BMW Group Classic is exhibiting at Motorworld Classics Berlin for the first time, with exhibits that could not be more fitting. David Bowie's Classic Mini is dazzling in the truest sense of the word. Completely chrome-plated except for the tires and lights, the speedy speedster looks like a precious shining gem on tires.
In 1999, the Mini celebrated its 40th birthday, making it one of the few classic cars in automotive history to have been built for a very long time. To mark the occasion, the company invited various artists to create their own "Designer Mini". Bowie's work of art - even the windows are chrome-plated and therefore opaque (from the outside) - is certainly the most spectacular of the artist's series. The whole world was to be reflected in it, the vehicle was never to be seen without its surroundings - that was the intention of the world-famous pop and artist icon.
Following the death of "Ziggy Stardust", as Bowie was also known after his song of the same name, his Classic Mini has once again gained significantly in value and attention. The latter will certainly be all the more the case at Motorworld Classics Berlin, as David Bowie lived in Berlin from 1976 to 1978. A time that had a strong influence on him and his art, but also on Berliners.
Further classic highlights from BMW
However, it is not just the Bowie Mini that will shine at Motorworld Classics Berlin 2016. BMW Group Classic will be packing even more treasures onto the trailer to Berlin. The Group's luxury brand will certainly arouse much admiration among trade fair visitors with the Rolls-Royce Phantom 10EX Open Tourer. Its body was produced in 1926 by coachbuilder Barker as an Open Streamline Sports Tourer. The abbreviation "EX" - which at Rolls-Royce stands for "Experimental" - reveals that this was a concept study, which in this case already anticipated the streamline shape of the 1930s.
And two-wheeler fans will not miss out either at the BMW Group Classic stand in the Boulevard (Hall 20). With the BMW R68 from 1952, which was presented for the first time at the 1951 IFMA in Frankfurt, the Munich-based automobile manufacturer will be exhibiting a so-called and at the time long-awaited "100-mile racer", i.e. a series model with a top speed of at least 160 km/h.
From October 6 to 9, 2016, Motorworld Classics Berlin will be attracting classic and modern classic car fans to the German capital for the second time. Larger and more extensive than the first edition, the trade fair offers almost everything that interests classic car fans.
Further information can be found on the event website.
