""fully assembled"" to customers. They are
available in kit form, are characterised by the quality of their parts
quality of the parts, the precision of the assembly instructions and can be
and can be customised in a very sophisticated way. The bodywork is
The bodywork is uniformly made of plastic-reinforced fibreglass.
The cabriolet can be fitted with a hard top. The dashboard is moulded in
The dashboard is moulded in fibreglass and includes a glove box.
Our example is dressed in a two-tone black and white colour scheme that
which suits it perfectly. The interior is in the same colours as the bodywork
and the black soft top creates a very chic ensemble. The flat-twin engine
starts up quickly and reminds us that we are at the wheel of a
of a 2CV. A Hoffmann cabriolet can be enjoyed with your hair blowing in the wind.
so don't miss the opportunity to drive this summer in the 2CV
that no one else will have!"