Found this rare car on the way home from one of the Japan car auctions.

It is a BMW 600 made in 1950s.

Door opens up the front!

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It seems about 35,000 of these 4 seater BMW 600 were sold due to apparent competition to the VW beetle.  It had a top speed of 100 kms/hr!  I’d be fearful driving down the autobahn in a BMW 600!