Simon,
It was not a 100/4, one had used a Sprite. I think it was a MK2 or 3. The
screen was loose fixed to put it off when they reached the barrier. The Sprite
without screen was low enough to drive through under the barrier. This car
was(/is) on display in the Museum at Check Point Charly, which documents all
the escapes and failed escapes. Also a Morris Mini (to see in the museum) was
used cutting out the seat trim to allow a girl to be fitted in, just covered
with the seat cover. A young guy got his girlfriend through the checks that
way.
Josef Eckert
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Von: Simon Lachlan [mailto:simon.lachlan@homecall.co.uk]
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 11. Oktober 2007 07:02
An: 'Richard Korn'; 'Healey list'
Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Healeys in Berlin
Wasn't one of the first escapes ex East Berlin done in a 100/4 which,
presumably with screen down, shot under the barrier at Checkpoint Charlie?
Thereafter there was a dogleg so that one had to go really slow.
Simon
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