Hi all
I thought I'd post this appeal here as the knowledge and support of this forum and its members is unsurpassed!
I'm the current custodian of Mozart the ex-Reventlow 1972 911:
https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...ight=Reventlow
It's a pretty special car with a fascinating history, one which we hope to add too now that its restoration is complete:
https://www.ddk-online.com/phpBB2/vi...p?f=28&t=65827
Since purchasing the car I have befriended its former owners (it's only had three including Lance Reventlow RIP) who have helped me catalogue its history. Richard Reventlow (Lance's half brother) was responsible for the initial build which is detailed in the two threads above.
Richard had catalogued his written correspondence with the factory when planning the build and notes from his visits and meetings with Helmuth Bott and others. There was one (possibly two) folders of correspondence and invoices that Richard had stored with the car when he left it with Grady Clay and moved back to Europe in the early 80's. Greg and Wendy Volan bought the car in 1985 and I have a copy of a letter between Richard and Greg regarding the handover as there were a number of spares that went with it, but Grady didn't want to part with the cars original narrow Fuchs and the documentation file was missing.
I understand that at some point there was a fire in Grady's shop and most of its contents were destroyed but Frank Barrett found Richards handwritten parts notes in Grady's library, when he purchased its contents from his family after Grady's passing. Strangely enough there were two invoices from Richards ownership in Greg's paperwork file
This gives me hope that the documentation folders weren't in his shop at the time of the fire. I guess at the time the invoices and correspondence would have been in German and wouldn't have been of much use or value so might have been loaned out as interesting trinkets or even thrown away?
Anyway, on the far fetched chance that anyone in this community has come across Porsche or other correspondence or invoices addressed to Richard from 1972 and 1973 I would be very grateful for even a copy or knowledge of its whereabouts.
Stay safe,
Niall
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