Only 333 pieces are to be manufactured.
――In 1955, Zundapp, which became famous for manufacturing motorcycles, tried to build a foothold in the local automobile market with small cars [Yanus], but it was necessary to target [sporty] customers as well as entering the small car field. was there.
--In the spring of 1956, Zundapp undertook the first design of a car called [Project KFIV].
--Zundapp asked Pininfarina's design office to create an attractive body without spending money on the design.
--Zundapp sent a chassis equipped with an engine dummy to Turin.
--Finally, the consignment design was completed in the fall of 1956.
--The company's boss, Hans Friedrich Neumeier, headed to Italy to see Zundapp's newly designed futuristic sports car.
--The weight of the hand-finished aluminum skin was 450kg including the seat and equipment.
――This weight was supposed to be further reduced in mass production, but the final weight of the finished car was likely to be 775 to 800 kg.
--Since there was no unique engine to fit this model, Zundapp used a powerful sports engine of 78 horsepower with 1.1 liters of British manufacturer Coventry Climax.
--The development of sports cars quickly became the focus of customer enthusiasts, and in the spring of 1957 the first practical tests were completed.
--Because we used the so-called "break-in body" instead of the expensive Italian aluminum skin, the test drive revealed a number of large and small defects, and their adjustments significantly delayed the originally established schedule. ..
--The start of full-scale production scheduled for the spring of 1958 had to be postponed early, wasting a lot of time on this sports car and leaving room for improvement.
—— As a result, financial instability arose, and motorcycle sales fell sharply, further exacerbating the situation.
--In the summer of 1958, [Project KFIV] was canceled and it was decided to concentrate on the production of motorcycles.
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