1972 Wartburg 353 S

1972 Wartburg 353 S in Greatest Years of Rallying: 1970s, Documentary

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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Author	Message
Weasel1984 ◊ 2009-07-11 18:09	-- Last edit: 2012-10-18 22:01:55
DynaMike ◊ 2009-07-12 11:28	Is this really made for GB? Seems to have LHD, and the license plate doesn't look British... I'd guess this is rather a 'normal' 353. Ah, I just found a drawing of the winning car of the 24th Tour de Belgique (1st under 1000 cc / group 2, equipe Hommel/Bork) in 1972. It has similar extra lights on the front. That was a 353 S, and the license plate is LJ24-14, so very close to the one shown here. Pretty sure it's a DDR plate.
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2009-07-12 11:31	The number plate is certainly not British, and it looks to me at least like an East German one.
Weasel1984 ◊ 2009-07-12 14:47	Well the grill is at least of Knight...
Ingo ◊ 2009-07-14 22:16	Yes, the plate is the older GDR-style. "L" stands for "Bezirk Erfurt". With more knowledge about the GDR-system you can find out the exact town, too, due the second letter. Probably it was Eisenach, so probably a car from the Wartburg-factory.