DDK - Die Deutschen Klassiker

Just thought I'd ask to see if anyone knows.

Cheers

Ian

Ian,
You`d better start counting - more than you might think - we have 2

Thanks Mike, I'm sure there are many hiding away.

cheers
Ian

I wonder if it's a bit like Alfa GTAs...
'Of the 594 they built, a thousand still exist'!

All the best
Ian F

I think the number of new RHD speedsters delivered to AFN in Isleworth could be under ten cars. There must be quite a few LHD ones now in the UK probably imported from sunnier climates World wide.

I stand to be corrected on that figure by someone that has the real true figure possibly like Mike has maybe?


Roy

Also rhd drives assembled in africa are in the uk and a couple of converted to rhd.

No Speedsters, only removable hardtop Bs were assembled in South Africa. Mike might remember doing a PPI on one for me about 20 years ago. I followed his advice and dodged that one. 6 or 7 of the knock down kits fell into the Suez Canal on their way from Stuttgart to Jo'burg - wonder if they're still there...

Mike and Paul have a fantastic database of the 356 production with a particular focus on RHD , It's destined to be published one day - I'd buy it for sure!!.

I read that AFN only supplied 3 RHD speedsters in the UK.

I stand to be corrected but Bill Goodman editor of PCGB magazine bought a RHD Speedster for £50- and restored it Reg no. OV3. Also another PCGB guy bought a RHD drive one and I think? PRS and Gantspeed were involved on restoration. Apart from that Delwyn Mallet friend of KS also has owned a RHD one for many years. I have some pics of his red car I took in the early 70's. I saw that car first in the mid 60's parked near Isleworth a number of times. Rare car to see then.
I guess Mike can confirm but that's 3 cars. Maybe a couple more gone to rust heaven?

Roy

[quote="Hugo 356"]No Speedsters, only removable hardtop Bs were assembled in South Africa. Mike might remember doing a PPI on one for me about 20 years ago. I followed his advice and dodged that one. 6 or 7 of the knock down kits fell into the Suez Canal on their way from Stuttgart to Jo'burg - wonder if they're still there...

That's funny. Mike Smith and I spent an afternoon ploughing through the shipping casualty records at LR (Lloyds Register of Shipping) a couple of years ago to see if we could find a record of the loss of that particularly interesting cargo...

...and? Or do we have to wait for the book?

Apparently they were trimmed locally. I like to think at least one was spec'd with a crocodile or zebra hide interior