Antoine
09-27-2006, 01:07 AM
Coachbuilt BMW 6-Series by...Volga?
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Volga is known mostly for small Soviet-era sedans used by the KGB and as limos for the communist party central committee members – a little less so for customized German luxury cars. But in a revolution against Western propaganda, the Russian automaker has unveiled its second coachbuilt BMW.
The Volga V8 roadster starts life as a BMW 650i cabriolet before being treated to custom body panels to give the car 60's retro styling in tribute to the (charismatically-named) Volga GA3-21P. Aside from the bodywork, the car's mechanicals seem to carry over from the stock BMW, which is probably a smart move.
The V8 Roadster follows the path of the V12 Coupe, based on the BMW 850 CSi, which was built in 2001 as a throwback to the Volga GA3-219 (with a 9, the roadster has a P).
Not much additional information is available on the cars, unless you're fluent in Russian, but follow the jump to find a full gallery of images.
Volga may be in danger of folding, but not before joining Fisker (http://www.autoblog.com/2005/09/11/new-pics-of-the-fisker-latigo-cs-amp-tramonto/) in crafting an exclusive coachbuilt BMW.
[Source: CarDesign.ru]
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http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/09/volgaconvertible015.jpg (http://cardesign.ru/cgi-bin/forum/ikonboard.cgi?;act=ST;f=2;t=195;st=72)
Volga is known mostly for small Soviet-era sedans used by the KGB and as limos for the communist party central committee members – a little less so for customized German luxury cars. But in a revolution against Western propaganda, the Russian automaker has unveiled its second coachbuilt BMW.
The Volga V8 roadster starts life as a BMW 650i cabriolet before being treated to custom body panels to give the car 60's retro styling in tribute to the (charismatically-named) Volga GA3-21P. Aside from the bodywork, the car's mechanicals seem to carry over from the stock BMW, which is probably a smart move.
The V8 Roadster follows the path of the V12 Coupe, based on the BMW 850 CSi, which was built in 2001 as a throwback to the Volga GA3-219 (with a 9, the roadster has a P).
Not much additional information is available on the cars, unless you're fluent in Russian, but follow the jump to find a full gallery of images.
Volga may be in danger of folding, but not before joining Fisker (http://www.autoblog.com/2005/09/11/new-pics-of-the-fisker-latigo-cs-amp-tramonto/) in crafting an exclusive coachbuilt BMW.
[Source: CarDesign.ru]
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/09/volgaconvertible009.jpg
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/09/volgaconvertible011.jpg
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/09/volgaconvertible013.jpg
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/09/volgaconvertible012.jpg
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/09/volgaconvertible010.jpg
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