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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Bruce</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I was curator of the Bruce Weiner Microcar Museum
for thirteen years <A
href="http://www.microcarmuseum.com">www.microcarmuseum.com</A> (click Virtual
Tour), during which time we travelled around Europe collecting unusual small
cars from small ads and relics stored in barns. We acquired the Hoffmann in the
mid-nineties in its present condition as part of a container full. It had been
offered for sale by the panelbeater who had just restored it (it was red
originally) and had acquired it from the original constructor, Mr. Hoffmann. See
my writeup here : </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><A
href="http://www.microcarmuseum.com/tour/hoffmann.html">http://www.microcarmuseum.com/tour/hoffmann.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial> It was truly a horrible,
horrible vehicle, the builder having got all basic design principles
wrong. But you have to give him credit for a whole lot of hutzpah in
saying "to hell with everybody, I'm doing what I want !" Kind of like the Nasty
Boyz (Healey content).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>It went to the Lane Museum when the entire
Weiner Museum was sold off at the RM Auction in February 2013.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Best</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Peter</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>