Glas
Museum Find: 1968 BMW Glas 3000 V8
This coupe represents the last gasp for Glas as a standalone company. Shortly after Glas introduced its V8, the company collapsed into the waiting arms of BMW – a victim of the voracious capital needs afflicting automakers. If this… more»
Italian from Germany: 1966 Glas 1300 GT Coupe
Before mass production, acrobatic relationships among automaker, designer, and coach builder were commonplace. Sometimes the designer and coach builder were the same; sometimes not. Sometimes the coach builder built the whole car; sometimes it shipped bodies to the automaker… more»
Rare Coupe: 1966 Glas 1700GT Project
Hans Glas was born in Bavaria, growing up around his family’s agricultural machinery business. Hans spent a decade in the US learning manufacturing techniques and upon his return to Germany, he purchased the ag business from his forebears. After… more»
Short Shed Find: 1959 Goggomobile T400
This car combines the best of all worlds – it’s an unusual, small vehicle and it was found in a barn! Or, a shed. This 1959 Goggomobile T400 is listed on eBay and it is a project car, as you can see…. more»
Well Stored: 1967 Glas 1700 GT
The Hans Glas company was founded in 1905 making sewing machines, then motor scooters, small cars like the Goggomobile and finally the GT cars. These GT cars were very advanced for their time. They were the first production cars with… more»
Rare Coupe: 1967 Glas GT
Being a 1967, this Glas GT was built just prior to the company’s acquisition by BMW. By late 1967, this basic shell was being sold with the BMW 1573cc engine, but it looks like this one has the original… more»
Parked Since ’75: 1966 Glas GT 1700
This 1966 Glas GT 1700 was supposedly parked in 1975. It is still wearing California black plates and only has 47k miles on the odometer. It is also listed here on eBay with no reserve. Sounds almost too good… more»
Glas Garage Find: 1965 Glas 1300 GT
When we first saw this barn find we didn’t know what it was. We thought that perhaps it was an Italian or British sports car. We had heard of the Glas brand, but we didn’t realize that they built… more»
