DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

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Remember the pretty La Dawri? Despite reportedly requiring mechanical re-commissioning, wankel and mmalamut (noms de guerre?) really wanted it, slugging it out all the way to £51,500

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/vw- ... ri-special

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A respectible 18th in the '73 Targa, despite turning up to an RSR fight with an RSL. Sensitively marked POA so I don't know how much I can't afford it by

https://www.maxted-page.com/car-for-sal ... ightweight

Hugo 356 wrote: ↑Fri Jul 14, 2023 9:18 pm -
A respectible 18th in the '73 Targa, despite turning up to an RSR fight with an RSL. Sensitively marked POA so I don't know how much I can't afford it by

https://www.maxted-page.com/car-for-sal ... ightweight

Yes - ex registration no KOI 7 , lived beside me for 20 years. Owned by famous rally photographer for that time. I have a nice Carsport Magazine feature with a "track test" of the car in it - guess dated about 1986 ??

Couple of shots from the KOI 7 era

On the way to 4th on the '76 Ulster



and 8th on the '77 Galway



a DNF on the '78 Circuit of Ireland

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Monterey Car Week is shaping up nicely

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mo23 ... er/1360588



https://www.goodingco.com/lot/1960-porsche-rs60-1/



https://www.bonhams.com/auction/28011/p ... o-906-120/

The Taki Racing Team with '66 Japanese Grand Prix 906 120

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Couple of interesting Le Mans cars

5th overall, 1st in class 1956

https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mo23 ... pe/1381128





Wonder what the market will make of the legal wranglings around R7?

https://nypost.com/2019/07/20/vintage-p ... henticity/

https://www.sportscarmarket.com/columns ... -the-truth

https://www.bonhams.com/auction/27998/p ... totype-r7/

Kenny Schachter.... I'd forgotten about him.

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the exterior featured “spectator handles” above the rear quarter windows so rally fans could manhandle it out of the wadi

https://www.broadarrowauctions.com/vehi ... ari-rallye

I met Gabrielle and Uwe, the owners, several years ago and very nice people they are, too. Met them again at Essen a couple of times. Great car to own!

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RHD Carrera, lightened by Lukie. I watched Caroline racing this one at Brands in its apostrophie livery when I was a youngster, then years later undergoing restoration on an open day at Roger Bray's

4-cam not included

https://www.sports-purpose.com/cars-for ... ra-coupe-2

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I also watched Caroline racing the car many times - mainly at Brands Hatch - in the '80's (?) ...

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Why one earth Sports Purpose called Lukie 'John da Lucas' I don't know - at least get his name right: John da Silva Lucas. Knew John very well - shared bottles of wine at lunchtime with him on various occasions, sitting out the back of Autocavan's workshop. Was honoured to be the first person to drive and feature the car after its resto, but always felt a little sad when the new owner post-resto decided he wanted to fully trim the car and turn it into just another not quite right Carrera, rather than honouring its history as a former race car. Each to their own, I guess. It seems almost inevitable that someone will buy it, stick a new four-cam in it, stamped with the 'correct' engine number, and paint it Aquamarine... Sigh.

I met John one evening picking up some parts for Ian McMath on the way home from my office in Basingstoke. A thoroughly enjoyable favour for a friend! He showed me round the 356 race car, and how he had drilled 3 holes in the head of every M8 bolt head etc throughout the car. It was a real lesson in lightness….wonderful

KS wrote: ↑Sat Aug 05, 2023 10:28 pm ... sitting out the back of Autocavan's workshop.

That's a name from the past - hadn't seen or heard any mention of Autocavan for ages until, out of the blue, I bumped into Geoff Thomas down at Goodwood when I was there for a C&SC magazine shoot in my 904 shortly before I sold it ...

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