Bruce Meyers Whittington 935 K3 Seized by DEA

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Bruce Meyers' priceless ex-Whittington Brothers 1979 Le Mans 24-Hours winning 935 K3 was seized by DEA agents today at a private track day at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

The Feds had a Federal Court seizure order from the Eastern District of California describing the car as proceeds of a criminal enterprise. The car was always rumored to have been purchased from Erwin Kremer with $250K in cash that had been sewn into a driving suit when Kremer insisted that Klaus Ludwig was going to start the race unless the Whittingtons bought the car (which was normally only worth $175K at the time). Apparently Don never got over the recent multi-year federal court litigation with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum, and still feels that the car is his asset. Unfortunately for uber-collector Bruce Meyer, a federal judge seems to agree (for now)...

In typical Government execution, the Feds simply drove up with a flatbed and dragged this year's Pebble Beach Concours class-winner away to the impound yard (probably some open-air affair in Salinas). Who knows what damage has already been done to Bruce Canepa's fabulous restoration? Oh, the humanity!