I spoke with Franz twice on Friday and learned quite a lot- apparently Diego found him independently of me. One of the things he told me is that the trail is a bit colder than originally described. He did confirm that he saw the #50 LeMans in a below ground room completely disassembled. The thing is, this sighting was in the late 1970s. While it is possible that the car is still sitting there all apart, this was about 40 years ago and a lot has happened since then. I have another source working contacts within the Daimler-Benz corporate structure and that person can get there without too much trouble. The story continues and with any luck, we will have some news to report in Poncho Perfection.
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Don Keefe,
Founding Editor-in-Chief, Poncho Perfection Magazine (October 1, 2015- present)
www.ponchoperfection.com
Contributing Editor: Collectible Automobile (1999- present)
Author:
"Grand Prix: Pontiac's Luxury Performance Car" (Released April 27, 2007)
"How to Restore Your Pontiac GTO" (Released July 15, 2012)
"Pontiac Concept and Show Cars, 1939-1980" (Release Date April, 2016)
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