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Bohse Eurostar

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Bohse EuroStar
1990 Bohse Eurostar at the Brno Technical Museum in the Czech Republic
Overview
ManufacturerBohse Automobilbau
Also calledBohse Sprinter
Lada Bohse BD60L
Production1987–1989 (230 produced)
Body and chassis
LayoutFR layout
RelatedLada Riva
Dimensions
Wheelbase2424 mm (95.4 in)

The Bohse Eurostar is a German car produced by Bohse Automobilbau from 1987 to 1989.[1] The first EuroStars were based on the Mk1 Golf. These were still offered under the name Bohse Sprinter and only 30 were produced. The later EuroStar models were based on the Lada Riva and 200 were built.[citation needed]

Design

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1990 Eurostar rear view

The Euro-Star is a Lada 2105 which has been converted into an open leisure vehicle with a custom plastic body. The EuroStar has no doors, instead using large fabric panels. There is no rear window either as it has been replaced by a removable fabric panel. The EuroStar features two removable Targa roofs held down by rubber bands and has both a pickup bed and a small enclosed trunk in the rear.[2][3] Mechanically, the EuroStar uses the same running gear as the Lada.[4] Both the EuroStar and Sprinter shared the same body with the only exterior difference being the headlights and taillights, as the Sprinter's taillights came from the Volkswagen LT.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ ": Bohse Eurostar". www.bohse.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  2. ^ Torchinsky, Jason. "A Car You Never Heard Of: Bohse Eurostar". Jalopnik. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ^ "The Bohse Euro-Star: a unique no-nonsense car". Bohse. 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ^ ": Bohse Eurostar". www.bohse.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2018-03-17.