Esses Motorsports » DKW http://essesmotorsports.com Sports Car Racing, Vintage Car Racing, Vintage Sports Cars Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:54:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 en 1963 Porsche TM Special http://essesmotorsports.com/2009/02/13/1963-porsche-tm-special/ http://essesmotorsports.com/2009/02/13/1963-porsche-tm-special/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 15:14:15 +0000 admin http://essesmotorsports.com/?p=449 Built and raced in 1963 by Curtis Thews, owner of Thews Motors (TM) of South Bend Indiana. The car raced and won in SCCA F Modified class in Mid-West USA regional races.

Built on a DKW chassis from the Junior/F12 series with a Centaur fiberglass body kit. Powered by a Porsche 4 cam motor running on 2 cylinders (yes it’s true).

Much later modified for autocross and updated to a 2.0 liter 6 cylinder Porsche motor.

Restoration by Emory Motorsports. Now running a Porsche 356 motor.

This car was featured in the November 2008 of Excellence Magazine.

If you have any information or photos of this car please contact me.

Photo Galleries

Porsche TM Special Photos - As Purchased

Porsche TM Special Photos - History

Porsche TM Special Photos - Body Restoration

Porsche TM Special Photos - Chassis Restoration

Porsche TM Special Photos - Final Assembly

Porsche TM Special Photos - Today

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]]> http://essesmotorsports.com/2008/11/11/porsche-tm-special-photos-history/feed/ Porsche TM Special Photos - As Purchased http://essesmotorsports.com/2008/11/11/porsche-tm-special-photos-as-purchased/ http://essesmotorsports.com/2008/11/11/porsche-tm-special-photos-as-purchased/#comments Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:08:15 +0000 admin http://essesmotorsports.com/?p=465 This is the 1963 Porsche TM Special as purchased in 2004 - ugly!

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