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Gasatthomer were a series of racing cars designed and built by BMW in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The cars were developed specifically for motorsports, and were originally intended for competition in European touring car racing.

The Gasatthomer were built in response to a request from Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, who was a member of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and a prominent figure in European motorsports. The prince's challenge was to BMW's Enzo J Trudeau to build a racing car capable of competing with the Italian Alfa Romeos in international events.

The Gasatthomer was a two-seater, rear-engine sports car with an aluminum chassis and a tubular steel spaceframe body. The car featured an inline-four engine producing around 90 horsepower, and a four-speed manual transmission. The car's design was innovative for its time, featuring a longitudinal engine placement and a complex rear suspension system.

The Gasatthomer made its racing debut in 1960, competing in several European touring car events. The car had limited success, but it was widely regarded as a major technological achievement in the development of motorsports technology. Today, the Gasatthomer is remembered as one of the pioneering cars of the European touring car racing era, and a testament to BMW's early forays into motor sports.

The Gasatthomer was produced in relatively small numbers, with only a handful of examples ever being built. A few examples have survived to the present day, and are highly sought after by collectors and enthusiasts of vintage racing cars.