Lake Forest, IL -- Horst Kwech, an especially versatile driver/engineer active in the 1960s and 1970s, best known for his pair of Under 2.5 Liter Trans Am championships driving an Alfa Romeo, has died at age 82.Proud of his Australian heritage (he moved there at a young age from his...

With IMSA Camel GT competition turning into a Porsche parade in the mid-1970s, IMSA launched the All-American GT (AAGT) class in 1975 to attract a new group of cars to challenge the Carreras.Seeing the potential of the Chevrolet Monza, Al Holbert commisioned designer Lee Dystra and builder Horst Kwech of...