Bmw 1600 Gt Convertible
Apparently this GT convertible stays with BMW as part of an apprentice project. The teenagers are working for BMW Group Classic and they restored this GT as their "class room" project. Discover the fascinating, ultra.
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But just years earlier it was unaccounted for, despite being produced at a crucial point in the marque's. The BMW Classic center has just announced that its apprentices have completed a years-long restoration of the only 1600 GT convertible, with supervision from their trainers, and it looks stunning. In addition to the BMW "Countenance" ("Gesicht") graced with the characteristic twin kidney grille, the BMW 1600 GT was given the engine, transmission and rear axle of the BMW 1600 TI and BMW materials were used in the interior.
In contrast to the Glas models, the BMW 1600 GT was not supplied as a convertible. BMW Group Archive Production 1967. The BMW 1600 GT Cabrio: In 1966 BMW commissioned two convertible Gran Turismo prototypes to the Italian automotive designer Pietro Frua.
By 1967, BMW had already modified the GT, giving it the 105PS (103hp) 1.6-liter engine, rear axle, and seats from the 1600 TI, a kidney grille and round taillights from the BMW 02 Series. BMW 1600 GT - Granada red, 1968, Matching Numbers - Oldenzaal Classics 65-Years-Old Mechanic Taught Me This! Easy Way To Make Thousands Of Dollars From Old Tires! The rebirth of the BMW 1600 GT convertible in Dingolfing also rekindled memories of a particularly exciting chapter in the history of BMW.
When the two-door car came into existence, the company had just taken over the Dingolfing vehicle manufacturer Glas in that same year. Since 1955, the company had successfully produced the Goggomobile.