Bayer K67 1967 Orange by Autocult
The
all-plastic car
It
all started around 1963/64. The then BMW board member Paul G. Hahnemann and the
board member of the chemical giant ‘Bayer AG’, Hermann Holzrichter, agreed to
produce a vehicle whose body should consist only of plastic – including the
substructure. Bayer’s plastics research division was involved in the project,
as was the ‘BMW AG’. In addition, the companies ‘Waggon- und Maschinenbau GmbH
Donauwörth’ and ‘Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm as well as the designer Hans
Gugelot were also involved.
The
then 43-year-old designed the layout for the future car. The first molds were
manufactured at ‘Waggon und Maschinenbau GmH Donauwörth’, but the plastics division
of ‘Bayer AG’ soon took the lead in the project. BMW suppled the engine – identical
to the engine that did its job in the BMW 2000i. How serious the development
was from the beginning on for both, BMW and Bayer, was shown by the fact that
five test vehicles were built at the same time. This number was required by law
if series production was targeted. This and the number of a planned series
output of 5,000 units clearly proved that the first all-plastic car should not
only remain a concept car. It lasted until October 1967, when the consortium
presented its cars under the abbreviation K 67 to the public.
In
the end, there was no series production, because the originally targeted
calculation that the production costs for the plastic car should be a tenth
cheaper than with common, comparable cars, was not fulfilled. Thus, the project
was ceased by both, Bayer and BMW.
Description: | Bayer K67 1967 Orange |
Catalogue#: | ATC06053 |
Product Type: | Resincast |
Scale: | 1:43 |
Event: | Road, Concept Cars |
Colour: | Orange |
Drivers: | - |
Sponsors: | - |
Dates: | 1967 |
Race/Position: | - |
Release Date: | November 2022 |
Weight: | 450 grams |
Comments: | Limited edition of 333 pieces |
About Autocult
A relatively new maker of very well finished resincast models, established in 2015. Very imaginative choice of subjects, often concentrating on the more eccentric episodes in motoring history! Production limited to 333 pieces of each subject, which often means that we get one delivery and that is it, so pre-orders strongly recommended!! Made in China for Germany.