A german styling house that modified and custom built cars for the very wealthy particular Arab Clients and produced a number of their customs to be display at varrious European Car Shows they seemed to have had their peak in early 1980s, They did produce a number of stand a lone cars particularly the very Mercedes-Benz C111 influenced car with Mercedes-Benz Blessing called the CW311 later to be produced on a limited basis as ISDERA (D)although since 1980s I have not seen one My guess their clients were again the Arabs and perhaps the Sultan of Bruneii has one or two?
So What References do I have?
PREVIEW of some of the CARS and profile of the company 1980
See March 1980 Modern Motor (Australia) Page 56-59 See January 1981 Modern Motor (Australia) Page 78-80
See January 1981 Wheels (Australia) Page 122
Some of the cars
MERCEDES BENZ CW 311 later to go into limited production as the
ISDERA (D)
a preview and driving impression was done by German Language Automotive magazine weekly Auto Motor und Sport (D)in 1978 Issue 4 (but I have not documented it myself) However For those of us who want English
See: Jnuary 1979 Road & Track (US)Page 28-34
PORSCHE 928 TARGA version was produced
See: Feb-April 1980 Sports Car Quartley (Australia) Page 48-49 Volume 41 Issue 1 a feature by European correspondent ;by Jerry Sloniger (who may have also had same article in Autocar as he free lance for them too .)
PORSCHE 911 TURBO TARGA a preview feature by Richard Laurence
See: November-December 1982 Alternative Cars (GB) Page 22-24
PORSCHE 911 TURBO TARGA 86 that was former Geneva Show car of 1986 turned up for sale by a dealer in the UK -Details:- 11000 miles; white with black and white int bb 1 off ;Fine Car Specialists - unit 2 Rutland st ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE LANS 0I6 6GTX
See: June 1996 Classic & Sportscar (GB) Page 261 Volume 15 Issue 3
VW GOLF CABRIO b+b (quite a few were made)
Preview of one in a US magazine
See: October 1980 Motor Trend (US) Page 70
Today they continue to offers mods on sports Audis and Volkswagens their latest is the Audi TTS Coupe and VW Scirocco
Source -image not mine from
http://fancytuning.com/2009/03/bb-vw-scirocco/
whom also give a brief history of the firm
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