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Narrator: TODAY, ON "HOW IT'S MADE: DREAM CARS,"

THE WIESMANN GT MF5,

TAILOR-MADE TO STICK TO THE ROAD.

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WIESMANN'S PRODUCTION FACILITY IS LOCATED IN NORTHWEST GERMANY.

THE BUILDING'S DESIGN

EVEN INCORPORATES THE BRAND'S GECKO LOGO.

BROTHERS MARTIN AND FRIEDHELM WIESMANN

INTRODUCED THEIR FIRST PROTOTYPE, A ROADSTER,

WHEN THE COMPANY MADE ITS DEBUT.

SINCE THE COMPANY'S LAUNCH, THE WIESMANN BRAND

HAS ADDED A NUMBER OF NEW, CONCEPTUAL, AND RACE-READY CARS

TO THE LINEUP,

GARNERING INTERNATIONAL PRAISE.

FIRST PRODUCED IN 2003,

THE GT MF4 ROADSTER IS A SHINING EXAMPLE

OF THE SMALL YET ECLECTIC ARRAY OF VEHICLES

THAT EXUDE POWER, REFRESHING DESIGN, AND ELEGANCE.

THE PREDECESSOR TO GT MF4 AND 5 WAS THE ACCLAIMED MF3,

DISCONTINUED AFTER AN 18-YEAR RUN

THAT STARTED IN 1993.

THIS COMMEMORATIVE MODEL IS POWERED

BY A 3.2-LITER, 6-CYLINDER ENGINE

THAT OUTPUTS 338 HORSEPOWER.

IT CAN GO FROM ZERO TO 60 IN 4.9 SECONDS

WITH A TOP SPEED OF 158 MILES PER HOUR.

ANYONE WHO GETS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE WIESMANN GT MF5

WILL IMMEDIATELY NOTICE

THAT IT'S A CHARISMATIC AND POWERFUL CAR,

BOASTING WIDE, SWEEPING WHEEL CASINGS

AND A LOW-CROUCHING BODY.

IT MAKES ANY DRIVER FEEL CONNECTED TO THE ROAD

WITH AN IMPRESSION OF UNLIMITED ENGINE POWER

AT THE TIP OF YOUR FINGERS.

THE ALUMINUM MONOCOQUE CHASSIS

IS COMPOSED OF 111 PARTS

COATED WITH CATHODIC DIP PAINTING,

WHICH ARE BONDED WITH STAINLESS-STEEL RIVETS

AND POLYURETHANE ADHESIVE.

A TECHNICIAN INSTALLS A REACTIVE ADHESIVE

IN AND AROUND THE CHASSIS.

THE ADHESIVE IS DESIGNED TO GLUE TOGETHER METALLIC PARTS.

THE GLUE REQUIRES CURING FOR 24 HOURS

AT ABOUT 70 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

PUSHING THE CHASSIS PARTS CLOSER TOGETHER,

THE TECHNICIAN INSERTS STAINLESS-STEEL RIVETS

TO PERMANENTLY FASTEN THE CHASSIS.

TO SOLIDIFY THE EXPANSIVE BOLTS,

THE TECHNICIAN USES A SERVO-DRIVEN TOOL

FOR UNCOMPROMISED REPEATABILITY

AND QUALITY OF WATER-TIGHT JOINTS.

IN ANOTHER SECTION OF THE FACTORY,

FIBERGLASS PARTS SUCH AS THE ENGINE COVER ARE BUILT.

A TECHNICIAN USES A SMALL PAINT ROLLER

TO APPLY THE PRIMARY LAYER OF GEL COAT INTO A PANEL MOLD.

GEL COAT IS A HARD POLYESTER RESIN COATING

THAT IS APPLIED

TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH, GLOSSY, PROTECTIVE SURFACE.

USING A WET FILM THICKNESS GAUGE,

THE TECHNICIAN MEASURES THE GEL COAT IN MICRONS

FOR PRECISION.

A TECHNICIAN USES A SMALL FOAM PAINT ROLLER

TO COVER THE NON-WOVEN FIBERGLASS LAYER

IN TWO TO THREE COATS OF POLYESTER RESIN.

