No point for the car, but do you know the story*?
One point if you can tell the most significant facts.
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*I mean it's a real story – quite interisting I think..
it goes ahead...
...again!
Used to clear debris at a race track?
This Porsche 356 belonged to the German customs (,,Zoll") and was used along the German-Belgian and German-Dutch borders in the early 1950's. It was equipped with iron brooms in front of the wheels in order to wipe caltrops (,,Krähenfüße" = crow's feet in German) away. Those brooms were operated hydraulically. In those days smuggling coffee was a very lucrative business and the smugglers even used armoured cars. The customs drivers received a racing drivers' training at the Nürburgring in order to get accustomed to the two ,,Broom Porsches" which were reaching 180 km/h. They even had specially trained ,,coffee dogs"!
Quote from: Wendax on April 12, 2012, 06:35:54 AM
This Porsche 356 belonged to the German customs (,,Zoll") and was used along the German-Belgian and German-Dutch borders in the early 1950's. It was equipped with iron brooms in front of the wheels in order to wipe caltrops (,,Krähenfüße" = crow's feet in German) away. Those brooms were operated hydraulically. In those days smuggling coffee was a very lucrative business and the smugglers even used armoured cars. The customs drivers received a racing drivers' training at the Nürburgring in order to get accustomed to the two ,,Broom Porsches" which were reaching 180 km/h. They even had specially trained ,,coffee dogs"!
A perfect answer! It's the Besenporsche! :D