Solved: Wendax 1642 - BMW 3200 S Staatslimousine

[Wendax]

An unusual rear end.

For one point, please respond and identify this car.

[Wendax]

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[AlexFrance]

Any connection with Panhard?

[Wendax]

None

[richard cuyler]

A BMW of some sort?

[Wendax]

Well spotted! Locked for you.

[richard cuyler]

Is this a coachbuilt 501? If so, is the coachbuilder German?

[Wendax]

Is this a coachbuilt 501?

Close

If so, is the coachbuilder German?

The coachbuilder involved was not German.

[richard cuyler]

A 502 perhaps and an Italian coachbuilder?

[Wendax]

Yes and yes

[AlexFrance]

Is it bodied as a coupe or a sedan?

[Wendax]

Yes 

[Wendax]

Unlocked and open for all experts

[AlexFrance]

Yes 

Sorry, I am lost here!

I thought a coupe and a sedan were different, unless BMW used both names for the same type of body?

[Wendax]

Sorry, it seems my joke didn't work. Pick one of the body types and you'll get an earnest answer.

[Limo]

It is designed by Ghia-Aigle and called BMW 505 Pullman Limousine.
P.S. It was Michelotti who designed it for Ghia-Aigle. It was BMW's weapon to fight the Mercedes Adenauer

[Wendax]

No, it is not the BMW 505 by Ghia-Aigle. (That one is on my list of future puzzles.  )

[Limo]

Your're right. It is just BMW 505 from 1955.
It is also designed by Michelotti and is sometimes called staatslimousine.
Michelotti called it "505 Ministeriale"
Some sources say it is also designed for Ghia-Aigle..

The front of this car is very similar to production BMW 502's.

[Wendax]

Some right bits of information in your post. It is not in any way a BMW 505 and it is not from 1955. It served the same purpose as the 505 was intended to do. It is called BMW ____ Staatslimousine. Locked for you to find the missing part of the name. Although I didn't ask for it initially, a year would be fine, too.

Locked for you.

[Limo]

Okay, think i found it.
A BMW 3200 S Pulman Staatslimousine from 1963 built for Ministerpräsidenten Goppel

[Wendax]

Yes, one point for you.

[Limo]

Thanks. Nice puzzle!