What do you not get from us?
We don’t import from the USA or Japan: because we want to see exactly what we’re buying beforehand. Dealers who don’t do this have to sell what they’ve bought – even if it’s a dazzler. We also rarely accept cars that have been restored in Poland or the Czech Republic: That’s because the work there is often still very improvisational – especially where you can’t see it. You won’t get a 12-cylinder Jaguar from us either. Our many years of experience have taught us that these engines all cause expensive trouble sooner or later. We spare you that and prefer to sell one car less.
Cars for every budget!
Whether you have a budget of 9,900 or 250,000 euros: At Classic Cars Dornstetten you will get a reasonably priced car for it. Believe us.
HISTORIC S-CLASS FOR DAIMLER AG
Even Daimler AG has bought a Mercedes from us.
So far, our cars have gone to Australia, England, France, Italy, Monaco, Austria, Portugal, Russia, Switzerland, the USA and Prague. When Daimler AG was looking for a historic S-Class in museum-worthy original condition, they found what they were looking for with us. Many of our customers have not seen their car live before buying it. Reasonable photos with meaningful details, an honest description and a few phone calls were enough. With a good car, there is no need to sugarcoat anything and the customer will not be disappointed. Every vehicle is thoroughly checked and repaired if necessary. Before delivery, a comprehensive inspection is a matter of course and the fresh MOT is just one detail of this.
Horst Randecker
The graduate business engineer was managing director of the traditional Swabian company farbtex for 45 years.
He is the founder and managing director of Classic Cars Dornstetten GmbH. When he bought a Porsche 356 convertible back in the seventies, he was ridiculed because of the old car. But he refused to be put off and continuously expanded his own small collection.
Today, he is a feared opponent at classic car rallies, having cracked many a light barrier to within 1/100th of a second. Precisely because he drives his classic cars actively and regularly, he knows how much the joys and sorrows of a classic car owner depend on the technical quality – and attaches great importance to it. In 2006, out of joy and enthusiasm, he came up with the idea of founding a classic car company that trades, repairs and organizes events.
Alexander Köhnlechner
His job is to pick out the good examples from the abundance on the market and offer them to you at reasonable prices. Whether you want to buy or sell a classic car, he is your contact person.
He has been in the automotive business for 44 years. The last 22 years of which have been spent exclusively in the classic car business. Together with the owner, he managed the classic car department of a well-known car showroom on Lake Constance for seven years and was a freelance expert for historic cars for five years. He has been with Classic Cars Dornstetten for 11 years
Alexander Köhnlechner is the author of numerous classic car buying guides and specialist articles on bizarre and curious stories about well-known and unknown classic cars. He co-authored the classic car chapters of the specialist book “Automotive Management”, published by Springer Verlag. He is a member of the English Goodwood Road Racing Club and has privately owned numerous classic and vintage cars from 1916 onwards.
