BMW 6-series skinned to look like Volga GAZ-21
This retro-looking coupe is actually reskinned BMW 6-series. It’s design cues are based on an old Russian sporty car, the Volga GAZ-21 from the 1950s. The result is this Volga 6-series Cabrio. The original Volga GAZ-21 was a 4-door car, but it has now been turned into a 2-door cabriolet, not like that’s a bad thing.
Volgas were built to last in the harsh climate and rough roads of the then Soviet Union, complete with high ground clearance, a rugged suspension, a strong and abusable engine, and rustproofing on a scale unheard of in the 1950s. It was the most luxurious car any Soviet citizen was permitted to own, anything more expensive and you’d have to be more than a citizen - I don’t really know the rules of a communist. Volgas generally share a much much better brand perception than say, a Lada.
More photos after the jump, as well as a photo of the original Volga GAZ-21.
Next stop: Kuantan
May 21, 2007 @ 8:22 am
HOTTTT!!!!!!
What a BEAUTY!!!
Like a LBD!!!
May 21, 2007 @ 8:26 am
Wow.. never knew they could revive this brand like this…. i guess this new concept of re-modelling and/or re-engineering is getting more and more acceptable since it’s easier than conceiving a car from scratch.
May 21, 2007 @ 8:26 am
a perfect drive-by shooting car.
May 21, 2007 @ 8:39 am
ooooooh! me likey muchos!
May 21, 2007 @ 8:43 am
Stunning, and although the original is already beautiful in it’s own right, this one is beautiful to another level.
May 21, 2007 @ 9:40 am
Unbelievably beautiful! If this ain’t beautiful then I don’t know what is. Look at the smooth lines….sexy! If they only mass produce the “new†version…hmm…would Beemer consider buying over the Volga ala reincarnating the Beetle/Mini? Hmm…. Worth considering.
Checking wallet…..elek! Now have to buy jackpot or Toto…..what’s the price money??? *cheeky*
May 21, 2007 @ 9:42 am
It is BMW M6 ??? oh my god …. redesign the old model to new age … the interior is cool man !! but the outlook like MG !! erm the interior looks didn’t match the exterior … but anywhere new model ~ clasis sport but Paul what inside the bonnet ?? i means the engine it use ?
May 21, 2007 @ 9:43 am
wait.. is this just computer generated graphic? or for real BMW did really have a car of such? paul, care to clarify?
man would be nice if i can have my hand on this… imagine of driving it along the eastern coast line or even in langkawi (the closest we can have to miami or san diego or the great ocean road coast line driving)…
swosh!
May 21, 2007 @ 9:58 am
I remember seeing this concept a long time ago, it should be a one off customer car probably done out of the factory by a private fabricator and not BMW.
May 21, 2007 @ 10:12 am
Ouh.. What i hope my father’s old VW beetle can turn into this hot babe.. Even classic looks with new technology can make this car go WoW.. Compare to others Ehm.. Classic looks with classic engine (Guess?).. thats sucks!
May 21, 2007 @ 10:22 am
I don’t think it’s an M6. This car has an auto gearbox.
May 21, 2007 @ 10:27 am
Wow!! Something like what Mitsuokas are doing. This is seriously cool.
May 21, 2007 @ 10:39 am
Looks Good. Better than the latest Protons or future ones. Proton Boleh…
May 21, 2007 @ 11:07 am
How’ on earth they do it! This is superb.
May 21, 2007 @ 11:23 am
’sexy and sleek’ is da word!
a real chick magnet…
May 21, 2007 @ 11:23 am
this must be an art by any of the ex-KGB man. i’m pretty sure about it.
LOL
May 21, 2007 @ 11:34 am
cbljkkj.. in your case.. high possibility it could be putin’s or roman’s then…
May 21, 2007 @ 11:35 am
wait a tick… russian sports car? probably only used by the bolsheviks since no ordinary citizen would buy it.. haha.. but very nice..
