OBITUARY
Erich Zakowski, the man behind a line of talismanic Ford Escorts and Capris and less successful Formula 1 cars from his Zakspeed stable, has died at the age of 89.
Zakowski’s family moved from Prussia after World War 2 and eventually settled in Niederzissen, near the Nurburgring, where he trained as a mechanic and set up his own garage and racing team. From the start Zakspeed was closely