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Zimmer Quicksilver - eccentric coupé from Florida

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Created on December 24, 2019

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Daniel Koch

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Eigenwillig gezeichnete Front

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Originelle Ansicht auch von hinten

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Die Front wurde zwischen dem Kühler und der A-Säule rund 40 cm gestreckt

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Der Kühlergrill erinnert entfernt an Lincoln

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Opulentes Heck mit viel Chrom

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Heck mit hochgezogener Stossstange

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Viel Chrom auch am Heck

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Der Entwurf des Quicksilvers stammt vom Designer Donald Johnson

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Das Interieur wurde mit Holz und Leder aufgewertet

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Der Innenraum wurde mit Holzapplikationen aufgewertet

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Die Armaturen wurden vom Fiero übernommen

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Zimmer Ledersitze im Zweiplätzer

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Handschuhfach mit Zimmer Emblem

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Der Pontiac Fiero Mittelmotor leistet 140 PS

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Mit dem Pontiac 2.8 Liter Sechszylindermotor ist der Zimmer nicht gerade üppig motorisiert

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Laut Typenschild wurde dieser Quicksilver im May 1986 hergestellt

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Quicksilver Emblem

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Emblem am Heck

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Zimmer Kühlerfigur

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Zimmer Speichenfelgen

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1986) - Das Dokument von Zimmer gibt den Verbrauch pro 100 KM an: 13 Liter in der Stadt, und rund 9.5 Liter auf der Autobahn

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Pontiac Fiero Formula (1988) - am Kunststoffautotreffen "Fantastic Plastic 2016"

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1988) - am Treffen "Fantastic Plastic" 2013

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1988) - am Treffen "Fantastic Plastic" 2013

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1988) - am Treffen "Fantastic Plastic" 2013

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Zimmer Quicksilver (1988) - am Treffen "Fantastic Plastic" 2013

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Summary

The Americans call them "neoclassics", we Europeans would probably rather call them "fantasy cars", the coupés, convertibles and saloons designed by Paul Zimmer, who dug deep into the design box of the 1930s and made use of mass production technology. For the Quicksilver, he focused on a more modern design, the design was created by Donald Johnson, who was a designer at General Motors. Nevertheless, the two-seater sports coupé is striking, and beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

This article contains the following chapters

Design borrows from classics
Technology from mass production
Heavily modified
Zimmer was not the only one to use the Fiero
Trade press with question marks
Not for introverted drivers

Estimated reading time: 4min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The Zimmer Quicksilver may not have made it into the hall of fame of car design, but it is still an eye-catcher. Its design is polarizing, perhaps a little too opulent for European tastes, but it is certainly original. In the mid-1980s, Zimmer played in the league of exclusive manufacturers such as Excalibur, Clénet and Stutz. Between 1978 and 1988, Paul Zimmer employed up to 175 people in Pommpano Beach, Florida, and produced vehicles with a design inspired by the 1930s. He mostly used Ford models as a basis, which he tailored with a new body and upgraded the interior. However, the large series was always visible on the doors, windows, mirrors and other parts. After the company went bankrupt, the rights to the brand were sold to Art Zimmer, who wanted to revive the company under the name Art Zimmer Neo-Classic Motor Car Company Ltd. in Hamilton, New York.

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