First entirely synthetic monocoque for a small sportscar based on a BMW 700

1963/4 Colani-BMW 700 the world’s first vehicle with a self-supporting plastic monocoque car body. Weighing a mere 350kg, the small sportscar with its two-cylinder boxer engine has a Cd factor of 0.22 but hit speeds of 200km/h. The innovative and beautiful vehicle sadly never went into series production.

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