Fisker Coachbuild

Fisker Coachbuild was a car design firm based in Orange County, California. The company produced custom luxury cars, manufacturing only seventeen vehicles in total, from existing Mercedes and BMW bases. It also designed and manufactured aftermarket parts such as aluminum alloy wheels, engine covers and interior trim packages for select luxury vehicles.

This article is about the car design firm founded by Henrik Fisker in 2005. For other uses, see Fisker (disambiguation).

Fisker Coachbuild, LLC
TypePrivate
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedJanuary 2005
FounderHenrik Fisker and Bernhard Koehler
FateMerged with Quantum Technologies to create Fisker Automotive
SuccessorFisker Automotive, Karma Automotive, Fisker,Inc
Headquarters
Irvine, California
Products
ServicesCar design, product design

History

The company was founded by partners, Henrik Fisker and Bernhard Koehler in January 2005. In 2007, Fisker Coachbuld merged with electric vehicle company Quantum Technologies to form Fisker Automotive.

Fisker Tramonto
Tramonto at the 2006 Paris Motor Show

The Fisker Tramonto is a hand-built sports car, launched in 2005.[1] Original production was scheduled to be limited to 150 pieces worldwide, but only 15 were ever built. It used the base architecture of the Mercedes-Benz SL.

Fisker Latigo CS
Fisker Latigo CS at the 2005 Frankfurt International Auto Show.

The Fisker Latigo CS, the second design from Fisker Coachbuild, was initially shown at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show, and was subsequently launched in 2007 with production limited to 150 worldwide.[2] It uses the base architecture of the BMW 6 Series and M6.

Ultimately, only two Latigos were ever produced, Car #000, which was the prototype car built on a BMW 645i chassis, and Car #001, which was ordered by a Southern California customer in the spring of 2007. The first, and last delivery was September 2007.[3]

Joint ventures

Fisker Automotive was a joint venture between Quantum Technologies and Fisker Coachbuild formed in 2007.

See also

References
  1. "First Drive: 2006 Fisker Tramonto". Motor Trend. November 2005. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  2. "2007 Fisker Latigo CS". Automobile. June 27, 2007. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  3. "leftlanenews.com". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 5, 2007.
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