BMW Garmisch (recreation) (2019)
Concept car · 2019 · Combustion
A lost 1970 Gandini concept brought back to life
At Villa d'Este 2019 BMW unveiled a faithful recreation of the Garmisch, a 1970 Bertone show car designed by Marcello Gandini on the 2002 platform that vanished after its Geneva debut. With no surviving car or drawings, BMW rebuilt it from period photographs and Gandini's own input, coachbuilt in Turin like the original. Gandini was guest of honour at the reveal.
Key facts
- Original year: 1970 (Geneva Motor Show)
- Designer: Marcello Gandini for Bertone
- Base platform: BMW 2002
- Body: Coachbuilt in Turin
- Build basis: Reconstructed from photographs
Production
- Status: Limited run
- A one-off 2019 faithful recreation of the lost 1970 Bertone BMW Garmisch show car, built as a single unit.
- Revealed at Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2019
Source: BMW Group PressClub