Super cool E9 Hatchback

[gdub0717]

A friend made this quick rendering and thought I would share. Sorry for hacking a picture of a possible members car. Did not have a reasonable picture of my own E9 to modify.
This would be the BMW version of the Volvo P1800 Hatchback. Much cooler.
Anybody in for a serious project?

 

[kasbatts]

Noooooooooooooooooooooo!

 

[Nicad]

I think that would be a great dog carrier. Very nicely done. That would be neat if ever I wanted another Coupe and if it could have a hatch that worked well with a flat bed . It would be nice if the roofline didn't go quite that far back and there was a quarter window at the back. I'd also like a door post. Anyway, fun to ponder I suppose.

 

[Stevehose]

I'd like to see how the backseat window would work!

 

[Aussiecsi]

Off to Boot hill

...an E9 hearse ...interesting

 

[bert35csi]

Interesting concept with a very fragile looking roof. I think even slight finger pressure will collapse it.

 

[deQuincey]

mixed feelings...

:shock::idea::x:razz:

thanks for sharing, the rendering is good, probably better if you shape it a little to avoid seing the reference lines, like this:

is has some rememberance with the 2002 touring, but much more elegant lines

the rear window though is ridiculous, SO BIG and not proportioned, not to mention steve´s point on the impossibility of any movement of that window (probably fixed), and what about an unexisting boot door, nor volume for luggage,...

anyway IMHO a nice excercise

 

[americium]

Shades of Harold and Maude…

 

[CSteve]

Still crazy after all these years. I love it. But I love the Volvo too.

 

[shanon]

I like it.
Coupe makes a handsome looking 'Shooting Brake'.

;-)

 

[Honolulu]

For your next exercise, class, lets see you hack a 3.0CS as a pickup truck. After that take the top and windshield off completely.

 

[Luis A.]

Not too far from this:
http://www.bimmer-mag.com/issues/114/articles/eccentric-estate#.UWMmoJPvh8F

 

[Nicad]

Quite a restoration on that car Luis.

 

[gwittman]

IMO, E-9 is good as is. Topless is not too bad but any other body style just sucks.

 

[Mario L.]

I have a spare roof section and a black E9 for sale on my website. I like it, who wants to build one?


Mario L.

 

[jmackro]

Separated at birth:

 

[polaris68]

e9 Touring

 

[Erik]

would be cool if someone could pull it off with some finesse... part fixed rear window and part custom roll down would do it. Wind noise? What wind noise?

The hatch would be the hard part. Kickstarter funding for Mario's project?

 

[Aussiecsi]

...maybe rear end treatment a la Reliant Scimitar ? ...would be grateful if someone could post some pics of said car (something i have yet to master) ...by the way, any of these make it to US?

 

[rb1971]

This is exactly the type of thing I'd love for someone else to have so I could enjoy it from a distance.