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#1 Post by Dr Oliver Strobel »

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I've just read an article claiming that there are only about 300 Pre A survivors. Can that be correct?
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#2 Post by Tom Coughlin »

Oh what a puzzle. The number of all 356's still with us is unknown, never mind Pre A's. That said, with about 10,000 Pre A's having been built, 10% would be 1000 and 300 would be 3%. My guess is that 300 is way too low.

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#3 Post by Dr Oliver Strobel »

I do not understand why nobody has created a publicly accessible database like the Jaguar guys did it: xkedata.com
We would have 356 data from the personal databases that first could be put online anonymously.
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#4 Post by Albert Haefner »

Hi Oliver,

I have a p rivate registry for préAs - 40 years of collecting préA informations.

Around 2.500 préAs I know about on this earth, dead or alive.

Bit more than 2.000 in my picture collection with VIN.

200 more without VIN.

There were nearly 9.400 préAs built, I think I'm missing info on around 300 cars
still sleeping somewhere.

Let us say, 2.800 survivors. Or 3.000, not more not less.

If somebody in the 356REG needs info on the one ore the other car, may be I will or can help.
 

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#5 Post by Dr Oliver Strobel »

Servus Albert,
ok. So you would say about 1/3 survived. Do you have 50014, 52943 and 51461 in your registry? I try to reconstruct these cars‘ history. It‘s off topic so please send me an email if you have got information or pictures. Thanks.
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#6 Post by Albert Haefner »

just sent you pics and informations on these three cars.
Saw 50014, 1991 in LA and bought another 53 coupé.

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#7 Post by Alfred Knittel »

Good at Albert. Do you have information on 52500 I know the history for the last 20 years but not much before that thanks
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#8 Post by Albert Haefner »

Hi Alfred,

I know about your car by your 356 registry posts.

No special info from before. Will send you the pics I have.
 

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#9 Post by Albert Haefner »

For Tony, I have informations on your 52 coupe since 2015.
Will send you what I know by mail.
 

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#10 Post by Albert Haefner »

For these who want to have the infos on their préA car(s) I have in my reg., please let me know your mail address. Informations will be kept confidential.
My address is Albert-haefner@t-onine.de
 

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#11 Post by Alfred Knittel »

Thanks Albert Do you have a break down on the years of the survival pre A. 51,52,53 on an on. An the demographics in the world. How many are in Europe,USA, we know that they are in Every continent. With the most in Europe. Thanks would be neat to know
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#13 Post by Mark Cohn »

Albert, you can add to your database that 50405 is deceased. Likely died in south Texas in the 1970s.
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#15 Post by Vic Skirmants »

Jim; this is about SURVIVORS, not SUNVISORS.

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