Colorado Vollcabriolet

Wat een zeldzame en elegante vintage BMW. BMW heeft slechts 1692 exemplaren van de BMW 1600 Cabriolet geproduceerd, waarvan er nog maar heel weinig over zijn. Deze auto is – naar onze mening – uitgevoerd in de mooiste kleur: 002 Colorado Orange. Alle cabrio’s werden gebouwd door de carrosseriebouwer ‘Baur’ in Stuttgart. Deze auto’s behoren tot de zeldzaamste BMW’s die er te vinden zijn en zijn zeer gewild. 

Deze auto werd op 9 oktober 1970 geproduceerd en op 7 april 1971 afgeleverd bij Autohaus Krah & Elders GmbH & Co. KG in Fulda, Duitsland. De auto werd af fabriek geleverd in deze kleur, Colorado Orange. Rond 2017 hebben wij deze auto gekocht van de laatste Duitse eigenaar in de buurt van Neurenberg. In 2018 hebben we deze auto in zijn oude glorie hersteld en verkocht aan een klant in Texas, VS. Na 7 jaar en slechts 900 kilometer gereden sinds de restauratie, is de auto weer beschikbaar in Oldenzaal.

The car was completely restored between 2017 and 2018. A complete and all-out restoration. The body was stripped and the bodywork was replaced where neccesary. A complete repaint in the factory color was performed. A beautiful finish on the outside, engine-bay, trunk and undercarriage. Sharp body lines and great panelgaps, original front fenders. The car was assembled with lots and lots of new parts and the car makes an as new impression. Re-chromed front and rear bumper, new windshield. Partial new trim around the body, new trim on the sills and re-chromed taillight roundels. New, clear headlights, new emblems, new gaskets, new mirrors. All new parts, re-plated locks, nothing left forgotten. The body is very straight, showing excellent panelgaps and the paint finish is lovely. No usermarks.
The interior shows the correct Convertible seats. Everything has been reupholstered in beautiful black vinyl. It features a new set of carpets in the correct loop-style material. The dashboard is the correct 3-piece dashboard with Convertible-specific lock. Excellent doorpanels and the short center console with Convertible-only dome light.

The trunk was lovely restored with new wooden panels beautifully reupholstered in grey vinyl, a restored sparewheel, jack, tool and toolset. The frame of the convertible top has been replaced and looks as new. Also the tonneau cover has been replaced.

Technically it’s all gone through and rebuilt. The car looks, feels and drives like a new 1600 Convertible. The matching numbers engine has been rebuilt and runs like new, sounds lovely and revs eagerly. Everything on and around the engine is new as well: Plugs, wires, cap, rotor, condensator, coil, coolant hoses, thermostat, waterpump, gaskets, fuel hoses, all filters and much more. It features a 123Ignition (electronic, maintainence free) and an electric fuel pump.
The front and rear axle have been removed for restoration, we’re taken apart and have been powdercoated. After that assembled with all new bushings, hardware, tie-rods, wheelbearings, rebuilt brake calipers, set of new brake lines, new rotors, pads, hoses, new shock absorbers, top mounts, brake lines, brake cilinders, brake shoes and more. The car has Bilstein shocks and H&R springs wich make for a pleasant ride.
The gearbox has been checked and re-sealed and fitted with a new clutch, guibo, center driveshaft bearing, rubber mounts and fluid. The exhaust system is all new and stock.  The fueltank was powdercoated and inside-coated. It sits on the correct 4,5×13″ wheels that were repainted, have fresh tyres and the correct small chrome hubcaps.

De auto is met liefde, precisie en talloze nieuwe onderdelen in elkaar gezet. Zo goed als nieuw, geen gebruikssporen, slechts 900 kilometer gereden sinds de restauratie.

BMW 1600 Cabriolet in verzamelaarsstaat nu te koop.
Een van de slechts 1692 geproduceerde exemplaren – een zeer zeldzame BMW!