1967 BMW 2000 Coupe

Herbert and Harald Quandt took a controlling financial interest in BMW in 1960 and retained the talents of Fritz Fiedler to lead the charge of developing a whole new family of cars. Fritz brought Alex von Falkenhausen to head up engine design and put Eberhard Wolff in charge of chassis. Wilhelm Hofmeister was tasked with engineering the bodies and styling. This team brought about the relatively compact, sports sedans and coupes known as the Neue Klasse, or New Class, models, and they would revolutionize BMW's image.

The BMW 2000C was introduced in 1965 endowed with a 2.0-liter inline 4-cylinder engine. The interior had a sweeping dashbaord, ample room, and comfortable bucket seats. This particular 2000C from 1967 is finished in white and retains the twin fender-mounted sideview mirrors, lower rocker moldings and the signature brightwork around the headlights and spanning between the tail lights. It rides on painted wheels with bright BMW roundel wheel covers. The interior is done in blue bucket seat uphostlery, and there is a Blaupunkt radio, and a 140 MPH speedometer.

By Daniel Vaughan | Oct 2021