The very first BMW Art Car, a 3.0 CSL, designed by American artist Alexander Calder, is a highlight of a class of 3.0 CSLs at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance this weekend.
The original in the legendary series of BMW Art Cars is the highlight of the BMW CSL class at the 2014 Amelia Concours d‘Elegance. For over 40 years, the BMW Art Car Collection has captured the imagination of art and design enthusiasts as well as lovers of cars and technology with its unique combination of f...
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CALDER’S BMW BATMOBILE ART CAR: AMELIA ISLAND
BMWs first Art Car, Alexander Calder's 3.0 CSL Batmobile GT racer, will headline
2014 Amelia Concours' Batmobile Class.
BMW's Art Cars debuted to the public in Paris at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs at the Louvre in May 1975. It was an elegant creative alliance of racer and art auctioneer Herve Poulain and American sculptor Alexander Calder mixed with the foresight of BMW Motorsport chief Jochen Neerpasch. Calder started with a scale model of the Batmobile, cloaking it in broad swat...
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