Of the myriad tuners that sprang up offering high end customisation of European supercars during the 1970s and 80s, arguably the most famous was Koenig Specials based in Frankfurt, Germany.
Read MoreOf all the myriad German tuners that sprung up in the 1970s and 80s, it was Willy Koenig’s company from Munich that arguably pushed the boundaries of styling and performance more than any other.
Read MoreHaving started out with a small line of body and exhaust parts for the Ferrari BB, Koenig Specials were soon offering some of the most elaborately engineered custom supercars on the planet.
Read MoreBy the mid-to-late 1980s, Willy Koenig’s tuning and customisation company was at the peak of its power. In a little over ten years, Koenig Specials had gone from a small Munich garage to a plush…
Read MoreWilly Koenig began tuning Ferrari BBs in the mid 1970s. His fledgling business quickly began to attract customers from around Europe. Within a couple of years, Koenig Specials had expanded to…
Read MoreWilly Koenig (Willi König) began racing an Alfa Romeo Giulietta soon after his 20th birthday. He quickly moved on to an Abarth Record Monza complete with 700cc dual overhead camshaft engine…
Read MoreHaving been among the first tuners to begin modifying premium European cars, Willy Koenig's firm already had a lot of experience with Ferrari’s Flat 12 engine by the time the Testarossa was…
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