Glas

A 1968 BMW Glas 3000GT. Notice the BMW logo in the front but that it otherwise doesn't look like a BMW.

Glas was a German automobile manufacturer founded by Hans Glas. They were known for small cars like the Goggomobil. However in 1964 the company introduced the Glass 1300GT coupe and later the 1700GT. The body was designed by Pietro Frua. However competition, mostly from British cars, was tough and in 1966 released the 2600GT powered by a SOHC V8 engine, with a volume just under 2.6 litres. However it didn't help and later the same year the company was sold to BMW. The Glas models was kept in production by BMW, but fitted with BMW engines. The Glass 1300 GT coupe was fitted with a 1.6 litre BMW engine and renamed BMW 1600 GT. BMW also fitted a 3 litre engine and named it 3000 GT. This model kept the Glas name, but had a BMW logo in the front and rear. In 1968 BMW created their own large coupe, the BMW 2500 CS, and this meant the end for Glas. 277 copies of 2600 GT was made and 389 of the 3000 GT.

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