Germany · German-market launch specification; deliveries began March 1964

Glas 1300 GT Coupé

The 1300 GT was a tiny German sports coupé wearing an Italian suit. Pietro Frua shaped its low body, while Glas supplied a belt-driven overhead-cam four-cylinder and rear-wheel-drive chassis.

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Cover exterior · Photo shows exact-year-model-body. Front action view explicitly identified as a 1964 Glas 1300 GT coupe; competition numbers are event-applied, not period factory livery.
1964 Germany Glas 1300 GT coupe · Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0

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A place in vehicle history

More than a set of wheels.

Glas showed the 1300 GT at Frankfurt in September 1963 and began deliveries in March 1964. BMW Group's archive confirms Frua's styling and the 1964 market launch. Its bodies were formed by Maggiora near Turin and sent to Dingolfing for final assembly, making the car a genuine Italian-German collaboration. The first cars made 75 PS; the better-known 85 PS specification did not arrive until September 1965.

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Its unfinished body shells travelled from Italy to Bavaria before Glas painted and assembled them in Dingolfing.

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One coupé, two countries

Pietro Frua designed the slim fastback in Moncalieri, and Maggiora built the body shells nearby. Those shells then travelled to Glas in Dingolfing for paint, mechanical installation and final assembly. The production chain explains why the car looks more Turin than Bavaria while remaining mechanically a Glas.

Source: BMW Group Classic — BMW GLAS Coupés ↗

Do not give the 1964 car 85 PS

The original catalogue specification is 75 PS from 1,289 cc. The 85 PS engine, larger wheels and slightly higher claimed maximum speed belong to the September 1965 update. Keeping those two stages separate matters because many modern summaries blend all 1300 GT production into one specification.

Source: 1964 Glas 1300 GT period brochure scan ↗

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Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed October 1, 2026.

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