BMW Glas 2000 SA Prototyp, 1970. When BMW took over rival German manufacturer Glas 1966 they inherited a range of models, many of which were direct competitors to BMW's own lineup. Some were rebadged as BMWs, others simply retired. The car that became the 2000 had begun life as the Glas 1700 in 1963, designed by Pietro Frua. BMW discontinued the 1700 on the German market in 1967 however they continued to make CKD kits for the South African market where the cars were facelifted to conform to BMW's design language with the 4-eyed light architecture and the kidney grille. The cars remained in production until the BMW Group took complete control of the South Africa plant in 1974 and the Glas-based models were finally discontinued to be replaced by South African built E12 5-series