Hello and welcome to my website

 

I would like to briefly introduce myself: My name is Alberto Keel. I was born on April 2, 1968, in a small town called Chur in Switzerland. I grew up there and completed an apprenticeship as a mechanic. After completing my training, I moved to Grabs (Canton SG) for professional reasons, where I lived for 28 years and worked in various areas of mechanical engineering, as a CNC mechanic, plant mechanic, plant assembler, and design engineer.
A milestone in my life was the invention of a variable valve control system for the traditional American V8 engine, which I patented in 2002 and ultimately had protected by US Patent 7,171,930. 
Since the invention was ignored by the American automotive industry and also by the accessories industry (Edelbrock, etc.), I decided to develop the invention myself to market readiness and then market it myself. The result was the Vari-Lift rocker system, which I wanted to establish in the American car scene from Switzerland.

Although the Vari-Lift rocker arm system had been developed and tested down to the smallest detail, not a single unit was sold. The product was—unfairly—torn apart in the relevant forums. The end came in 2007. The language barrier (Deepl didn't exist back then), dwindling financial resources, and the lack of success prompted me to withdraw my invention from the market.

So in November 2007, I gave up my self-employment and took a job as a plant mechanic again.

At that time, it was difficult for me to see the positive side of things. Nevertheless, I tried to motivate myself with the following thought: If the world doesn't want my invention, then that's its decision. One day, I will be the only person in the world driving around with this unique invention.
Driven by this thought, I started my new project, my own Pontiac, equipped with my own invention.

The purchase of this vehicle in July 2008 marked the beginning of the realization of my new project. Today, 18 years later, I can draw my own personal conclusion: The Pontiac project required a lot of work. It accompanied me for many years of my life—just like the Vari-Lift rocker arm system did back then. And it turned out well.

I have been driving my V-TEC LeMans Sport Cabriolet on the roads for 16 years now. It has been a wonderful time. I have received a lot of admiration and amazement. And most importantly, I am still alive. I have been lucky never to have been involved in an accident or even caused one, thank God. 

I'm not getting any younger, and everything comes to an end. For me, the time has now come to finally conclude this project. By selling my life's work, I want to give someone else the opportunity to experience the same joy and to feel and enjoy the hidden uniqueness of this beautiful vehicle and the uniqueness of the invention hidden within it.

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Enjoy this website. Thank you for your interest.

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