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[petlaren-m8]

hello forum :
thanks to your forum i found the add for a ebs-spyder in australia.wich seems to be a urd.
now,i have a car wich in his dmsb "wagenpass"is called ebs-car.does anybody know what EBS stands for?
the chassis looks similar to a chevron b8 spaceframe of around 1972.body is chevron b23.
in1981 this car was converted from a cossie 1600 to honda 1600 and also from gruppe C to CN.
the car did mostly hillclimbs after this.would somebody know some history of the car or where he got his name from.
thanks for your help
peter

[Ducfer]

Peter:

I do not know what specific car you are making reference to but, EBS was a car that came from Porsche designer Eberhard Braun. Generally they were Porsche powered. Here is a link to an ad for a sold car that will provide you with some info.

http://www.race-cars...055354153ss.htm

[petlaren-m8]

oh,this should be a picture and my chassisnumber is003/81 homologationsblatt-nr n-5588(motor)

[r.atlos]

I must admire the creativity of some people in re-writing history. There is certainly one Porsche-engined car to be associated with Eberhard Braun of Markgröningen but that is a KMW SP30 which he started racing in 1973.

From all the shots on the race-cars.com webpage I would not be able to ascertain that this is a KMW. EBS is usually an abbreviation for "Eigenbau S pezial" or Sport - as some people used to put it: "The most prolific German race car producer."

The rear body vaguely resembles a KMW SP20 but their bodies have been used on quite a variety of cars. The front bonnet has nothing whatsoever to do with a KMW.

All KMW are totally unrelated to the Porsche works and that story about its origin is in my view pure fiction. A well researched history would help making the car more attractive to potential buyers.

[fines]

EBS = Egon Brütsch, Stuttgart

2 cars, one with a Maserati engine and one with a Bugatti.

Yes, that was in the 40s.

Ah, well, never mind...