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ERWIN KREMER

Porsche modifier Erwin Kremer died last month. His bizarre (yet race-winning and terrifyingly quick) vehicles live on:
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Note the “running boards” on this early ‘80s Kremer-tweaked 935; they’re actually rudimentary ground-effect inverted wings.

UPDATE. Sheridan J. emails:

Since I learned of the passing of Erwin Kremer via your blog, I hope you don’t mind me sending you this pic snapped in Herr Kremer’s shop:


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The above shows Sheridan’s husband Dave in 2005 at the Kremer workshop aboard a Kremer Le Mans racer. Further from Sheridan:

I am marveling at how small the world has become. Here I sit on Bainbridge Island, WA USA, having learned of the passing of a memorable man my husband met in Germany from the blog of an Aussie race fan. Stunning.

UPDATE II. Reader Shaun emails: “Just in case you would like to do a sightseeing trip across Stockholm in a Kremer ...”

Posted by Tim B. on 01/15/2007 at 10:30 AM

  1. Was it the Detroit Grand Prix where a city councilman asked race promoters whether the ground-effects cars might suck manhole covers up and send them clanging into the crowds?

    Posted by Rittenhouse on 2007 01 15 at 10:43 AM • permalink

  2. I think you’re right.

    Maybe hizonner was thinking of this car, the Chaparral 2J “vacuum cleaner”.

    Posted by Spiny Norman on 2007 01 15 at 12:32 PM • permalink

  3. Tim tam, (waves!!) I love holidays!!! Hi everyone!!!

    “Porsche, it may be small and fast, and you may not get a saucy-sexy lay in the car, however, you will get a lay ‘cause you drive one!”

    Buy one today!!

    Posted by 1.618 on 2007 01 16 at 08:01 PM • permalink

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