Vilhuer

Pics from B+B brochure.

Hilton

Wow, seriously short shifter there!

The digital dash is very um.. period. Did it talk? (a friend's father had a Renault 25 in about 1986 that had voice alerts for various things like seatbelt etc. - so not out of the realm of possibility for the time)

Jadz928

That's awesome!

Hans and Paul really need to check this out.
Could really learn a few things here....... of what not to do

Nicole

The electronics development was what killed b+b in the end, so I heard. Supposedly, they tried to become a supplier for digital automotive displays, not just use it for their own tuning. I don't remember where I read that...

blown 87

I can honestly say that I hope that is one 928 that the fuel lines never get changed on.
May it die by fire.

Nicole

^^^ That is harsh!!!

There is a Koenig conversion around here, which has a similar looking notchback set-up. But I don't think its roof is removable.

pcar928fan

I like the convertible treatment, I think they did a good job on that... The dash on the other hand...not so much!

Optimator

Most B+B cars seem to be tuner/custom stuff, which from that time period seems to be often tasteless, or at least very dated looking. However, they did produce the CW311, which was intended to be a Mercedes Benz concept. It was designed by former Porsche designer Eberhard Schulz. I believe it used a 6.3L MB v8, a ZF transaxle and 928 brake and suspension components. It was a pretty radical design when introduced in 1978.



Mercedes liked it enough to let them put the star emblem on it, but was not interested in producing the car. After Schulz parted with B+B, he started Isdera and produced about 30 units in the mid-80's. Here's one that somebody retrofitted with MB badges.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IELHeVXm0cg

James Bailey

Yes for most but not all of us what we like as well as how we behaved as 12 year olds has changed over time !

rexpontius

When I was young I remember I had a Revell 1:24 (believe it was Revell, 90% sure) scale model of the BB 928 Targa.

The rainbow colours of the upholstry especially appealed to me at that time, but then again I was 9 years old or so ;-)

rexpontius

Yep it was indeed Revell:

http://www.revell.de/manual/07218_BB..._928_TARGA.PDF

rexpontius

And some more nice pics:
http://www.briansmodelcars.com/forums/thread/304995

Nicole

It sounds a bit like an early 928, seems to have the 928 style hood lock, and wheel arches out of round.

I am disappointed by the interior - hadn't seen any pictures in a long time. This looks more like a 70ies design with a 60ies steering wheel.

john bono

David Hasselhoff loves that interior:

pcar928fan

I like that crazy Merc car! Reminds me, to a certain extent anyway, of the Vector W8 (I like the W8 and I like it much more than the Merc, but the Merc does have a hint of W8 in it!)