Bartone Bros. going Sports Car racing (1 Viewer)

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Heresy! Unless of course they wanna run a Mercedes funny car......
Remember the late Hans Kuesel from the San Jose, CA ran a Alky Flopper with a
Mercedes 500SL body in the mid 80s. Saw the flopper at Seattle a couple of times.
It didn't have a Mercedes motor, but something way better. Keith Black Hemi


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Remember the late Hans Kuesel from the San Jose, CA ran a Alky Flopper with a
Mercedes 500SL body in the mid 80s. Saw the flopper at Seattle a couple of times.
It didn't have a Mercedes motor, but something way better. Keith Black Hemi


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Pardon me for my ignorance. They wouldn’t do anything like this as a one off would they? Could it have been a modified mustang body or something? I know even with the Datsun they made a handful of them.
 
Pardon me for my ignorance. They wouldn’t do anything like this as a one off would they? Could it have been a modified mustang body or something? I know even with the Datsun they made a handful of them

What I was told it was a one off. Hans rented a Mercedes and made the mold. Sure sounds like what
a drag racer would do.
 
Not totally out of left field. Tony Bartone himself has done some sports car racing in the past. I believe with Corvettes and Ferraris.
 
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Hans then sold it to Rico Anthes from Germany (the same guy who raced T/F and the famous drag race track named after him) at the Hockenheimring. About 6 of his racecars including this one and his 2 seat T/F car reside in one of the world's greatest car, racecar, tanks, and aircraft Museum's Sinsheim near Stutgart. I'd love to go back someday !
 
Hans then sold it to Rico Anthes from Germany (the same guy who raced T/F and the famous drag race track named after him) at the Hockenheimring. About 6 of his racecars including this one and his 2 seat T/F car reside in one of the world's greatest car, racecar, tanks, and aircraft Museum's Sinsheim near Stutgart. I'd love to go back someday !

When you go, take me with you. Separate rooms, of course. ;)
 
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