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Lorenz & Rankl 1985-1990 - in neoclassic style

Name: Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon 1986
Brand: Lorenz & Rankl

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Created in 2012

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Roger Gloor

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Richard Echasseriau - Courtesy Artcurial

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Lorenz & Rankl Silver Falcon (1986) - Roadster in the style of the fifties

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Ferrari Testarossa Spider Lorenz & Rankl (1987) - offered as lot 123 at the Artcurial "Rétromobile Paris" auction on February 10, 2017

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There were around 10,000 car brands and designers - most of them have disappeared. One of these vanished brands is Lorenz & Rankl, which converted Ferraris into convertibles and also brought out its own sports convertible, the Silver Falcon. This could be customized as desired and there was also more than one variant of the Silver Falcon. The last Silver Falcon chassis was introduced in 1990.

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Lorenz & Rankl GmbH & Co., Fahrzeugbau KG in Wolfratshausen in the south of Munich, transformed the Ferrari models 308 GTB, 512 BB and Type 400 into convertibles. The coachbuilders also converted the Testarossa into an open-top sports car. At the IAA 1985, the company surprised everyone with its own sports convertible, the Silver Falcon. Its gently rounded, flowing forms were reminiscent of the inspiring contours of the early racing roadster version of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. However, the steeply sloping front end with oval air intake and headlights covered with Plexiglas would also have suited an English high-performance sports car from the 1950s. Two and a half years of development work lay behind this modern neoclassic design creation. The initiators were engineer Friedrich Peter Lorenz, who had once joined Ford Cologne, and entrepreneur Heiner H. Rankl.

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