1969 BMW 2800 Spicup

Built as both a spider and a coupe, the Spicup was a daring prototype made by Bertone and Marcello Gandini for BMW. A highlight of the design was the three-piece sliding top made of stainless steel, but this didn’t stop the Spicup from becoming a relative failure. It was totally out of place with BMW’s refined model line and was not suitable for production.

1969 BMW 2800 Spicup 1969 BMW 2800 Spicup

Revealed at the 1969 Geneva Motor Show, the Spicup had a great resemblance to the Alfa Romeo Montreal prototype released at the 1967 Montreal Expo. This was especially true of the semi-hidden headlights with motorized flaps. However at the front Bertone kept BMW’s ‘double kidney’ motif, but with obscure padded inserts.

1969 BMW 2800 Spicup 1969 BMW 2800 Spicup

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