GTC #11 SOLVED: Wiesmann Roadster #001

[Allemano]

Okay, won't complain...

[DHoffmann]

Okay, won't complain...

Nothing wrong with healthy discussion, and you never know when you learn something new. 

[Allemano]

But you don't know which powerplant was put in the 001?

[DHoffmann]

But you don't know which powerplant was put in the 001?

2.3 litre with 143 hp.

[Allemano]

BMW 323i, E21 

[DHoffmann]

BMW 323i, E21 

I didn't actually think of looking at BMW engine stats... Touche! As I said, you never know when you learn something new 

The info board with the car said Einzelstuck with the engine, so I presumed that it wasn't BMW related. Could perhaps refer to the fact that this is the only Wiesmann with that engine or something?

[Allemano]

It was another guess without reliability, but it's probable.
E21 323i had exactly these specifications. (1975-1983)

The first production cars of Wiesmann got stronger BMW engines with 170HP (MF25) respectively 211HP (MF35).
So, the prototype seemed to be a bit powerless!

[DHoffmann]

It was another guess without reliability, but it's probable.
E21 323i had exactly these specifications. (1975-1983)

Yeah it quite possibly could be. Or a combination of both, a modified version of that engine or something.

[Arunas]

A Wiesmann prototype? 

Gah! I was trying to avoid giving too much away.

This is Wiesmann Roadster #001 from 1987, built 5 years before the first production roadster.

GRRRRRREATT

[Otto Puzzell]

Was it designed by Dusty Bonnet?

I actually made a search for a designer by the name of Dusty Bonnet, then it clicked. 

Glad to add a chuckle to your day.