Lebenshilfe Giessen's classic car donation campaign has been running for 23 years. In 2017, you can once again win an attractive classic or modern classic car by purchasing an inexpensive raffle ticket.
Every year, Reinhard Schade and his team go to great lengths to organize attractive prizes and to promote a good cause. Lebenshilfe Giessen operates 40 facilities, kindergartens, workshops, residential homes and numerous projects in the district of Giessen, where over 2000 people with disabilities are supported and cared for. The aim of Lebenshilfe Gießen e.V. is to support, promote and care for people with mental, psychological and multiple disabilities. Lebenshilfe Gießen is increasingly dependent on donations to finance these facilities. This is how the classic car donation campaign came into being, initially with just one car and then growing in size and involving many partner companies.
Eight vehicles await a lucky winner in 2017/2018, ranging from the rare Audi 100 Coupé S to the trendy VW Beetle Convertible and the original model of the spacious small car, the "Ente". Our jubilarian this time is the NSU RO 80 - it's hard to believe that the model will be a proud 50 years old this year.
A big thank you goes to the donors of the oldies who have parted with their classic cars for a good cause to support people with disabilities!
These attractive classic cars are waiting for a new owner at the 23rd draw:
1st prize: Audi 100 Coupé S, year 73
2nd prize: VW Beetle Cabriolet 1500, year 70, Allianz Worldwide Partners
3rd prize: NSU RO 80, year 70, Heiko Seekamp, Bremen
4th prize: Mercedes-Benz 230/8, year 72, PS.SPEICHER, Einbeck
5th prize: Citroën 2 CV Ente, year 68, Jürgen Rang, Cologne
6th prize: VW Golf I Cabriolet, year 90, Michael Noll, Kelkheim
7th prize: Ford Transit MK I, year 76, Frank Rückriegel, Druckriegel, Frankfurt
8th prize: Rixe, year 59, Theo-Lorch-Werkstätten, Ludwigsburg
The eighth prize is a particularly beautiful story.
"When you choose Rixe, you buy quality" was the Rixe advertising slogan. Keeping this promise proved to be a feat of strength for the company in the mid-1950s: In view of the blossoming economy and the desire for prosperity, the great death of motorcycle manufacturers began. The average consumer no longer wanted to be exposed to the weather on his travels, but wanted to have a car roof over his head. This led to an 85% drop in sales for German manufacturers.
Rixe continued to focus on quality, did not let the changed market situation get it down and was able to land a real sales hit in 1954 with the "Rixe moped" - after the introduction of the new vehicle class of mopeds in Germany.
Shortly after its introduction, the light motorcycle underwent a thorough model update: The tank capacity increased to 5.5 liters, a speedometer was now standard, and the original 26-inch rims were also available in the contemporary 23-inch version. In addition, the previously used ready-made fork was replaced by a swinging fork specially designed and manufactured by Rixe. Now the buyer no longer had to choose between a Sachs or Ilo engine; the Sachs engine with 1.25 hp and a top speed of 30 km prevailed.
The history of the Rixe moped, the 8th prize in the current classic car fundraising campaign, is unusual:
Purchased in 1959 for the proud sum of DM 600, the sky-blue example was always on duty and reliable in public service for several years - first with Deutsche Bahn, then with the municipal utilities in Ludwigshafen. From the mid-sixties onwards, it was used for transporting water canisters in the allotment garden and for building houses. The years passed in first hand until 2003. Then things became quiet around the pretty Rixe - until it was sold to a dealer in 2012, it stood in the garage with its wheels in the tubular frame.
That same year, it was discovered at the Veterama trade fair in Mannheim by Oliver Lang, group leader of the Theo Lorch workshops in Ludwigsburg and classic car fan. The ABM measure planned at his facility thus had a working title: "Restoration and repair of the '59 Rixe". Everyone involved agreed that the Rixe should ultimately serve a good purpose. No sooner said than done: after around eighty hours of work over two and a half years, it was done and the Rixe set off on its journey to the classic car fundraiser in Giessen to begin its service for a good cause. It is extraordinary that one institution donates to another - thank you to the Theo-Lorch workshops for this great classic!
As always, numerous other prizes contributed by donors await our participants.
The proceeds from this year's fundraising campaign will go towards the expansion and renovation of a home for people with severe disabilities in the district of Giessen.
You can participate with a donation of 5 euros or an amount of your choice to the donation account at Sparkasse Gießen, IBAN: DE38 5135 0025 0200 6260 00, BIC: SKGIDE5FXXX. Please do not forget your name and address! After all, the classic car you win should also lead to the lucky donor.
You can also take part online or by fax on the classic car donation campaign website, where you will also find lots of information about the classic car donation campaign, the vehicles and the donation projects.
The closing date for entries is January 21, 2018.
