BMW CS reinterpretation proves retro can be sexy [w/video]
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/conceptcars/" rel="tag">Concept Cars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/timewarp/" rel="tag">Classics</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/design-style/" rel="tag">Design/Style</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-cs-vintage-concept-by-david-obendorfer/"><img alt="BMW CS Vintage Concept" data-credit="David Obendorfer" data-mep="194506" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/1110x749+57+0/resize/628x417!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/2b6291dc79a3480502a0592e4 ffe1bbb/BMW-CS-Concept-David-Obendorfer-002.jpg" /></a><br />
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Designer David Obendorfer doesn't work for <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a>, but perhaps the German automaker should give him a call. His CS Vintage Concept shows a singular ability to understand the brand's classic style and reinterpret it for today. He isn't some amateur, either. Obendorfer has an industrial design degree and has been penning the interiors and exteriors of yachts from the Officina Italiana Design for five years, which counts luxury shipbuilders like Riva and Sanlorenzo among its clients. <a href="http://www.davidobendorfer.com"> His website</a> shows a real passion and knack for modernizing '60s and '70s European cars, too.<br />
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Obendorfer prefers to reimagine classic automotive styles. "Retro cars are not copies of their predecessors or renovated specimens, rather they are carefully studied reconsiderations, strongly rooted in contemporary style," he tells <em>Autoblog</em>. For the CS Vintage Concept, he worked to update the looks of the seminal BMW 2000CS and its <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bmw+e9/">E9</a> chassis while placing them on a modern platform. Obendorfer's inspiration comes from his belief that the later CS models' design is partially responsible for defining BMW styling, with its shark-nose front and four round headlights.<br />
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The CS Vintage Concept's shape starts with a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-cs-vintage-concept-by-david-obendorfer/#photo-2509924">jutting hood and a quartet of LED headlights</a>, but the whole design really <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-cs-vintage-concept-by-david-obendorfer/#photo-2509938">comes together in profile</a>. The Hofmeister Kink at the rear pillar with the BMW Roundel is a nice nod to the originals, yet the proportions still find the perfect fusion of classic and modern. The interior is minimalist, with a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-cs-vintage-concept-by-david-obendorfer/#photo-2509956">vast expanse of wood</a> for the dashboard at first glance, but the latter opens <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-cs-vintage-concept-by-david-obendorfer/#photo-2509955">to expose the car's infotainment system</a>.<br />
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"The design with the four round headlights has proved to be a winning style pattern that BMW has been carrying on for over 35 years," said Obendorfer about his inspiration. Judging by his work shown in the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-cs-vintage-concept-by-david-obendorfer/">gallery above</a> and the <a href="/2014/03/28/bmw-2000-cs-retro-concept-obendorfer-video/#continued">video below</a>, it would appear there's plenty of life left in it, too.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/28/bmw-2000-cs-retro-concept-obendorfer-video/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>BMW CS reinterpretation proves retro can be sexy [w/video]</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/28/bmw-2000-cs-retro-concept-obendorfer-video/">BMW CS reinterpretation proves retro can be sexy [w/video]</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Fri, 28 Mar 2014 19:15:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/28/bmw-2000-cs-retro-concept-obendorfer-video/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20858992/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/03/28/bmw-2000-cs-retro-concept-obendorfer-video/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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