1960 BMW 700 Coupé

1960 BMW 700 Coupé in Top Gear, Non-fiction TV, 2002-2015 Ep. 12.07

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

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atom ◊ 2008-12-16 00:57	BMW 700
dsl ◊ 2014-04-08 19:03	Looks like 1961-ish works colours, but Mini is a 68+ Cooper (maybe S, in apparently Cooper team livery), so a modern retro event, maybe in Germany if one particular clue is reliable.
juima ◊ 2019-04-18 11:31	it was the Auto Tour competition consisting of stage races across France in cars. This event was created in 1899 by L'Automobile Club de France and organized by the newspaper Le Matin. The first edition ran from July 16 to 24, 1899. 19 cars at the start, 9 at the finish. 25 motorcycles also take part in the race which counts 7 stages on 2 216 km. René de Knyff wins on a Panhard & Levassor. Organized since 1992 by Peter Auto, the Tour Auto gathers every year 230 historic cars, including at least one model of the same type participated in the Tour de France Automobile between 1951 and 1973. In 2009, the Tour Auto takes the name of Tour Auto Optic 2000. Jacky Ickx starts the competition at the Tour de France in 1963 alongside his compatriot Georges Harris, at 18 with the same BMW 700.

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atom

◊ 2008-12-16 00:57

BMW 700

dsl

◊ 2014-04-08 19:03

Looks like 1961-ish works colours, but Mini is a 68+ Cooper (maybe S, in apparently Cooper team livery), so a modern retro event, maybe in Germany if one particular clue is reliable.

juima

◊ 2019-04-18 11:31

it was the Auto Tour competition consisting of stage races across France in cars. This event was created in 1899 by L'Automobile Club de France and organized by the newspaper Le Matin. The first edition ran from July 16 to 24, 1899. 19 cars at the start, 9 at the finish. 25 motorcycles also take part in the race which counts 7 stages on 2 216 km. René de Knyff wins on a Panhard & Levassor. Organized since 1992 by Peter Auto, the Tour Auto gathers every year 230 historic cars, including at least one model of the same type participated in the Tour de France Automobile between 1951 and 1973. In 2009, the Tour Auto takes the name of Tour Auto Optic 2000. Jacky Ickx starts the competition at the Tour de France in 1963 alongside his compatriot Georges Harris, at 18 with the same BMW 700.

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