Max Hoffman
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Maximilian Edwin Hoffman, was an Austrian-born, New York-based importer of luxury European automobiles during the 1950s.
Prototype Mercedes-Benz 300SL, developed at Hoffman's request for the U.S. marketplace
Porsche 356 Speedster, another model suggested by Hoffman
BMW 507, designed at the suggestion of Hoffman
The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Max Hoffman House, Rye, New York
Hoffman Auto Showroom
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The Hoffman Auto Showroom was an automobile dealership at 430 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for notable European importer Max Hoffman in 195
Max Hoffman
…both automobile development and sports car racing earned him induction into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 2003. Both his home in Rye, New York, and Park Avenue Jaguar showroom in Manhattan were designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Hoffman was born on 12 November 1904 in Vienna, Austria, to Jewish parents. His father…
Interior of the Hoffman Auto Showroom, 1999, illustrating the spiral platform for vehicle display. The mirrored surfaces were not part of the original design, and were added in the early 1980s.
Exterior of the building in which the showroom was located.
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