BMW 1600ti Coupe Paul Bracq 1969 Blue (Diecast Car) - HobbySearch Diecast Car Store

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-In the late 1960s, BMW planned to enter the profitable US market.
-At that time, a British two-seat roadster was accepted by sporty Americans, and Mercedes-Benz was also preparing to enter the US market with a two-seater SL.
-BMW felt inadequate to build such a model in-house and offered it to French designer Paul Bracq. He was commissioned to design a V8 engine coupe for the American market.
-When there was no possibility of production, it was very unusual considering the general production procedure
-The production of the body was entrusted to the French specialists Brissonneau & Lotz.
-This project is called the 1600 Ti concept, which indicates that it is based on a Series 2 engine, but this type of name meant that it would be planned to apply to a 4-cylinder engine.
-However, the performance was not enough to satisfy American buyers, which may have been a major reason for the delay in entering the US market.
-As far as is known, there is no moving prototype. In fact, only a mockup for visual confirmation was made.