About this episode
Christopher Runge discusses his unique approach to hand-building sportscars inspired by early Porsche models.
In the Northwoods of Minnesota, Christopher Runge hand-builds thrilling and beautiful sportscars inspired by the timeliness designs of early Porsche competition models like the 550 Spyder, 718 RSK and 904. Runge is a self-taught coach builder and an advocate of "Superlicht" construction methods, shaping aluminum panels with traditional tools and techniques in the old European tradition. Only a precious handful or Runge cars exist, and each is unique. Even as he honors the past, Ch...
People in this episode
Host: Maurice Merrick
Guest: Christopher Runge
Topics covered
- sportscars
- coach building
- automotive history
- Porsche designs
- aluminum construction
Keywords
- sportscars
- Porsche
- coach builder
- aluminum panels
- Superlicht construction
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Rünge Cars
Books & works: 550 Spyder, 718 RSK, 904
Places: Northwoods of Minnesota
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