May 21, 2007 @ 11:37 am
this will never go outdated,
May 21, 2007 @ 12:00 pm
nice interior…hehe…
May 21, 2007 @ 12:06 pm
So it seems I am alone in thinking this is the single ugliest car I have ever seen - what a waste of a perfectly good M6!!!
May 21, 2007 @ 12:44 pm
i’ve seen this in autoblog last year. the car reminds us to russian mobs, heheh.. very sharp-looking though.
May 21, 2007 @ 1:03 pm
cleaning those rims wil take longer than skinning the whole car i assume ! 1 million spokes!
May 21, 2007 @ 1:50 pm
brilliant work! it gives me a mafia feeling though, makes everyone afraid of the driver inside this car… i love it!!!
May 21, 2007 @ 2:10 pm
WTF!!! sweet lOOOOking ride man!
May 21, 2007 @ 2:47 pm
Holy @#$%!!!!!!!!! This is COOOOOOOL !!!!!!!!!!
Oh man, I want this car!!!!!!
If the wheels are the spinner type, then it will be the coolest ride in my town!!!!
Maybe later can convert 6-Series into a Camaro or Mustang? lol~
May 21, 2007 @ 2:54 pm
spinner? it’ll cut ur hands off! ugh! nasty1
if u wanna see the camaro…go and see transformers the movie on 2 june……got a new camaro….sweet…
May 21, 2007 @ 3:13 pm
cooler than a hot rod or any muscle car
May 21, 2007 @ 3:16 pm
Fantastic remodelling work… Never thought such a transformation would turn out so good. The interior is hardly altered though..
May 21, 2007 @ 3:18 pm
A thing of beauty. Beautiful Russian body design & brilliant German engineering.
Simply an exquisite car.
May 21, 2007 @ 4:08 pm
Damn cool………….. looks quite a bit like Sylvester Stallone’s car in the movie Cobra
May 21, 2007 @ 4:54 pm
Two thumbs up! Nuff said lol.
May 21, 2007 @ 6:14 pm
proton GL said,
May 21, 2007 @ 11:37 am
“this will never go outdated,”
-> One word dude…”TIMELESS”
“cosmohybrid said,
May 21, 2007 @ 11:23 am
’sexy and sleek’ is da word!
a real chick magnet… ”
-> Yes I know! Now I’ll need figure out the 6 digit combo for the next SuperToto…this week is 1.5mil, not sure it’s enough for this sweet ride…maybe hit two Toto in the row, now that might be enough to pay for the “facelift” and fly it over to Malaysia (3rd Toto to pay for airfreight and tax). Hah!
*My preciouss………*
Favourite quote from Home Alone 1:
“Hey! I tell you what I’m gonna give you, Snakes. I’m gonna give you to the count of 10 to get your ugly, yellow, no-good keister off my property before I pump your guts full of lead! One, two, ten!” *machine gun fire* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHH!
Now, I’ll need to change the house gate to fit this sweet sweeeeeet ride, my precious (might as well change the whole house to fit the King of Rides (note to self: 4th Toto required).
May 21, 2007 @ 8:28 pm
looks a whole lot better than a 6-series.
shoot yourself adrian
May 21, 2007 @ 8:51 pm
Yep, its very very nice. I think looks better than a 6-series,
May 21, 2007 @ 9:21 pm
A pinstripe suit, a hat and a cigar would go fine with this.
Now, where’s my tommy gun…
May 21, 2007 @ 9:46 pm
Not a M6, but rather a 6-Series.
And yes, I did read it in Autoblog about a year ago too.. =)
Fairly nice, but retro is what I’m not.. xD
May 23, 2007 @ 7:51 am
Wow.. a truely ‘Godfather’ car…
May 23, 2007 @ 4:05 pm
Mattyboy! Dont worry u are not alone!! wat an ugly invention..they must be ran out of idea… i adore Merc benz, always comes out with the most sleek, elegant and luxurious design. Fell so craaaaazy in love wit their latest CLK,SL and CLS !!!