Coupé with Stainless Steel body By order of BMW, in 1969 three test cars of the Type E9 with stainless steel body were produced. In close cooperation with DEW (Deutsche Edelstahlwerke - nowadays "Thyssen), these bodies were constructed by Karmann in Rheine. As basic material, a standardized stainless steel (containing about 18% Chrome and 9% Nickel) called Remanit was used. Amongst other areas of application, this material is well-known in car construction and used for decorative strips, baffles or bumpers. The technology of all of the three test cars was based on the BMW 2800 CS. There was no coherence between the project "stainless steel body" and the subsequently built BMW 3.0 CSL (bonnets and doors made of Aluminium). The stainless steel was used as material for: Body Floor pan components Wheel arches Spring brackets Buffers Cable clamps Internal sheets and hinges of the doors Window lifts the entire exhaust piping Together with the rustproof decorative parts like strips, baffles, bumpers, bumper horns, brackets and the relating screws, 120 components with a total weight of 400 kg were concerned. By means of this project, BMW wanted to demonstrate that the stainless steel sheets used (Remanit) can be processed with conventional tools and prove to be applicable in combination with standard steel parts. After final assembly in Munich, the three bodies were put to test. The results of the static and dynamic torsion tests as well as a static bending test were very positive. Also the connections with the partially used standard body sheets could withstand the examinations. Moreover, the problem of surface grinding could be solved. Fine grinding caused dull finish of the surface, thus avoiding unintentional light reflection. Additionally, the surface should not be more susceptible to dirt compared to varnish. This could be demonstrated during the five test years without any complaints regarding the body. Actually, information about the destination of the three test cars with stainless steel body are hard to obtain. Shortly after being finished, one car has been damaged in an accident and could not be used for further tests. The plan to have this car designed as an "Art Car" could not be realized because of a mishap. The damaged car ended in a furnace. After about 125,000 test kilometers, the second car was turned over to the "Deutsches Museum" where it actually is being restored by BMW. The third car was sold, its destination is unknown. One of these cars was displayed by the company Thyssen in the course of an exhibition with a booth motto "THYSSEN and the car". Further special Coupès can be found here: Special Coupés
…pues aquí está…en manos de un coleccionista privado Podría ser el e9 más exclusivo del mundo, el otro que sobrevivió lo tiene un museo
¡Qué pasada! El del museo, en restauración, y el que cayó en manos privadas, parece que está casi impecable. Aún tiene más valor este último. Te veo con nuevo proyecto de convertir tu carrocería a inox
que locura! actualmente el INOX es complicado de trabajar y mantener, (hablo desde industria laboratorios, alimentaria etc) no me puedo imaginar aquel entonces
No sé, a mí me gusta. Es el sueño de todo aficionado bilbaíno a los bmws setenteros, que se oxidaban aunque estuvieran siempre a cubierto... (Lo de bilbaíno lo digo con cariño, dedicado a todos los aficionados que vivan en entornos húmedos. Mi E21 ya criaba óxidos con 10 años de edad, y había vivido siempre en Pamplona, que no tiene mar...)
Como el Delorean, en el episodio de Joyas sobre ruedas que restauran un Delorean precisamente reparan un panel y un especialista les cepilla el panel reparado, tiene su "curro".
No hay muchas opciones de compta y sobretodo con un bajo presupuesto. Aparte de que considero que los clasicos hay que salvarlos"
Si esta podrido no será bajo presupuesto, será pagar una entrada y después abultados plazos y eso si encuentras las piezas, que no hay, para poderlo, "salvar"
Yo ya salve el mio, de que lo comprara otro, je je. Y dos e30 que iban al desguace, y un Lancia Beta que estaba parado en la calle, y un bmw 850 en mismas condiciones, y un 635 en un garaje con la culata rajada, una moto abandonada, y algunos otros. Creo que ya cumplí, lo de salvarlos
