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Heinz Melkus | |
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 Heinz Melkus working on his Melkus Wartburg in the pit at Halle-Saale in 1961 | |
| Born | April 20, 1928 |
| Died | September 5, 2005 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | East German |
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Heinz Melkus (20 April 1928 – 5 September 2005) was an East German race car driver and constructor of sport cars.
He founded the company Melkus to produce race and sport cars, his Wartburg based Melkus RS 1000 was with 101 build units the most successful one.
His sons, Ulli and Peter Melkus have resumed to build sports cars in 2006.