EACH FIBERGLASS LAYER IS VERY THIN

AND SPREAD OVER THE RESIN LAYER AND MOLD.

THE FIBER SHEETS MAY LOOK FRAGILE,

BUT THEY ARE STRONGER THAN STEEL

AND WILL NOT STRETCH, BURN, OR ROT.

FIBERGLASS IS ALSO EXTREMELY LIGHTWEIGHT,

MAKING IT AN IDEAL CHOICE

FOR A SPORTS CAR'S BODY SHELL AND MANY PARTS.

HE APPLIES ANOTHER LAYER OF FIBERGLASS FABRIC WITH RESIN

AND BRUSHES THEM INTO THE MOLD'S CAVITIES.

HE CONTINUES TO APPLY THE FIBERGLASS FABRIC WITH A ROLLER,

REMOVING ANY AIR BUBBLES.

ONCE COMPLETE,

THE FIBERGLASS COVER SITS TO DRY.

THE FIBERGLASS COVER'S MADE UP

OF FLEXIBLE, NON-WOVEN FIBERGLASS,

FIBERGLASS MAT,

AND TWO LAYERS OF FIBERGLASS FABRIC.

THE TECHNICIAN FLIPS THE MOLD OVER TO INSPECT BOTH SIDES,

ENSURING ACCURACY, QUALITY CONTROL,

AND COMPLETE SMOOTHNESS.

FABRICATED IN THE SAME METHOD AS THE ENGINE COVER,

THE DASHBOARD IS MADE OF FIBERGLASS

AND IS ESSENTIAL TO THE VEHICLE'S COCKPIT,

WITH DEDICATED CLUSTERS FOR OPERATIONS INDICATORS,

AN AUDIO SYSTEM, AND CLIMATE-CONTROL GAUGES.

A TECHNICIAN SAWS AWAY THE UNNECESSARY FIBERGLASS PIECES

USING A HANDHELD VACUUM SAW.

USING A VARIETY OF HOLE-CUTTING SAWS,

THE TECHNICIAN CREATES MULTIPLE HOLES

FOR THE INSTALLATION OF INDICATORS AND BUTTONS

LIKE THE SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, FUEL MONITOR,

AND PUSH-START BUTTON.

ESSENTIAL TO THE CREATION OF THE REAR BODY SHELL IS ITS MOLD.

MADE OF FIBERGLASS, IT WEIGHS ABOUT 440 POUNDS

AND TOOK TWO WEEKS TO CONSTRUCT.

IN ANOTHER AREA,

TWO WORKERS PUT A STRIP OF FOAM MATERIAL

WRAPPED IN TWO LAYERS OF FIBERGLASS WITHIN THE MOLD

MADE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A CONVERTIBLE'S WINDSCREEN.

NEXT, A TECHNICIAN LAYS DOWN A BONDING GLUE

BETWEEN THE LIME-COLORED FOAM AND THE WINDSCREEN MOLD,

AS WELL AS ON THE EDGES.

THE WORKERS LOAD A MATCHING COMPONENT

ONTO THE BOTTOM FIBERGLASS MOLD

AND ADD A LITTLE PRESSURE TO SET IT IN PLACE.

THEY POSITION F-CLAMPS TO HOLD THE COMPOSITE MOLD IN POSITION.

THE MOLD REMAINS STATIONARY

AS IT CURES FOR 24 HOURS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE

BEFORE A HEAT-CURING TREATMENT.

WHEN THE WINDSCREEN FRAME IS REMOVED FROM THE MOLD,

IT WILL STAND IN A CURING ROOM FOR TWO DAYS.

AT A SEPARATE PAINT SHOP,

WORKERS SAND, GRIND, AND CONDITION

THE FRONT-END BODY SHELL,

SMOOTHING AND PREPARING THE SURFACE FOR FRESH PAINT.

IN A NEIGHBORING ROOM,

A PAINT TECHNICIAN

CAUTIOUSLY APPLIES A COAT OF PAINT TO THE PANEL.

