European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday july 3. 1986 the stars and stripes Page 13 car Corner the porsche 935 baby Coupe is one of the tap curs it the Hockran Hylra motor sport museum. At right few of the motorcycles. Bist Moj cars cycles Star of Bockenheim museum the Bockenheim motor sport museum which opened recently at the Bockenheim race track in Germany provides he visitor with a fascinating return to some interesting eras of Rac ing in thoroughly modern and attractive surroundings. While some old timer cycles Are featured the museum does t confine itself simply to old racing vehicles. There arc some modern ones too including a formula one Brabham racing car and a Paris Dakar rally Bow motorcycle from the present Era. The collection which contains some 70 motorcycles 50 engines., 15 cars a Fine collection of automotive Art and Model cars and cycles is shown on two doors All of the displays tastefully fashioned and featured under proper illumination. The Basic collection is continually augmented by other vehicles that Are on loan from Lime to Lime. On the first floor there s even a Cir Cular motorcycle platform hat revolves slowly when you press the but ton. When you want to have a Long look at one of the bikes you press the Button again stopping the platform when the Bike arrives in front of you. A Multi Media show is also presented throughout the Day in the theater on the first floor the film depicting the history of he Bockenheim race track and some Fine shots of cars and cycles in action from past races including both grand prix car and Cycle events. The first floor houses racing cycles and cars while the second floor is largely Given Over to the engines and an work. Along with the Brabham formula one car one of the lop car attraction son the first floor is the 2-liter porsche 93s baby Coupe driven successfully by Belgium s Jacky icky during the 1977 season. The motorcycles mean while Range from a 1921 Sheffield simplex from America to a 1974 Ducati 7so-s from Italy. Some of the world land Speed re Cord holding cycles piloted by Hocken Heim racing circuit director Wilhelm Hen Are also on display. The engines on the second floor Start with a 1900 French do Dion Bouton and end with an austrian  from 1977, the motor sport museum is open daily from 9 . To 7 . Entrance fee for adults is 7 Marks about s3-20 while the fee for youngsters 8 w 17 is 4marks about $ 1,80. Children under 8 Are admitted  groups of 10 or More the Price is 1 Mark less these prices while on raceways it is also i Mark less if you pre sent your race admission ticket. So i you plan to attend the German grand prix at Bockenheim on the july 26-27weekend, you May want to Check out the motor sport museum while you re  museum is located just behind the Sud Tribune South grandstand the Hocken Cimring Moto Drom is located just outside the City of Hocken Heim Southwest of Heidelberg and May be reached by the el2 and e4 autobahn. Randy Barnett Gray Market car bonding costs Rise sharply by Bob Hove staff Miter the costs of bonding foreign specification autos for . Import Are sharply higher than a year ago. Firms specializing in the conversion of foreign cars report that at a number of parti customs has boosted bonding requirement to triple the Market value of cars a Cost that bonding firms have passed along to car owners. In the past most cars were bonded at Market value. Along with the increased costs of Bonds some insurance firms underwriting Bonds Are asking owners to put up half the value of their cars. Bonding is required for foreign spec cars until the government certifies they meet . Clean air and safety standards. An exception is the one Lime waiver Lor emissions standards on five year old cars imparted for personal use. Triple bonding was a main item on the Agenda of a recent car conversion sem Inar in Heidelberg. New York Albany n.y., and All California ports now require triple Bann  said John Gordon of Gordon Auto Mobile a Mph sponsor of the seminar which was attended by 130 car owners and conveners. Gordon recommends that cars be shipped to Wilmington Del. Char is ton . Jacksonville Fla. Or Houston ports that still limit Bonds to the mar Ket value of cars. Gordon says Many companies under writing Bonds now require importers to use customs brokers 10 handle paper a move designed to Speed unsafely and clean air certifications which must be completed within the sin month life of Bonds. Applying for a Bond has become like applying for a loan Gordon said. An the Bond companies Ore saying its a High risk  in Stuttgart Julia Hoxworth Export coordinator for Kies automobile a Mph says that a number of East coast fir Snow require owners to put up 50 percent of the car s value As a condition of Bond  ostensibly done to protect the risk of the companies Hoxworth says insurance firms Are making Money by investing the deposits of car owner on Short term in Terest. In an Effort to eliminate the need for such deposits Hoxworth says Kies Auto Mobile soon will offer its own Bond to ship converted cars to the United states. We ship cars to ports the customers choose for just what it costs us hox Worth said. Import charges vary from port to port. Portland ore., currently has the lowest  firms that offer a package Deal to ship Bond and convert cars also Are being hit by the new bonding policies. As a result american International underwriters have altered their package offer in Frankfurt Henry Johnson Deputy manager of Anu s military department reports that bonding has been separated from the rest of the Aiu conversion package. To cover bonding requirements we re now charging $30 per $1,000 of a car s value he said. That Means a $300 charge to Bond a $ 10,000  it s Only Basic affordable transportation Yugo misunderstood executive says by Jana Verlna up Mlo editor Detroit the head of Yugo of America inc. Says thai Many americans do not fully understand the concept be Hind the Yugo subcompact automobile which is billed As the lowest priced sub compact car available in the United Stales. Value is the watchword said Wil Liam prior president and chief executive officer of Fie american firm that has been importing the Yugo go sub com Nail from Yugoslavia since August or last year. With the Yugo it is a concept not fully understood 1 says prior. In Detroit to meet with the american automotive press for la first time prior said the american Public has missed the boat when it comes to the Yugo. He said Many people have been unfairly comparing it to other can. We Are not Selling High tech prior said. But we Are offering Basie affordable solid transportation. The Yugo car is not Waterford Crystal just Plain old  the Yugo go which is based on the italian Fiat 128 drivetrain starts at$3,990, although a $315 destination charge and options can easily place it above $4,600. Prior acknowledged that he car has a dated and antiquated design adding that the Only thing advanced about it is the affordable transportation  the front wheel drive Fiat 128 first appeared on world markets in 1969, and remained popular throughout most of the 1970s. Prior admitted that with less than a year of sales so far and no extended ownership experience it May still be too Early to Tell if the concept of bringing in a Basic car in the $4,000 Price Range will take hold. He did say however that indications Are  the american Yugo firm has to Date signed up 208 dealers and is Selling in 48 Stales now that California has started marketing the can