Author Archive: Thorsten Strätgen

You can't treat a car like a human being, a car needs love.

"Walter Röhrl"

TS Aircooled Classics – Your classic car service since 2012   In the automobile-dominated city of Lippstadt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, the company TS Aircooled Classics has developed into a certified training and specialist company for historic vehicles. Thorsten Strätgen, born in 1974, trained as a car mechanic in a renowned car dealership in Lippstadt in the early 1990s. At that time, Thorsten found his passion in old vehicles. Vintage cars and especially vehicles with air-cooled boxer engines sparked his passion, so that he could turn his hobby into a profession over 20 years ago.

Vehicle Profile Model: VW T2                 Construction Year: 1976 Vehicle Repair

Accident repair Individual vehicle construction Bodywork and paint work Manufacture harness Inspection / maintenance at a fixed price Seasonal check Partial and complete restorations Bodywork and paint work Upholstery and saddlery Overhauling and retrofitting instruments TS Wiring harness manufacturer Original parts preparation Engine repair Gearbox repair Complete revisions To the website       Racing support 4-wheel wheel alignment General inspection Valuation report Assessment for the classification as a classic car Vehicle transportation* To the website       *Vehicle transportation are executed for our customers, in a closed trailer / [...]

Porsche 911 "Brutos" Construction Year: 1972 Order: Conversion as a racing and rally vehicle according to the FIA ​​standard Delivery Porsche 911 as a basis Disassembly of the vehicle and dismantling on the body shell Body reinforced specifically Body remodeling based on the Porsche R and ST model Engine 2.4 L Twin igniter 2341 cm³ Weber carburetor Manifold including sports rear silencer Transmission 915, 5 Gear with Rally vote Bilstein chassis Sport rear axle swing Racing surfaces 15“ Fuchs rims Underride protection front axle / fuel tank Underride protection rear axle / engine and transmission Adjustable stabilizers on the front and rear axles 110l Racing tank Catch tank with additional gasoline pump Lightweight wiring harness FIA emergency stop switch Fire extinguishing system Additional fire extinguisher on the front passenger seat Roll cage Recaro racing seats 6-point seat belts Lightweight door panels Lightweight carpet set Lowered sports steering wheel Coralba Tripmaster Coordination on the dynamometer Test and adjustment drives on various racing tracks (Nürburgring, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps)   As an advocate of eleg [...]

Model: Porsche 964 WTL              1. hand For maintenance in our garage

18.03.2020 +++ INFO +++ Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear friends of Classic cars and Porsche enthusiasts, at this point we would like to inform you that we will continue our operations until further notice. The team at TS Aircooled Classics also observes the current situation and development around the corona virus critically and we receive new information several times a day from the responsible chamber of crafts and vehicle guild. In order to guarantee the best possible protection against infection, we have adapted our operational processes and expanded our service. Our infection protection measures: We are not rude, we are careful. We refrain from shaking hands and give you a smile. Our garage employees work in separate hall areas, contact in the break and sanitary rooms is also excluded. Thus, a possible infection among themselves is to be avoided and the operation continues to be fully guaranteed. We kindly ask customers, interested parties and visitors to ring before entering the garage area. We also ask for your understanding that a certain distance is kept from our employees. The sending of documents of offers, cost estimates, invoices, etc. will take place in the coming weeks exclusively [...]