Today we introduce you to Heidi Hetzer, a 77 year old German lady who has recently started a journey around the world in ‘Hudo’, her 1930 Hudson Great Eight. When I say 77 years old, I should say 77 years YOUNG. Her pictures transmit such youthful energy and she is always laughing. It will be fun to follow her adventure on her blog ( in German) and also in English.
She started with great fanfare at the Olympic Stadium, Hotel Kempinski and Brandenburg Gate but a noise in the engine worried her. So she returned to base to make repairs and had to hide from the press who knew she had started her world tour. Heidi has been described as ‘the fastest woman in Berlin’ having won 150 victories during her career. She competed in her first race on a Lambretta scooter when just 16 years old and went on to compete in most of the major rallies around the world. You can tell how passionate she is about cars when you see what flowers she puts on the table. After training as a mechanic in the family business, she took over her father’s Opel dealership after his death in 1969 and expanded it into one of the largest dealerships in Berlin. Her world tour is also out of respect for her hero Clärenore Stinnes who drove around the world in 1927 and you can track Heidi’s position on this tracker. She has a Facebook page also and perhaps we will eventual learn what happened with these Police in Serbia?
(Text Robin Batchelor)