THE CLEAR COAT IS A GLOSSY AND TRANSPARENT COATING

THAT FORMS THE FINAL INTERFACE WITH THE ENVIRONMENT.

IT'S DURABLE ENOUGH TO RESIST ABRASION

AND CHEMICALLY STABLE ENOUGH TO WITHSTAND U.V. LIGHT.

ANOTHER TECHNICIAN SANDS AND POLISHES THE SURFACE

FOR FURTHER SMOOTHNESS AND BEAUTIFICATION.

HE ALSO APPLIES A RUBBING COMPOUND

FORMULATED FOR THE PAINTED PANEL,

WHICH WILL GIVE IT A NEAR-PERFECT GLOSSY FINISH.

USING A SOFT, PLIABLE CLOTH, HE WIPES THE SURFACE CLEAN

WHERE THE FRONT END OF THIS WIESMANN SPORTS CAR

BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE AND SHINE.

Narrator: WIESMANN USES THE IMAGE OF A GECKO LIZARD

TO PORTRAY A SYMBOL OF QUALITY AND EXCELLENCE.

GECKOS ARE VOCAL REPTILES WITH ADHESIVE PADS ON THEIR FEET.

FOR WIESMANN, THEIR CARS STICK TO THE ROAD

LIKE GECKOS TO A WALL.

NO SPORTS CAR IS COMPLETE

WITHOUT A BADGE OR HOOD ORNAMENT,

WHICH ADDS MYSTIQUE TO ITS IDENTITY.

HERE'S HOW THIS AUTOMAKER'S LITTLE LIZARD IS MADE.

AT A PRIMARY STATION,

A TECHNICIAN REMOVES A GECKO EMBLEM MADE OF A WAX COMPOSITION

FROM A HIGH-DENSITY FOAM MOLD.

AT AN ADJACENT WORK TABLE,

A TECHNICIAN ATTACHES THE GECKO-SHAPED WAX FIGURINE

TO A CASTING TREE,

GROUPING IT WITH OTHER STATUETTES.

AFTER BEING MOVED INTO A SMALL, PERFORATED FLASK,

THE CASTING-TREE FLASK

IS PLACED INTO A LARGE CONTAINMENT CYLINDER

OF A CERAMIC MIXER MACHINE.

A WORKER UNLOADS A PAIL FULL OF CERAMIC POWDER

INTO THE UPPER PROCESSING CONTAINER.

THE LARGE CONTAINER IS MOVED OVER THE FLASKS

AND CLAMPED SHUT.

THE CONTAINER IS COVERED WITH A PLEXIGLASS CAP

WHILE A LARGE STIRRING ARM BEGINS CHURNING THE POWDER

WITHIN THE LARGE CHAMBER.

IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME,

THE MIXER PRODUCES A HOMOGENEOUS SUBSTANCE.

WHEN THE MIXING IS COMPLETE,

THE TECHNICIAN RELEASES THE LARGE CONTAINER.

THIS REVEALS THE FLASK FILLED WITH THE CERAMIC POWDER,

CREATING A CRUCIBLE INTERLACED WITH THE WAX CASTING TREE.

NEXT IS THE LOST WAX CASTING PROCESS.

A TECHNICIAN DEPOSITS SMALL INGOTS OF BRASS

INTO THE MELTING CHAMBER

OF A VACUUM-PRESSURED CASTING MACHINE.

THE TECHNICIAN CLOSES THE CHAMBER COVER,

WHERE IT HEATS TO BE FILLED WITH A CASTING METAL.

THE BRASS INGOTS ARE MIXED AND MELTED

AT 1,650 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

IN THE MEANTIME,

THE TECHNICIAN USES TONGS TO PLACE THE PERFORATED FLASK

INTO THE LOWER VACUUM CHAMBER.

HE PLACES A FILLING CONE OVER THE FLASK

AND SLIDES THE VACUUM CHAMBER UNDERNEATH THE MELTING CHAMBER.

IN THE CASTING PROCESS,

THE CERAMIC CRUCIBLE IS SET UNDER PRESSURE

AND THE FLASK UNDER VACUUM.

