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Sat Aug 01, 2009 1:18 pm

t3kg wrote: Does any of the known surviving Lawrence coupes have a sunroof?

Yes,

The red car in the Grundmann museum has a sunroof.

This is only one of the 26 known surviving cars that has a sunroof.

Patrick

Sat Aug 01, 2009 1:32 pm

Just made an update of the list.

Yesterday I went to visit the museum car and the grundmann cars, so I now added the bodynumbers for these cars.

Patrick

Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:07 pm

pbaptist wrote: Got some extra pictures today of car nr 13 and here you can clearly see that the car was yellow:

This is the final prove that car nr 13 & 14 is the same car.

Car was sold to Lenny Copp in 2002/2003.

Patrick

I tracked her down. Lenny still has it, but the owner is Flat4. Lenny will restore the car for Flat4.

Patrick

Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:30 pm

Did you get the body number? Glad to know the car is in good hands.

Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:50 pm

"Number 13" appears to be painted Porsche Condor Yellow, which has a distinctive greenish cast. This color (Porsche #6010/Reutter #743) was only offered on the T5-bodied 356s cars built between mid-1959-61, several months after this Lawrence body was apparently built.

Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:38 pm

I've heard tell of another lawrence... potentially for sale... in Central California... not on the list...

Don't know the details yet... and I haven't seen it... but the source is legit.

still digging to get to the owner.

so all in all... we have a pretty high survival rate amongst the known Lawrence cars! A lot higher survival rate than the beeskows.

Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:43 am

@t3kg: No, I haven't received the bodynumber. I can take some time before I get it. It is now in storage awaiting for the restauration

@Eric: If you found another one that would be great. Today I also got an E-mail about an yet undescoved one in Germany. Hopefully the story is true. There are 26 cars shown with pictures and at least 2 and possible even 4 cars that have to be photographed and published. That makes a total of 30 cars of the 85 made: 35% survival rate. :D

Still hope to be able to buy one of this beauties soon.

Patrick

Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:38 pm

whoa whoa whoa 8)

mid to late 90s, marks old lawrence. The one i spoke of earlier in this thread. I got to ride in it, and chatted with mark at clear lake. I love rometsch's. :D

Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:47 pm

mightymouse wrote: whoa whoa whoa 8)

mid to late 90s, marks old lawrence. The one i spoke of earlier in this thread. I got to ride in it, and chatted with mark at clear lake. I love rometsch's. :D

Wow, finally some new pictures. That's great.

Any idea were this car went to?
If this are pictures from the late nineties, the car should be still alive

Patrick

Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:56 pm

Joe ruiz, or lenny knows. Ask em. Joe knew mark well enough to be on the phone with him, when the window fell out. As i spoke of before.
Ill say it again, i cant imagine the feeling of seeing that rear window hitting the freeway and shattering. I would pull over, break down and cry like a little baby.

Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:01 pm

t3kg wrote: (I believe this is Phil and Marybeth Leadley's '58 convertible (#8 on the list), at the VW Classic circa 1988.)

You are correct, this is my old Rometsch at a VW Classic.

Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:22 pm

mightymouse wrote: whoa whoa whoa 8)

mid to late 90s, marks old lawrence. The one i spoke of earlier in this thread. I got to ride in it, and chatted with mark at clear lake. I love rometsch's. :D

If my memory still works this coupe used to belong to John Ryan,
Clearlake, Ca. If not there's one just like it still out there.

Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:11 am

Time for some updates.

I haven't find more information about the red/white car. Lenny can't remember this car. Still have to try Joe for it.

I got some "new" pictures of the yellew car. This time when the car was in better condition.

Patrick

Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:34 pm

i remember the red/white one driving around in phoenix in the 90s,mark had it then,he also had the coachbuilt italian highroof pressbumper bus and a rhd singlecab...hes a cool cat,havent seen him for yrs

Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:29 pm

pbaptist wrote: Time for some updates.

I haven't find more information about the red/white car. Lenny can't remember this car. Still have to try Joe for it.

I got some "new" pictures of the yellew car. This time when the car was in better condition.

Patrick

Interesting! Must have been a few years before I saw it (1983).

Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:38 pm

I found this picture in a old Fresh Super VW magazine.

Picture was taken at the Bug-o-rama in 1995.
anybody who knows more about this car?

Patrick

Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:19 pm

The one on the left is the Wendler recently restored in the NY/MA-area. I know the pre-1994 owner of the Wendler had one more Wendler...maybe he was the owner of the Lawrence as well?

I believe Blue Nelson helped out on getting the two Wendlers from the south and up to the present owner - maybe he would know? But I guess tracking down Mr Nelson is more difficult than finding the car..

Mon Dec 07, 2009 3:01 pm

Still hoping to get some information about the 1995 bug-o-rame lawrence. Anybody???

As bonus:A new pic of the ex Dutch late model Rometsch Lawrence Coupe with sunroof. (now in the grundmann collection)

Patrick

Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:17 pm

pretty damn positive thats the no rear window x-mark smith lawrence,i was at that show,the wendler was super cool

Tue Dec 08, 2009 12:41 am

Thanks hugheseum

now I see it :!:

The car shown in the France Super VW magazine is Mark his olds car. I thought the colors were different, but it is the same car. :D

Patrick