Nockenfranz - Franz Albert: #Tuner #Rennfahrer #Konstrukteur

Siegfried C. Strasser's book "Nockenfranz" reviews the life of the Tyrolean tuner, racing driver and designer Franz Albert.

In the 1960s, the sporty driver drove brought their cars to Franz Albert in Wörgl to get the engines tuned up. His camshafts were found in simple everyday engines and transformed sports cars into powerful machines. His exhausts were as popular as those from Carlo Abarth. He designed and built the Albert RS and sat in the cockpits of Porsche Spyders, Ford GT 40s, Brabham Formula 1 cars, Chevy Camaros and turbocharges BMWs. Albert competed in hill climbs, on airfield courses and race circuits, but he also steered racing boats and designed luxury yachts.

Franz Albert was a multi-talent: businessman, race driver, coachbuilder, engine tuner, camshaft specialist, manufacturer of sporty rims and special exhausts, but also developer of turbo chargers and designer of his famous Albrex compressors. In 1991, at the age of 60, he founded a company for yacht component company, called Almar, with his later second wife Margit. As boat captain, he steered luxury yachts, which he chartered to wealthy customers.

Technical details:
Publishing: Edition Tirol
Author: Siegfried C. Strasser
Format: 26 x 21.5 cm, Hardcover
Pages: 160
Illustrations: 358
Language: German