The image above is a digital composite of two pages from the 1968 Factory Press Kit, announcing Sobieslaw Zasada's success as the '67 European Rally Champion with his 912.  Translation by 912 owner Alex v. Wachter:

"1967 Year-End Report.

Second part, Motorsport

Sobieslav Zastavda, Polish Ralley Champion, 912.

Porsche wins the European Championship for Gran-Tourismo- and "Close-to-Road-Spec" cars.

Since the last Ralley Monte Carlo with the Porsche-Team, top driving-team Vic Elford/David Stone  overarchieved all expectations and won with their Porsche 911S not only the Rally European Championship. They won the Lyon Charbonnieres Solitude, the Tulpenrally and the Rally Geneva in their class, too.

In the "Close-to Series" cars class, the Pole Sobieslaw Zastava won the European Master Title in a Porsche 912.

Elford/Stone = 57 points, Zasada = 64 points"

NOTE: In the 9th event in the 1967 European Rallye Championship, the Geneva Rallye, Zasada and Dobrzanski placed fourth overall.  As shown above, Zasada and his 912 actually scored more points than the much better known, Monte Carlo winning, factory 911S driven by the two Englishmen Vic Elford and David Stone.  The 911, of course, went on to a stellar rally career, but the 912 played a part in Porsche rally history that should not be forgotten.

By the late 1990s, Zasada was one of the most successful businessmen in Poland.  In 1996 Reuters reported that his Polish automotive group Sobieslaw Zasada Centrum SA launched the construction of Mercedes' Vito mini-vans.  The launch marked the first production licensee that Mercedes-Benz had granted in eastern Europe.  By that time Zasada controlled two utility car factories and several automotive parts plants.  40 years later, view his web site and look for his 912!

Rich Lambert has researched info about Zasada... 

From: Rich Lambert;  Hi Rick, Wow... Rich
Subject: Odp: Sobieslaw Zasada, , From: "Dyszy"  ,
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Od: r , Do: Dyszy <Dyszy>,
Temat: Sobieslaw Zasada
>Hello, I hope you read English better than I read Polish (I apologise if the language on the web page isn't Polish). I saw your Zasada rallying web page and would like to contact Mr. Zasada. I would like to speak to him about the Porsche 912 he raced in 1967, when he won the European Rally Championship and the Argentine Grand Prix 2000km Road race.   Do you know where I might get in touch with Mr. Zasada? An e-mail address would be nice, but a regular mailing address would fine too. Thank you, Richard Lambert, Lynnwood, Washington USA>
Sir!
Mr. Zasada, former rally driver, acts now as a very serious businessman, one of the wealthiest in Poland. It,s not so easy to have a contact with a person like him. One thing I could do, was to print Your e-mail, and pass it to one journalist, who has better possibilities in seeing "very important person" personally. In fact, I was told that private assistant/secretary of Mr. Zasada will give this letter to the very right person. Have a hope! Jerzy Dyszy, Warsaw.

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