The BMW Veritas. Simple yet striking in design. They were hand built using a BMW engine. In the late 1940's and early 50's a few of these were raced with good success. This one is at Stuttgart Solitude Circuit in 1950. The picture was taken by my father. It looks like the inspiration for the Z4 in a way.

 

A simple design is so elegant (356s are another personal favorite). Perhaps contemporary designers will harken back to a cleaner approach one day.....soon I hope!

 

cool. how fast did those go?

 

Here is a more recent picture.



Engine: Modified BMW 6-cylinder
Displacement: 1988 cc
Bore x stroke: 75 mm x 75 mm
Power output: 115 horsepower
Gearbox: 5 forward, 1 reverse
Wheel suspension: Front: Wishbones & longitudinal torsion bars
Rear: DeDion axle & longitudinal torsion bars
Weight: 1146 lbs.
Top speed: 134 miles per hour
Years of construction: 1947-53
Number of vehicles produced: Less than 100

Here is the website for the Solitude circuit: http://www.solitude-memorial.de/

 

MCLeonard, thanks for posting yet another beautiful vintage vehicle. Please edit your post to clean up the font/quote nomenclature! LOL!

 

Wow!

 

Separated at birth?

The Veritas makes the 356 look like a clapped-out Beetle.

 

Yeah the 356 is cute and simple but the Veritas reminds me more of the style of the Porsche Spyders. I wish someone would do a replica of the Veritas like the Beck Spyder, maybe using a Z3 or Z4 as a donor.