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I know the base of this car and where it was built, but not what it's called and (exactly) who converted it.
One point if you can tell me.

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« Last Edit: November 07, 2011, 06:51:00 AM by Allemano »

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2011, 06:42:58 PM »
BMW Wheels?

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2011, 12:40:46 AM »

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2011, 03:33:57 AM »
Experts?

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2011, 12:01:44 PM »
Is Veritas-Nürburgring 2 Liter Cabriolet, 1952 going in the right direction?

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #5 on: November 11, 2011, 01:42:12 PM »
Is Veritas-Nürburgring 2 Liter Cabriolet, 1952 going in the right direction?
No

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2011, 03:25:53 PM »
BMW powered?
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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #7 on: November 12, 2011, 03:33:36 AM »

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #8 on: November 17, 2011, 02:11:30 PM »
Front page featured! :thumbsup:

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #9 on: November 28, 2011, 12:48:10 AM »
Professionals?

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #10 on: November 28, 2011, 02:04:28 AM »
Swiss body on a BMW 328 chassis?

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #11 on: November 28, 2011, 02:06:22 AM »
The car was registered in Switzerland, that's all I know.

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #12 on: December 11, 2011, 02:59:22 PM »
I think it is a (modified?) Beutler body. If you compare it with the attached photo of a Beutler 328 you can see many similarities (sideline, bonnet, windshield). It wouldn't be unusual if it was modernized, perhaps after a frontal accident, with a more up-to-date grille.

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #13 on: December 11, 2011, 03:05:37 PM »
And I found a picture of another Beutler 328 that is even closer to the puzzle car (or is it even the same after a nose correction?):

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #14 on: December 12, 2011, 12:50:25 AM »
I think it is a (modified?) Beutler body. If you compare it with the attached photo of a Beutler 328 you can see many similarities (sideline, bonnet, windshield). It wouldn't be unusual if it was modernized, perhaps after a frontal accident, with a more up-to-date grille.
And I found a picture of another Beutler 328 that is even closer to the puzzle car (or is it even the same after a nose correction?):
I really don't know!

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #15 on: December 12, 2011, 01:28:34 AM »
The red Beutler cabriolet car is in a book about BMW specials. But there's no info whether it was modified, crashed or what else happened to that car.

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #16 on: December 12, 2011, 03:34:33 AM »
Do the puzzle car and the red one have the same license plate?

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #17 on: December 12, 2011, 04:31:42 AM »
No. Neither the silver nor the red one share the same number with the puzzle car.

But I agree the red car is the most similar so far. The bumpers and the light arrangement are just the same I would say.
On the other hand the site vents are much bigger and the trims are different.
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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #18 on: December 12, 2011, 04:35:30 AM »
According to one of my books, Beutler rebodied about 10 BMW 328. I guess they all differ in details.

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #19 on: December 12, 2011, 04:47:04 AM »
That's possible, but I'd like to have a definite answer. ;)

I read my source that this is a home built car with a somewhat 'turbulent story', but I don't know the history.
Maybe it was a special bodied Beutler BMW and later modified by the guy I'm after.
I guess he is the owner and was reader of a magazine where the car was featured.
« Last Edit: December 12, 2011, 05:20:13 AM by Allemano »

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #20 on: January 30, 2012, 01:44:48 AM »
BH?

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #21 on: January 31, 2012, 05:42:20 AM »
You wanna be the man, you gotta Name That Car!

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #22 on: January 31, 2012, 05:53:03 AM »
D'OH!  :bonk:

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #23 on: February 08, 2012, 07:09:27 AM »
Bumped and dumped.

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Re: Allemano's № 710
« Reply #24 on: February 15, 2012, 12:42:27 PM »
Found it!

In 1963 a certain Mr.Püntener of BMW Center Zürich sent this picture of this 328 special.
But I´m not sure if the conversion was done by or for him...
« Last Edit: February 15, 2012, 12:45:25 PM by grobmotorix »