Custoca
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Custoca was a low-volume Austria
n car manufacturer established by Gerhard Höller in 1966 to build and sell kit cars
. Models included the Ford GT40
-inspired Hurrycane introduced in 1971, the Lamborghini
-like Strato, and, beginning in 1972, a range of dune buggies based on the popular Volkswagen Beetle
. After 135 Stratos, and approximately 100 Hurrycanes were produced and sold, the company folded in 1988.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n car manufacturer established by Gerhard Höller in 1966 to build and sell kit cars
Kit car
A kit car, also known as a "component car", is an automobile that is available as a set of parts that a manufacturer sells and the buyer then either assembles into a car themselves, or retains a third party to do part or all of the work on their behalf...
. Models included the Ford GT40
Ford GT40
The Ford GT40 was a high performance sports car and winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans four times in a row, from 1966 to 1969...
-inspired Hurrycane introduced in 1971, the Lamborghini
Lamborghini
Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A., commonly referred to as Lamborghini , is an Italian car manufacturer. The company was founded by manufacturing magnate Ferruccio Lamborghini in 1963, with the objective of producing a refined grand touring car to compete with established offerings from marques like...
-like Strato, and, beginning in 1972, a range of dune buggies based on the popular Volkswagen Beetle
Volkswagen Beetle
The Volkswagen Type 1, widely known as the Volkswagen Beetle or Volkswagen Bug, is an economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen from 1938 until 2003...
. After 135 Stratos, and approximately 100 Hurrycanes were produced and sold, the company folded in 1988.