THE WAX CASTING TREE IS MELTED AWAY,

LEAVING GECKO-SHAPED MOLDS WITHIN THE CRUCIBLE.

THE DIFFERENCE OF PRESSURE LEADS THE LIQUID BRASS METAL

INTO THE FINEST RAMIFICATIONS OF THE CRUCIBLE

AND INTO THE EMBLEM'S FORM.

ONCE THE CASTING PROCESS IS COMPLETE,

THE METAL COOLS FOR THREE MINUTES.

AFTERWARD, THE TECHNICIAN OPENS THE VACUUM CHAMBER

AND MOVES THE FLASK TO ANOTHER WORKBENCH

FOR THE WASHING CYCLE.

AFTER A FEW MINUTES IN A SMALL, HIGH-PRESSURE WASHING UNIT,

THE CERAMIC LAYER IS RINSED TO REVEAL THE BRASS CASTING TREE.

USING A STATIONARY POWER SAW,

EACH EMBLEM IS REMOVED FROM THE CASTING TREE

AND PLACED ONTO A PRODUCTION TRAY FOR FURTHER PROCESSING.

A TECHNICIAN GRINDS THE EMBLEM AGAINST A MOTORIZED SANDER

TO REMOVE ANY EXCESS MATERIAL,

CREATING A SMOOTH AND EVEN FINISH ALONG THE EDGES.

USING A HANDHELD GRINDER,

HE REMOVES MORE EXCESS MATERIAL WITH METICULOUS DELICACY,

GETTING AT HARD-TO-REACH PLACES.

AFTERWARD, THE BRASS EMBLEM IS POLISHED

ON ALL ENDS AND EVERY EDGE, OFFERING A STRONG GLOW.

BUT FOR A MORE POLISHED LOOK,

THE EMBLEM IS CHROME-PLATED LATER ON.

MANUFACTURED BY HAND AND RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE CAR

ARE THE WIRE HARNESSES,

WHICH IS AN ASSEMBLY OF CABLES

THAT RELAY SIGNALS OR ELECTRICAL POWER

TO A VARIETY OF COMPONENTS.

A SPECIALIST CREATES THE ELECTRIC WORK FROM SCRATCH

USING A LARGE ASSEMBLY BOARD WITH NAILS

TO MEASURE WIRING LENGTH AND ACCURATE POSITIONING.

HIS TASK OF SELECTING THE PROPER WIRES

WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO THE CONTROL OF FUNCTIONS

LIKE STARTING THE ENGINE, LIGHTING, METERS,

AND OTHER VEHICLE DEVICES.

CREATING THE WIRE HARNESS FOR ONE VEHICLE

TAKES FOUR DAYS OF ASSEMBLY

DUE TO THE MANY DIFFERENT PRODUCTION PROCESSES INVOLVED.

THE WIRES ARE COMPOSED OF COPPER WITH PLASTIC COVERINGS

AND HAVE A HEAT RESISTANCE OF AROUND 210 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

THE HARNESS IS ASSEMBLED ONTO A PIN BOARD

ACCORDING TO THE DESIGN SPECIFICATION.

AFTER FITTING ANY PROTECTIVE SLEEVES OR CONDUIT,

THE HARNESS IS SHIPPED TO ANOTHER WORK STATION

TO BE FITTED INTO THE VEHICLE.

IN TOTAL, THE WIESMANN GT MF5 WIRE HARNESS

IS COMPOSED OF 587 WIRES

WITH A TOTAL LENGTH OF 3,800 FEET.

Narrator: MANUFACTURER-APPROVED COWHIDES

BOUGHT FROM CERTIFIED CATTLE HERDS

ARE USED FOR THE COCKPIT OF THE WIESMANN GT MF5.

FIVE TO SIX HIDES ARE USED TO CREATE THE 100 LEATHER PIECES

REQUIRED TO FURNISH ONE DASHING INTERIOR.

IN THE UPHOLSTERY SECTION OF THE FACTORY,

COCKPIT LEATHER COLOR IS CHOSEN ACCORDING TO CUSTOMER CHOICE,

WITH 4,000 COMBINATIONS OFFERED.

