The Jan B. Luehn stand @ TechnoClassica 2015

Jan B. Lühn
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Dear friends, clients and colleagues,
after some very exciting but also stressful days at the Technoclassica 2015, I used the national
German holidays to take a few days off. In the sun of Ibiza I am now reviewing our spectacular
show stand in Essen with 13 cars and our new stock. The cars in Essen included two Porsche
prototypes, each with the chassis number 001 (Porsche 917/10 and Porsche 911 2.8 RSR). Also
on display were a few very special 911 RS, Ferraris and other sports and racing cars.
Our updated stock includes some very special sports and racing cars, each hand selected and
outstanding due to its history and condition.
The Jan B. Luehn stand @ TechnoClassica 2015
Classic Driver wrote: „Jan B. Lühn steals the show“
„…Meanwhile, Jan B. Lühn’s large stand stole the show, with its presentation of racing legends
such as a Ford GT40 and an ex-Works Porsche 911 RSR, alongside topical delicacies such as a
Lamborghini Countach. The sports cars of the '70s and '80s proved popular across the board,
with dealers reporting strong interest in models such as Ferraris 308s, 328s and Testarossas,
and the Porsche 930 Turbo.“
1968 Ford GT40 Lightweight
Factory built race car with period Le Mans history
GT40 P/1079 was delivered new from Ford Advanced Vehicles (FAV) as one of the few
privately entered factory built lightweight racing cars to Mr Jean Blaton from Brussels,
Belgium. Compared to the road cars (which are today often rebuilt and used as race cars),
the competition cars had a stronger race spec engine, a smaller, but improved clutch and
a 140 litre fuel tank. They also featured a lighter flywheel and 25% stiffer suspension all
around. Further the race cars were missing its interior trim, the door pockets, a radio, the
heater and exhaust silencers compared to the normal road cars. As this car was one of the
very late cars built by John Wyer, it belongs to the last series of GT40 which had slightly
modified body parts and was lighter than any of the earlier cars.
The original invoice, which comes with the car, proves that Blaton received the yellow car
on the 20th April 1968 in Ostende, Belgium for the Ecurie Francorchamps. This was just in
time to put the car on a transporter for the 1.000 km race in Monza. The drivers Willy
Mairesse and “Jean Beurlys” (the racing name of Jean Blaton) qualified the car 6th on the
grid, but had to stop the race after 89 laps due to wheel problems. The where still
qualified 7th overall and 2nd in class! The next race for 1079 were the 1.000 km of SpaFrancorchamps, were the car was entered by the Belgium Claude Dubois in the name of
the Ecurie Francorchamps, still in its Belgium racing colors. The car was again driven by
Mairesse and “Beurlys” who qualified the car in third position, only beaten by the local
hero Jacky Ickx in another GT40 and a experimental Ford on pole. The start went very well
but the Ecurie Francorchamps had to retire after 45 laps.
For the 1968 24 hours of Le Mans, the car was once more entered by Claude Dubois in
the name of his team Ecurie Claude Dubois. The original and stamped (18 March 1968)
entry form and application forms which are coming with the car, are stating Dubois,
“Beurlys” and Mairesse as drivers. After some technical problems during the tests, the
ended up in qualifying, now with a fresh engine, 10th on the grip. Shortly before the start
of the 24 hours race it started to rain. Mairesse drove off first, but lost the car in the rain
and crashed it at high speed on the Mulsanne as a door flew open.
After the accident the car remained untouched for a while before it went to Switzerland
where it was restored. In the late eighties/early nineties the car was sold to a French
based investment funds including some other high valued cars. The car was then offered
at a French auction in 1994 and also stayed in France until the last owner bought it in the
late nineties. During a further restoration the car has been fully stripped and some wrong
parts have been replaced or corrected. The car was then showed to Ronnie Spain, author
of the book “GT40: An individual history and race record”, who immediately recognised
the car and stated it in writing as the original, ex-Jean Blaton car.
Since then, the GT40 was successfully driven at several Le Mans Classic races since 2002.
It also raced on various Tour Auto events and Goodwood Revivals with great success.
1079 is probably one of the best documented GT40 race cars until today. Not only is
there a more than 400 pages expertise by Ronnie Spain, but also a full technical expertise
certifying the authenticity of the chassis. We are very proud to offer this rare and original
racing Ford GT40 in race-ready condition. Only very seldom do original competition GT40
appear on the market as most of the cars which are found in historic motorsport are
modified road cars.
