DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

My father always had hifi projects. Made a lot and modified others — generally sounded good. I suspect he could’ve pottered about made a few bob fixing up old blaupunkts that have become fashionable. I recall he made me an active crossover from scratch and subwoofer for my ford Sierra Cosworth compa...

You should like them. When I left home for university my dad built me some ls35a replicas and a Lindsay Hood kit amp ( seem to recall he got parts from Winslow Audio) with lots of electrical component upgrades and better quality wires. Sounded great. It became the go to set up for parties as no one ...

In a dusty folder in an old filing cabinet drawer I have blueprints ( remember them) and crossover diagrams of Radford speakers ( remember them) from my father. When clearing the family home found bunch of components drivers crossovers etc canibslized from the largest multidirectional Radford set th...

Nice coincidence this is posted. I discussed the article that Steve Cropley wrote towards the end of eighties on a RHD RS with him at a motoring book awards event not long before lockdown when I happened to be seated next to him. Explained to him I had started looking for RHD 73 RS at time and that ...

...by the way if anyone wants a Hazet little a Assistent good used condition with original wheels and rubbers and a 804 little a cantelever toolbox from late fifties tonmid 60s (little a is pre bid sixties so 356 or earliest 901/911 or that Beetle era ) let's discuss as I need to decide if to bring ...

I have a bunch of BMW factory special tools that I acquired among other special tools for aircooled cars. They are proper vintage special tools from a workshop that did VW in North West but also an occasional older BMW bike that was late owners own according to his son. . Maybe Matra or similar spec...

So sad for his family and friends. What a loss. As others said suicide doesn't get the same press as the heart, cancer or other things but is a big issue in men of a certain age.

RIP Chris

Steve

I was fortunate to capture a voice recording of detailed recollections of 30 missions as pilot over Germany and France including the one that won DFC. Great detail. Hadn't spoken of wartime exploits in 60 years since leaving the service, even to his wife, but something triggered an outpouring from o...

Not sure I'll ever go again - too many folks earwigging and butting in ; )

Steve

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Mention of Cossie on English plates takes me back. I used to have a Cossie company car back in late eighties. The administrator of the company scheme got quite a shock when the insurance quote came in. I wasn't very old as it's insured driver and the car had reputation as ramraid special in those da...

How was yesterday part different for £20 plus also charging for bacon Sarnie Vs what Alan has done so well free at Cranford Cassics for several years? How does it compare to Bicester Scramble which from memory is roughly similar charge? Also how does it compare to recent Rennsport Collective for £25...

It might help the colour triva quiz to know that in the UK model year 1972 there were 6 911 examples painted colour by sample. Among my papers I have a colour breakdown analysis for 911 model that was prepared in 1973 (dated end of October so assume it is summarizing sales year not calendar year bas...

Regarding Swiss car I would defer to Karim who is not only from Switzerland but has most sales price and other documents. My 1969 Swiss market preisliste has "elektrische fenster betätigung" as an option (M) 9280 but curiously no price whereas every other option has a price. It does not ha...

Hi Andrew Chipping in as requested... On the December 71 pricelist for "the Porsche 911 range for the British domestic market" the importers say " in addition to the standard fittings listed in the factory brochure the models for the British market are fitted with the following factor...

I have an original PCGB price list for the accessories when speccing a new RHD 911 model year 66. Not the car price but the options. I'm in process of slowly reducing things not relevant to my 73 car. One page mimeograph style like the many I have for other years . Rather than post it image probably...