Glass V8

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Glass
Glass V8
Glass V8
V8
Production period: 1966-1968
Class : Sports car
Body versions : Coupe
Engines:
Petrol engine : 2.6-3.0 liters
(110-118 kW)
Length: 4600 mm
Width: 1750 mm
Height: 1380 mm
Wheelbase : 2500 mm
Empty weight : 1350 kg
Glass 2600 V8
Glass 3000 V8
Glass 3000 V8
BMW Glas 3000 V8

The glass 2600 V8 is a Gran Tourismo - coupe of Hans Glas GmbH in Dingolfing . The Glas 2600 V8 was presented at the IAA in September 1965 . From 1967, the car was built as the BMW Glas 3000 V8 by BMW , which had taken over the glass factory in Dingolfing, for another year.

development

The end of 1964 was due to the great success of Glas GT coupes the idea of a large coupe with a six-cylinder - petrol engine manufacture, which should be installed later in the sedan. However, because they wanted to adopt the basic concept of the 1.3-liter engine in order to save development costs, they decided on a V8 unit with a displacement of 2 × 1.3 liters. The newly developed engine accordingly had two overhead camshafts - one per cylinder bank - and two toothed belts . Frua was commissioned to design a suitable body . For cost reasons, many parts had to be used from existing vehicles. So came z. B. the headlights of the then new Mercedes-Benz O 302 bus . The mechanics of the butterfly windshield wipers, window cranks and other parts came from Mercedes-Benz cars , from the 220 S to the pagoda . The result presented at the IAA 1965 was a sensation. The new line was reminiscent of contemporary Italian sports cars , especially the Frua-Maserati Quattroporte from 1963, and earned the new car the nickname "Glaserati".

Glass 2600 V8

The development to series production took almost a year. The first series vehicles were delivered in August 1966. The 2,580 cm³ engine developed 150 PS (110 kW) and accelerated the fully-fledged 4-seater to up to 195 km / h. The self-regulating Hydromat shock absorbers developed by Boge enabled automatic level control for the first time in a German series car. Problems with the carburetor prevented the cars from reaching the predicted 200 km / h top speed.

BMW Glas 3000 V8

As early as February 1966, a prototype with an engine drilled to 3.0 liters was created. From a displacement of 2,982 cc, it generated 160 hp (118 kW). That was enough for the desired 200 km / h. A 3.2-liter unit with 175 hp (129 kW) was also in the works. However, as Hans Glas GmbH got into financial difficulties and was taken over by BMW on November 10, 1966 , there was initially no series production.

From September 1967, the Glas 3000 V8 developed in the previous year was practically unchanged - only with a BMW logo on the bonnet - as the BMW Glas 3000 V8 after all. From September 1967 to May 1968, 418 BMW Glas V8 Coupés were built.

In contrast to the Glas GT , which was also continued under BMW direction , the BMW Glas 3000 V8 did not have the typical BMW radiator grille . The BMW Glas 3000 V8 is still provided with glass emblems on the brochure that was already published under the direction of BMW. In addition, the prospectus indicated that the car could also be supplied with the 2.6 l engine (150 hp) on request. However, only a few customers chose this option. While the first Glas 2600 V8 cost just over DM 18,000, the price of the cars sold under BMW's direction in 1968 was DM 22,495 for the BMW 2600 V8 and DM 23,848 for the BMW 3000 V8.

Model overview

Vehicle type: Glass 2600 V8 BMW Glas 3000 V8
Construction period: August 1966 to early 1967 September 1967 to May 1968
Engine : Eight-cylinder four-stroke V-engine with a bank angle of 90 °, water-cooled; Cylinder heads and camshaft housings made of light metal; One overhead, toothed belt driven camshaft per cylinder bank; V-shaped hanging valves, operated by rocker arms; Cast iron crankcase; Five-bearing crankshaft
Displacement : 2580 cm 3 2982 cm 3
Bore × stroke: 75 mm × 73 mm 78 mm × 78 mm
Carburetor : 3 downdraft twin carburettors Solex 35 DDIS
Compression : 9.2: 1
Performance at 1 / min: 110 kW (150 PS) at 5600 118 kW (160 PS) at 5100
Torque at 1 / min: 203 Nm (20.7 mkp) at 4500 236 Nm (24 mkp) at 3500-4200
Drive : Four-speed manual transmission, rear-wheel drive; Axle drive 3.55: 1
Body : Self-supporting all-steel body
Chassis : Front suspension: independent suspension on double wishbones; Coil springs and hollow rubber springs, telescopic shock absorbers; stabilizer

Rear suspension: De-Dion axle; Semi-elliptical leaf springs and Boge Hydromat shock absorbers with automatic level compensation; Panhard staff

Steering: ZF ball nut steering ( recirculating ball steering ) with hydraulic servo assistance
Brakes: Disc brakes all around, inside at the rear on the final drive; Hand brake acting on integrated drums
Tires: 175 H 14, on request 175 HR 14 185 H 14, on request 185 HR 14
Wheelbase : 2500 mm
Dimensions L × W × H: 4600 mm × 1750 mm × 1380 mm
Trunk: 575 liters
Empty weight (fueled): 1350 kg
Payload: 450 kg
Top speed : 195 km / h 200 km / h
Acceleration (0-100 km / h): 11.0 s 10.0 s
Standard fuel consumption: 12 liters / 100 km at 110 km / h
Number of pieces: 300 418

Others

The few surviving copies are heading (as of 2016) in state two towards the 50,000 euro mark.

literature

Web links

Commons : Glass 2600  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files
Commons : BMW-Glas 3000  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Werner Oswald: German Cars 1945–1990. Volume 4. 1st edition. Motorbuch-Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-613-02131-5 , p. 466/467.
  2. ↑ a b Wolfgang Blaube: Glas' Perle - In Dingolfing the best came at the very end: Glas / BMW 3000 V8 . In: Oldtimer Market . No. December 12 , 2012, p. 36-43 .
  3. ↑ a b The battleship - The glass V8 . In: GLAS Club International eV (Ed.): GLAS Club News - Special edition 1983 . 1983, p.  26-27 .
  4. ↑ Passenger car price list . In: autoparade . 1, spring / summer. A. Eugen von Keller Verlag, Bonn 1968, p.  44 .
  5. ↑ Glass vehicles - Glass V8. GLAS Automobilclub International eV, accessed on January 5, 2013 .
  6. ↑ glas-automobile.de ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Technical data  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.glas-automobile.de
  7. ^ Hans W. Mayer: Bayer in an Italian suit . In: FAZ of January 17, 2016, p. 59.