Price on request
1968 Chevron Repco B12
The only B12 in the World, a true piece of history
Monza, Silverstone, Nürburgring and Le Mans. Only to mention a few race tracks were the
B12 participated. The B12 was built for the British racing driver John Woolfe in 1968 by
Chevron. Wolfe had the high ambitions to participate with his own car at the 24 hours of
Le Mans. It was certain that the B8 with its 2-litre engine was not powerful enough. So he
commissioned Chevron Cars to modify a B8 to join with a Formula 1 3-litre engine. As
Woolfe had excellent contacts to Jack Brabham, he soon received a Repro Formula 1
engine and a matching Hewland gearbox as well as Brabham F1 magnesium wheels,
uprights and a specially made Girling F1 brake system.
Chevron modified a B8 accordingly to house the much bigger engine, gearbox and brake
system. The rear section had to be stretched, also the aerodynamics have been modified
for the long straights at the Le Mans race in 1968. Additional air intakes and fuel cells
also had to be added.
Already at its first outing in Silverstone the B12 finished first and set a new lap record. In
1968 the car participated successfully at 12 races at the Le Mans Test, in Brands Hatch,
Monza, Silverstone, Croft, Nürburgring, Spa, Anderstorp, Karlskoga, Watkins Glen and the
24 hours of Le Mans with drivers like John Woolfe, David Piper, Digby Martland, Derek
Bennett and Allistar Cowin. A planned entry in Daytona had to be cancelled due to
problems with the delivery of the Girling brake system.
After the death of John Woolfe the car was sold to Arnold Burton in 1970. in 1972 the car
ended up in Germany with Detlev Vanselow who last entered the car in a silver livery at
two Interseries races at the Nürburgring in 1972.
After that the car was stored and forgotten for almost 35 years until the last owner found
the car with the help of a employee of the Porsche racing department. Initially he thought
he found a normal B8 without engine and gearbox. Once the car was purchased and
brought home, he figured out a few special details on the car. Not only was the rear body
longer, also holes for position lights were found on the car which are only used at
endurance races as Le Mans. The mounting points for the engine were also bigger and did
not look like they were built for a little 2-litre motor.
Carefully the silver paint was removed and he found the complete original blue John
Woolfe racing livery including his logos on the side. Later the official Chevron register
confirmed due to the chassis number that he luckily found the „lost“ Chevron B12!
A very careful restoration was carried out over four years. Also during this period an
original and ultra rare Repco V8 3-litre engine was found in California and installed in the
car. Today the car is presented in extremely original condition throughout as the majority
of the old parts could have been saved and restored.
This is truly a very rare opportunity to purchase a unique piece of British racing history
and also a guaranteed entry ticket to some of the most prestigious events as the
Goodwood Festival or Le Mans Classic.
Price on request
1995 Bugatti EB110SS
A stunning car in a one-off color combination
Chassis 39038 was delivered new in a one-off color combination of Bugatti yellow with
red leather interior to Japan. Its first owner was the official importer Nicole Racing in
Japan. Since then the car only changed hands once. Today, imported to the EU, the car is
presented in absolutely stunning original condition. Still in its first paint, the EB110 SS
only covered 10.100 kms from new and had a full service end of 2014. The car is fully
documented from day one onwards and comes with all books and tools.
Price on request
1980 Lamborghini LP400S
A very original 1980s icon in excellent condition
This early Series II example was delivered new via Emilianauto in Bologna on the 18
January 1980 in its striking color combination red with black leather. The first owner was
a wealthy Scandinavian. Once the car was first registered a daily newspaper wrote a large
article about the car as „the most expensive car“ to be registered in Scandinavia at that
time. Today the car has had two owners from new. It has been recently fully serviced and
comes with a very comprehensive and complete documentation since new.
Price on request
Our current stock also includes the following cars (please bear in mind that due to client
confidentially we are not publishing all cars on our website):
- 1971 Porsche 917/10
The 917/10 prototype with extremely interesting history
- 1971 Ferrari 365 GTB/4 Daytona
Matching numbers, fresh out of restoration
- 1973 Porsche 2.8 RSR
The 2.8 RSR prototype with factory Targa Florio history
- 1989 Lancia Delta Integrale
A factory Rally car with outstanding history
If you are interested in one of the above cars, please feel free to contact us…
Yours,
Jan B. Luehn
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