ON THIS UPHOLSTERY WORK TABLE,

A LEATHER WORKER CHECKS THE MATERIAL

AND IDENTIFIES ANY IMPERFECTIONS WITH A WAX MARKER.

ANY DAMAGED AREAS ARE CIRCLED AND ELIMINATED FROM THE PROCESS.

HE PLACES A THIN CARDBOARD CUTTING TEMPLATE

ONTO THE LEATHER MATERIAL

AND TRACES AROUND AND AWAY FROM ANY DAMAGED AREAS

TO MAXIMIZE THE USE OF THE MATERIAL.

EVERY STEP IS DONE CAREFULLY BY HAND,

USING A SERIES OF TRADITIONAL

AND HIGH-QUALITY LEATHER-WORKING HAND TOOLS.

USING TRIMMER SHEARS,

THE LEATHER WORKER CUTS THE STENCILED LEATHER

INTO ITS PROPER PORTION SIZE.

USING TRIMMER SHEARS

IS QUITE UNCOMMON IN AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING,

SINCE MOST CAR MAKERS

USE AUTOMATED CUTTING MACHINES OVER CONVENTIONAL TOOLS.

THIS STEP IS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES,

CREATING VARIOUS HANDCRAFTED TRIM SECTIONS.

ONCE ALL THE LEATHER MATERIAL IS CUT,

CERTAIN SECTIONS ARE PLACED

UNDER A FABRIC STAMP-PUNCH MACHINE,

WHICH STAMPS THE AUTOMAKER'S STYLIZED GECKO LOGO

INTO THE LEATHER.

THE STAMP WILL SOON RECEIVE COMPLEMENTING STITCHING

WITHIN THE IMPRINT TO ILLUSTRATE THE EDGY ICON.

WHEN THE CUT PIECES OF THE LEATHER MATERIAL

HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED FROM THE CUTTING TABLE,

THEY ARE BROUGHT TO A SEAMSTRESS STATION.

HERE IS WHERE THE PRECUT PIECES

ARE SEWN TOGETHER WITH DOUBLE STITCHING

TO CONFORM TO THE DESIGN OF THE TRIM FRAMES

AND THEIR FIBERGLASS COMPONENTS.

EVERY PIECE OF LEATHER IS METICULOUSLY STITCHED,

PADDED, AND QUILTED TO MATCH ANY CONSUMER'S DESIRE.

WHEN IT COMES TO THE LEATHER WORK FOR THE CAR'S COCKPIT,

THERE IS AN IMPRESSIVE CHOICE OF MORE THAN 400 TYPES OF LEATHER

IN EVERY POSSIBLE COLOR AND FINISH,

ALONG WITH THE INCORPORATION OF COLOR-COORDINATED STITCHING.

AT A WORK TABLE IN THE UPHOLSTERY SHOP,

A TECHNICIAN SPRAYS A HIGH-STRENGTH ADHESIVE

ONTO UPHOLSTERY FOAM

AND THE LOWER SECTION OF THE CENTER STACKS FRAME.

HE PLACES A PIECE OF UPHOLSTERY FOAM ONTO THE FRAME

AND REMOVES ANY UNNECESSARY EXTRA PIECES

WITH A CUTTING BLADE.

HE THEN TRACES AN OUTLINE

USING A BLACK MARKER AND CARDBOARD TEMPLATE.

IN THIS STEP, THE LEATHER IS MATCHED

TO THE CORRESPONDING SECTIONS OF THE INTERIOR.

USING A HIGH-TEMPERATURE-RESISTANT GLUE,

HE BRUSHES THE GLUE ONTO THE FOAM

AND UNDERNEATH THE LEATHER MATERIAL.

AFTER THE LEATHER IS APPLIED TO THE FOAM AND FRAME,

HE USES A SETTING TOOL

TO FURTHER AFFIX THE STITCHED COMPONENTS.

MORE GLUE IS APPLIED UNDERNEATH THE LEATHER PIECES

FOR ADHESION TO THE FRAME.

