{"id":78250,"date":"2021-08-23T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=78250"},"modified":"2021-08-31T08:23:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T08:23:51","slug":"smit-oletha-prototype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/smit-oletha-prototype\/","title":{"rendered":"Smit Oletha Prototype"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As part of the Monterey Car Week, the Smit Oletha Prototype debuted as a rather unusual vehicle. Unusual because it is based on a rare collector car from the early 2000s. It is also unusual because the basic car had already been presented as a concept in a similar form before the start of production. However, the car never rolled out to customers in this form. It is also unusual because the basic car became famous as the official car of probably the most famous secret agent in cinema history. Let’s keep it short, we’re talking about the BMW Z8. Before series production of a total of 5,073 units rolled off the production line between March 2000 and July 2003, BMW showed the Z07 Concept at the 1998 Tokyo Motor Show and the 1999 Detroit Auto Show. This was available as a two-seater roadster and a coup\u00e9. However, the Munich-based carmaker couldn’t bring itself to produce a series version of the closed sports car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Z8 Coup\u00e9 never existed ex works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

That’s why James Bond 007 drove through the Russian winter in a Z8 Roadster, protected only by the padded fabric soft top. In the end, this didn’t help against the saws hanging down from a helicopter. However, one wouldn’t wish such an end on the collector car otherwise. Many customers hoped for a long time for the later series production of the coup\u00e9, but ultimately remained unsuccessful with their inquiries. Now, 21 years after the roadster went into production, there may still be a chance for some interested parties to get their hands on a Z8 Coup\u00e9, even if it isn’t allowed to be called that and isn’t even a real Z8 underneath. Smit Vehicle Engineering took the Z4 Coup\u00e9 (E86) from 2006 as a basis and provides completely new looks with various design changes. Unlike the Z07 Coup\u00e9, the Oletha Prototype features additional rear side windows. An air intake is integrated into the hood. A retractable spoiler sits above the LED taillights. All body parts are made of handcrafted carbon components.<\/p>\n\n\n

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