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GTV 116: (would nice to know you name though)
I really don´t believe that there were made more than 2 cars (and not 20) by the Reif company. We have discussed it Manfred and I. If there had been we would have seen them at one time, but we have not! We have reasoned that the car in the article and the IAA show car is the same. Also the two red cars are the same. When cars get new owners in Germany they also get a new license number, so you cannot just look at the license plate. As it is the red GTV8 is owned by a friend of Manfred, Stefan. The champagne coloured car (UL-0725) is owned by Manfred and converted by himself - nothing to do with the Reif cars.
GTVke:
I looked up in the mentioned book, now looking for evidence of different rear axle and maybe you are right! Anyone speaking italian here?
"Comunque i tempi erano di tutto rispetto e addirittura si pensava , dopo L´omologazione della vettura in 400 esemplari per il Gr., prevista per luglio dello stesso anno, di introdurre al retrotreno una sospensione a route indipendenti, al posto del ponte De Dion; la nuova sospensione avrebbe cosí permesso un migliore sfruttamento degli enormi pneumatici e della potenza di circa 350 CV effettivi"
It seems to me that the De Dion tubes were relieved by an indipendent rear suspension. However still a transaxle. Wonder how they did it!
Gabor
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