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Spohn

Spohn was a German coachbuilder founded around 1920 by Hermann Spohn with Josef Eiwanger, best known as the main body supplier for Maybach from 1930 until the Second World War.1

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Key facts

Founded
c. 19201 Independently researched
Founder
Hermann Spohn (with Josef Eiwanger Sr.)1 Independently researched
Status
19571 Independently researched

History

Hermann Spohn founded the coachworks with his partner Josef Eiwanger Sr. around 1920 and died in 1923 aged 48. Maybach was the firm's primary customer, and the article says the vast majority of Maybach cars from 1930 to the Second World War carried Spohn coachwork. After the war Spohn hoped to body Veritas cars, which used pre-war BMW chassis parts, but that company failed by 1953. The firm ran out of work and closed in 1957.

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Milestones

  1. 1957
    Firm closed.1

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

  1. 1
    Hermann Spohn, Coachbuilder (W. R. Graefen) Level D Undiscovered Classics
    • closed in 1957
    • Spohn died 1923, "a scant three years after founding the carosserie"
    • founded the firm with partner Josef Eiwanger, Senior
    • "closed in 1957"
    • Hermann Spohn, Coachbuilder (W. R. Graefen) (company history)
    Accessed 2026-11-13

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