Abarth Carrera that was local to SoCAl--maybe someebody recals it being advvertised

[HistoryBuff]

In looking at Carrera Abarths I found one that I would consider So Cal local at one time in that I knew two of the owners. On May 18th 1960, the third 356 GTL Carrera-Abarth (chassis 1003) was first delivered to German privateer Gerhard Koch, a resident of Neuss, via the Dusseldorf concessionaire, which was finished in metallic silver paint and black interior. Originally it had a Type 692/3 engine fitted, numbered 95061 wîth the transmission numbered 37561. Koch was a very capable race driver and over the next two seasons he raced 1003 on a regular basis in Europe's premier events. The prominent period race history for 1003 wîth Gerhard Koch is as follows:


Nürburgring 1000kms (co-driven by Hans Stausberg) - 3rd in Class
Grand Prix of Spa - 2nd in Class
Grand Prix of Rouen le Essarts - 1st in Class
Grand Prix of Germany, Nurburgring - 3rd in Class
Tourist Trophy, Goodwood - 5th in Class


Nürburgring 1000kms (co-driven by Fritz Leineweber) - 3rd in Class
Tourist Trophy, Goodwood - 4th in Class
Monza Coppa Inter-Europa - DNF
In the late 1960s the car was in Swiss ownership and in 1968 was exported to the ÚS by Los Angeles based Werner Schoch who in turn sold 1003 to Dick Patterson in Orange County, who drove the 'old race car' on a daily basis! In 1973 Patterson sold the car to John Bond Jr. of Laguna Beach (son of the founders of Rad & Track, John and Elaine Bond) who kept the car for a number of years, and by the 1980s 1003 had joined the sizable Porsche stable of Colorado-based collector Bill Jackson. In Jackson's tenure the paintwork was orange and it retained this livery when purchased in 1999 by Los Angeles dealer Raymond Milo 'Le Patron' who (sadly Raymond died a few years back but he was a real gentleman and connoisseur_ , at the same time, acquired a number of Porsches from Jackson. The present owner bought 1003 in 2001 via Heritage Classics in Hollywood, California. At the time of purchase the car was not running and had an incorrect four-cam engine (numbered KD P11026) installed. I'm curious to know what it sold for back int he Bill Jackson , Raymond Milo or John Bond Jr. days, not what it sold for more recently when it was up in the milllion dollar class.