Auto Design

Designed at Bertone by Marcello Gandini, this concept car was first unveiled before the public at the Geneva Motor Show 40 years ago. Combining beauty with excitement – that phrase might well sum up the idea behind this concept: an open car that could be turned into a coupé. And that also explains its name, a contraction of Spider and Coupe. The front end was designed in textbook Bertone style while accommodating the hallmark BMW kidney grille. The car’s form also harked back to the timeless beauty of Albrecht Goertz’ BMW 507. The wheelbase of a BMW 2500 was cut and shortened by as much as 350 mm. from 269 cm to 234 cm in length for the job, and the engine came from the BMW 2800.

The BMW 2800 Spicup was discovered in The Netherlands last year and has been fully restored so that 40 years after its world premiere, Roland d’Ieteren will bring the car to the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2009 to appear before the public for the first time after its restoration.

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