[2] At its peak in the 1980s, Zimmer Motor Cars Corporation had 48 dealers in 28 states,[3] employed 175 people and generated $25 million in annual revenue.

While the original Golden Spirit was built using a Ford Mustang drivetrain, production began by cutting off or removing all body panels except the doors and roof.

Fiberglass body panels were manufactured by Zimmer and fitted along with chrome bumpers and other exterior parts.

Interiors were re-trimmed in leather with Recaro seats and Nardi steering wheels, but otherwise carried the standard Mustang instrumentation.

Depending on the jurisdiction in which the vehicle was first registered, it may have been titled as a Zimmer Golden Spirit or a Ford Mustang.

The second Zimmer Motor Cars Corporation product was the mid-engined Pontiac Fiero-based Quicksilver, which was built between 1986 and 1988.

[6] Each Quicksilver was constructed from a new Fiero donor car, which was dismantled and structurally modified at the Zimmer factory by adding a 13" section behind the rear wheels and an additional 16" just behind the front suspension.

The Fiero bodywork was replaced by a new fiberglass body with dramatic new styling with a long, sloping nose and pop-up hidden headlamps.

[6] The re-designed interior was trimmed in leather and wood, and the new body had increased luggage space in the front and rear.

At that time a group of employees, led by former Zimmer Corporation general counsel Terry McMahan (appointed president and CEO in August 1988) were working to guide the company out of Chapter 11.

By the time Zimmer emerged from Chapter 11 in July, 1989, all but the Cordele, Georgia van conversion plant had been closed and just over 100 employees remained.

[7] When the Art Zimmer Golden Spirits were available, they were manufactured "to order" and sold through an international distribution network.