Glas 1204

Manufacturer	Hans Glas GmbH
Production	coupé Jan 1963 – October 1965 saloon January 1963 – December 1967 cabriolet January 1963 – July 1967 estate September 1966 – 1967/1968
Produced	16,902
Assembly	Dingolfing
Class	Motor Car
Body style	coupé, saloon, cabriolet, kombi limousine (estate)
Layout	FR layout
Engine	4-cylinder in-line 1204: 1189 cc
Transmission	4-speed manual all-synchromesh
Wheelbase	2,100 mm (83 in)
Length	3,835 mm (151.0 in)
Width	1,500 mm (59 in)
Height	saloon & estate: 1,370 mm (54 in) coupe & cabriolet: 1,355 mm (53.3 in)

 The Glas 1204 is a small two-door, four-seater automobile produced by Hans Glas GmbH at Dingolfing Germany.

History

In January 1963, Glas presented the new sedan with 39 kW (53 hp) and immediately followed up with the coupé and convertible with the larger engine. The full four-seater arrived in January with the 1204 which had its cylinder stroke extended from 61 mm to 73 mm, to give an engine capacity of 1,189 cc and claimed maximum power of 39 kW (53 PS) at 5,100 rpm with the original 1 Solex 32 P ICB downdraft carburettor. The larger engine car was also offered as a coupé and as a cabriolet.

The vehicles occupied a special position in automobile construction at the time due to the first use of a series-produced engine with a toothed belt to drive the camshaft as well as their shape. It soon became clear that middle-class customers expected a car with four full-size seats. So, the coupe was expanded into a two-door sedan. In order to maintain performance despite the higher weight, the water-cooled engine with cast iron cylinder block and light alloy cylinder head was enlarged to 1189 cm³ using a crankshaft with a modified stroke (73 mm) Front 4-stroke engine 4 cylinders in line the  bore and stroke 2.83 x 2.87 in, 72 x 73 mm with compression ratio of 8.3:1 

Performance:
max power (DIN) 53 hp at 5100 rpm
max torque (DIN) 66 1b ft, 9.1 kgm at 2000 rpm
max number of engine rpm 5500
specific power 47 hp/l

1204 TS 

From November 1963 more powerful version was offered. The 1.2 litre engine 51 kW (70 hp) at 5750 rpm; maximum torque: 9.5 mkp (93 Nm) at 4200 rpm. This meant that the vehicles reached a top speed of 160 km/h, a value that put them close to Porsche and Alfa-Romeo-Sports car brought. The Engine capacity 72.72 cu in, 1,189 cu cm with 9.2
compression ratio and 2 Solex carburettors. Front disc brakes. Transverse linkage bar on front suspension. Max speed 99.4 mph, 160 km/h.The 1204 TS accelerated from a standstill to 100 km/h in 11.9 seconds. The consumption determined in the test was 10.9 litres/100 km. The front disc brakes were now standard and were said to have “good deceleration values ​​with low pedal force”. With the 1204 TS, Glas offered a sporty and well-equipped car for 6,980 DM (May 1964) that was otherwise only available in the price range around 10,000 DM and higher.

In 1964 the Glas 1204 TS achieved motorsport success. Among other things, with Gerhard Bodmer at the wheel, he came eighth in the overall ranking of the 86 cars that started in the 500 km race at the Nürburgring and won the touring car class up to 1300 cm³ with an average speed of 112.2 km/h. Bodmer/Schmidt were equally successful at the 24-hour race at Spa-Francorchamps; Here too, they achieved eighth place in the overall ranking (average of 143.791 km/h) and finished the competition as class winners ahead of Lambrechts/Mombaerts (also Glas 1204 TS), who came twelfth in the overall ranking.While the other variants were discontinued in December 1967 at the latest, the CL models were manufactured until April 1968, most recently under BMW management.

Dimensions 

• Sedan and CL: length 3835 mm, width 1500 mm, height 1370 mm, wheelbase 2100 mm
• Coupé and convertible: length 3835 mm, width 1500 mm, height 1355 mm, wheelbase 2100 mm

Production figures 

• 1204 Sedan + 1204 TS Sedan: 14,392 built
• S 1204 Coupé + S 1204 TS Coupé: 2,463 built
• S 1204 Cabriolet + S 1204 TS Cabriolet: 47 built