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BMW/Glas 3000 V8 - elegant fastback coupé by Pietro Frua

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Created on May 12, 2015

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Stefan Dierkes

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BMW/Glas 3000 V8 - elegantes Fastbackcoupé von Pietro Frua

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BMW 3000 Coupé Frua (1967) - der "böse Blick", erzeugt durch die über die Lampen reichende Motorhaube

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BMW 3000 Coupé Frua (1967) - im Heck gab es Platz für Reiseuntensilien

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BMW 3000 Coupé Frua (1967) - das Heck wirkt eigenständiger als die Front, die stark an den Monteverdi 375 S von Frua erinnert

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BMW 3000 Coupé Frua (1967) - unaufdringliches Fastback-Coupé

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BMW 3000 Coupé Frua (1967) - man beachte den Schriftzug "Frua Special"

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BMW 3000 Coupé Frua (1967) - bequem aussehende Sitze, die aber wohl kaum allzuviel Seitenhalt boten

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BMW 3000 Coupé Frua (1967) - schön ausstaffiertes Fond-Abteil

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BMW 3000 Coupé Frua (1967) - Lenkradnabe von Glas

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BMW 3000 Coupé Frua (1967) - roter Bereich ab 6000 Umdrehungen

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BMW 3000 Coupé Frua (1967) - Armaturen wie im Glas-Cockpit

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BMW 3000 Coupé Frua (1967) - im Motorraum werkelt der Glas V8

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BMW 3000 Coupé Frua (1967) - Stahlfelgen mit BMW-Radkappen

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BMW 3000 Coupé Frua (1967) - Entlüftungsöffnung hinter der Seitenscheibe

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BMW 3000 Coupé Frua (1967) - hübsche Heckleuchten

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BMW 3000 Coupé Frua (1967) - als Werk von Pietro Frua eindeutig gekennzeichnet

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Glas 3000 V8 (1967) - bereits unter BMW-Ägide - der verbesserte Glas auf der Internationalen Automobilausstellung in Frankfurt

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Glas 3000 V8 (1967) - Lenkrad und Amaturenbrett des bereits unter BMW-Ägide verkauften 3-Liter-Modelles

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BMW/Glas 3000 Fastbackcoupé Frua (1967) - schnittiges Coupé auf der Basis des Glas V8, zu sehen in Frankfurt 1967

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BMW/Glas 3000 Coupé Frua (1967) - an der IAA 1967

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BMW/Glas 3000 Coupé Frua (1967) im Hafen von Monte-Carlo mit dem Casino im Hintergrund

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BMW/Glas 3000 Coupé Frua (1967) - Pietro Frua (links) betrachtet den eleganten BMW im Hafen von Monte-Carlo

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BMW/Glas 3000 V8 Frua Coupé (1967) - vorn links auf dem Stand der internationalen Automobilausstellung in Barcelona 1969. Rechts im Bild das grüne BMW 2800 GTS Frua Coupé von 1969

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BMW 3000 V8 Coupé Frua (1967) - auf Basis des Glas V8 2600/3000 für die IAA 1967 gebaut (Techno Classica 2013)

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BMW 3000 V8 Coupé Frua (1967) - auf Basis des Glas V8 2600/3000 gebaut, mehrfach gezeigt, jetzt wieder auf- und gleich wieder untergetaucht, denn es war nur am Donnerstag zu sehen (Techno Classica 2013)

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Summary

In 1967, an extremely elegant coupé with a BMW kidney grille was on display at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, but the car did not come from the Munich manufacturer. The four-seater, which was technically based on the Glas 3000 V8 Coupé, was built by Pietro Frua himself with the idea of securing orders from BMW. Although this was not successful, the car survived and a special design element, known as the "evil eye", has characterized BMW vehicles right up to the present day. This report describes the history of the BMW 3000 Coupé from Frua and shows it in historical and current images.

This article contains the following chapters

Successful cooperation between Glas and Pietro Frua
Ascent to the luxury class with the Glas 2600 V8
Decline of the Glas company
End of the cooperation with Frua
Frua's proposal for a V8 successor
Completion of the prototype and sale to Spain
Brief appearance at the Techno Classics 2013
Restored and significantly more expensive
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Estimated reading time: 9min

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In 1967, an extremely elegant coupé with a BMW kidney grille stood at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt, but the car did not come from the Munich-based manufacturer. It was built by the Italian coachbuilder and designer Pietro Frua on his own behalf in order to obtain follow-up orders from BMW after it had taken over the Glas company. During the German economic miracle of the 1950s, Hans Glas GmbH in Dingolfing, Lower Bavaria, successfully progressed from producing agricultural machinery to building scooters with the successful Goggomobil small car launched in 1955 to becoming an automobile manufacturer. This was followed by the larger Glas Isar (1957) and Glas 1004 (1961) models. The latter had the first series-produced engine in which the camshaft was driven by a steel cord-reinforced polyurethane timing belt. This modern four-cylinder engine with a light alloy cylinder head and overhead camshaft, designed by the ingenious engineer Leonhard Ischinger (1899-1990), formed the basis for the engines of all subsequent models and the motorsport successes of the Glas brand.

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