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Glass 1204 - Four men in the 'glass rocket'

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Created on April 1, 1963

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Erich Boyer

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Glas 1204 (1964) - the sporty everyday car

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Glas 1204 (1963) - latest version with 1.2-liter front engine and four-seater body

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Glass S 1004 (1962) at the Geneva Motor Show - foray into the mid-size class

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Goggomobil Coupé, 1204 and Glas 1300 GT (1963) - The three Glas coupés over the years

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Glas 1300 GT, 1204 and Goggomobil Coupé (1963) - The three Glas coupés over the years

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Glas 1004 S Dolomit (1962) - cuts a fine figure at the dealer's

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Glass 1204 (1964) - 53 hp strong

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Glas S 1204 Cabriolet (1963) - also available as S 1004

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Glass S 1204 (1963) - elegant and strong

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Glas 1004 Dolomit (1963) - as a convertible at the 1963 Geneva Motor Show with hardtop

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Glass 1204 Dolomite (1964) - at the 1964 Geneva Motor Show

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Glass 1204 Dolomite (1964) - at the 1964 Geneva Motor Show

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Glas 1004 S Dolomit (1962) - View into the trunk

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Glass S 1004 (1963) - Transparent drawing shows the interior of the cabriolet

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Glas 1004 S Dolomit (1962) - See-through drawing shows the engine with ideal center of gravity

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Glass 1204 (1964) - in various versions

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Glass 1204 (1964) - Cockpit

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Glass 1204 (1963) - View of the interior, seen at the Geneva Motor Show

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Glass 1204 (1964) - good space (?)

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Glass 1204 (1964) - the technology of the "rocket"

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Glass 1204 (1963) - front wheel suspension, also used in the same form in the S 1204 and 1004

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Glass 1204 (1964) - the modern engine with camshaft control via timing belt (see-through drawing)

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Glass 1204 (1964) - the four-cylinder engine

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Summary

The Glas 1204 would actually have had the makings of a superstar. Four seats, a coupé body and an extremely powerful engine would have been a recipe for success. However, the car failed to make the breakthrough. This newly prepared hobby test report from 1963 shows why this might have been the case.

This article contains the following chapters

Undercover sportsman
Honest four-seater coupe
The engine, the cream of the crop
So that even four people can reach their destination quickly
Porsche genes and simplicity
Envy and foolproofness
Test results

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

They do things differently in Dingolfing. Generally speaking, an automobile company builds a saloon. Then its people tweak it until only a coupe remains. Glas, on the other hand, started with the two-seater and has now trimmed it up to a four-seater. You can't say that this method is better than that one. But obviously the Glas method was the better one - for Glas. Obviously, you couldn't break into the domain of the powerful with an underdog car! But word got around that Glas was building a powerful, robust, technically mature sports coupe - and at a civilian price. When the two-seater broke through the wall of silence, people also wanted a four-seater. They would also want a four-seater Porsche, and they even turned the Thunderbird into a road cruiser. They're only half as keen to go the other way. This is where the buyer psychology begins, which Dingolfing understands quite well.

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