The pictured car is the BMW Spicup Convertible Coupe styled by Bertone that was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 1969. After being exhibited at the BMW museum, it has been auctioned at the “POWER by BMW” event, organized by Bonhams, for 460.000€ . Unlike most concept-cars, this car was actually designed to be driven on the road as it was based on the famous BMW 2000 CS and powered by a 2.5litres in-line 6 engine.
Right after the 1969 fair, this car was bought by a Ducthman who was not happy with the original green livery and had it repainted orange. Using it for many years on a daily basis, the lucky owner managed to travel for 100.000 km, a result that makes this fantastic machine the one-off car with the highest mileage in history. The Spicup went missing 20 years ago, but recently it’s been retrieved and fully restored for the joy of some wealthy collector.
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