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Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon - the realization of a dream

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Created on November 6, 2019

Reading time 7min

Written by:

Bruno von Rotz

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Daniel Reinhard

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Der Roadster in Fahrt - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Klassische Linienführung - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Stimmige Frontpartie - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Der Silver Falcon ist exklusiver als das meiste, was man auf der Strasse sieht: Es wurden nur 12 Stück gebaut - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Die vier Rohre der Auspuffanlage weisen darauf hin, dass hier ein sportlicher Motor am Werk ist - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Auch das Heck erinnert an Sportwagen der Fünfzigerjahre - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Lorenz & Rankl sind stimmige Proportionen gelungen - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Nur wenige Details verraten, dass das Fahrzeug nicht so alt ist, wie es auf den ersten Blick scheint - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Seltene Erscheinung in freier Wildbahn - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Kaum jemand kennt dieses Fahrzeug - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Klassischer Sportler mit Technik der Achtzigerjahre - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Auf der Probefahrt wurde der Lorenz & Rankl auch schon mit einem Ferrari verwechselt - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Aufpreispflichtige Borrani Speichenräder - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Die Porsche 911 Rückleuchten geben einen Hinweis darauf, dass es sich hier nicht um ein Grossserienfahrzeug handelt - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Klassische Linie - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Falke im Grill - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Sportliche Erscheinung - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Die Rückleuchten stammen vom Porsche 911 und wurden umgedreht einbebaut - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Die modernen Kopfstützen verraten, dass es sich hier nicht um ein Auto der Fünfzigerjahre handelt - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Bequeme Sport-Schalensitze halten die Insassen auf ihren Plätzen - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Die Frontscheibe stammt vom Alfa Romeo Spider - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Ausser dem Automatikwählhebel erinnert nichts an Mercedes - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Schlichte, sportliche Instrumentierung - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Die Funktion der unbeschrifteten Knöpfe muss man sich einprägen - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Sachliches Cockpit und etwas Kit-Car Charme - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Der Mercedes V8 in unserem Testfahrzeug leistete 252 PS - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Es konnte aus verschiedenen Mercedes-Motoren ausgewählt werden - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Scheionwerfer hinter Plexiglas - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Der Falke als Firmenlogo schmückt auch den Kühlergrill - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Lufthutze auf der Motorhaube - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Viele Details erinnern an Sportwagen der Fünfzigerjahre - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Stilelemente, die an Mercedes-Benz Fahrzeuge der späten Sechzigerjahre erinnern - Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1988)

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Ferrari Testarossa Spider Lorenz & Rankl (1987) - als Lot 123 angeboten an der Artcurial "Rétromobile Paris" Versteigerung am 10. Februar 2017

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Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1986) - Roadster im Stil der Fünfzigerjahre

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Summary

Seeing your own name as a brand on a sports car is one of the great dreams of many a car enthusiast. Friedrich Peter Lorenz and Heiner H. Rankl came a long way in realizing their dream, even if the project was not a financial success. One of the twelve cars produced ended up in Switzerland. This driving report tells the story of this special sports car and shows it in many pictures and in the original brochure.

This article contains the following chapters

Long automotive career
From leather to car
The dream of owning a sports car
Robust construction
For enthusiasts
Only a dozen cars
At the wheel

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In the 1980s, there were only a few classic convertibles left; many car manufacturers had switched to the Targa design or completely closed cars. However, there were still customers who wanted to buy a truly open-top car. Friedrich Peter Lorenz and Heiner H. Rankl offered them not only open-top Ferraris (308, Testarossa, etc.), but also a veritable self-build. Friedrich Peter Lorenz was born in 1922. At the age of 31, he began his automotive career as a trained mechanical and vehicle construction engineer at Ford in Cologne, where he worked on engines and prototype construction, among other things. In 1971, he moved to Teves and stayed until 1978. He was already thinking about early retirement, but then he built a Cobra replica for himself in 1500 hours. The individual replica became a line of business, but Lorenz dreamed of his own sports car and he had clear ideas about what it should look like. He needed money just to develop and build it.

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