THE TECHNICIAN WORKS METICULOUSLY

TO FIT THE LEATHER PATTERN AGAINST THE FRAME

BEFORE THE GLUE DRIES.

HE CONTINUOUSLY SMOOTHES THE LEATHER BY HAND

TO FIT THE PIECES INTO PLACE.

USING A SETTING TOOL,

HE PRESSES THE LEATHER INTO GROOVES OF THE PANEL.

HE ADDS MORE GLUE ONTO THE FOAM.

ONCE THE GLUE IS APPLIED TO ALL PERTINENT AREAS,

THE TECHNICIAN LOWERS THE REMAINING PIECES OF LEATHER

ONTO THE FRAME

WHILE MATCHING THE COMPONENTS FOR A PERFECT FIT.

HE ALSO CHECKS THE EDGES FOR PERFECT ALIGNMENT.

ONCE THE WIESMANN GT MF5's LEATHER

IS FITTED ONTO THE FRAME,

IT IS POLISHED AND READIED FOR MORE.

Narrator: WHAT MAKES THE WIESMANN GT MF5

A GREAT SUPERCAR?

HOW ABOUT THE USAGE OF A LIGHTWEIGHT ALUMINUM CHASSIS?

MAYBE STATE-OF-THE-ART INTERNAL PARTS

AND HANDMADE CONSTRUCTION?

PERHAPS THE RUNNING GEAR

MADE BY SUPPLIERS LIKE BMW, FOR STARTERS?

WORKERS CONSTANTLY FORGE AHEAD,

ASSEMBLING EVERYTHING FROM THE MONOCOQUE ALUMINUM CHASSIS

TO THE INSTALLATION OF THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE RUNNING GEAR.

ANOTHER BMW CONTRIBUTION TO THIS AMAZING SUPERCAR

IS THE SUSPENSION SYSTEM.

IT'S EQUIPPED WITH ALUMINUM DOUBLE-WISHBONE SUSPENSION,

ALONG WITH PERFORMANCE COIL SPRINGS

AND ANTI-ROLL BARS.

TWO WORKERS LIFT IN POSITION THE TRANSMISSION UNIT

ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK.

THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM IS MANUALLY BOLTED

ONTO THE ENGINE BLOCK USING A LARGE RATCHET.

PROVIDED BY BMW,

THIS V-8 TWIN-SCROLL, TWIN-TURBO ENGINE

DELIVERS 555 HORSEPOWER

AND RUSHES FROM ZERO TO 60 MILES AN HOUR

IN JUST 3.9 SECONDS.

AS A PERK, CUSTOMERS CAN WITNESS ANY STAGE OF ASSEMBLY,

LIKE THE INSTALLATION OF THE TURBO-CHARGED ENGINE.

WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF AN AIR HOIST,

A WORKER LOWERS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY

INTO THE FRONTAL SECTION OF THE VEHICLE'S FRAME,

WHILE ANOTHER WORKER BELOW THE VEHICLE

AIDS IN INSTALLING THE MAJOR COMPONENT.

THE MAJOR COMPONENT ALSO HAPPENS TO BE

THE SAME MOTOR USED IN BMW's HIGH-PERFORMANCE EXECUTIVE CARS,

THE M5 AND THE M6 COUPé.

BIT BY BIT, RUNNING-GEAR PARTS ARE ATTACHED,

LIKE THE AIR-INTAKE CHAMBER AND AIR FILTERS.

A TECHNICIAN APPLIES A STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE

ONTO THE BACK END OF THE CHASSIS COCKPIT SECTION

BEFORE THE ADDITIONAL BODY-SHELL COMPONENT IS DELIVERED.

IT TAKES FOUR WORKERS

TO LIFT AND MANEUVER THE CAR'S REAR BODY SHELL

AND SLIDE IT ONTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE'S CHASSIS.

A TECHNICIAN SECURES AND FASTENS THE BODY PARTS TO THE CHASSIS.

NEXT, HE CARRIES THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR

AND MANUALLY FASTENS THE UPPER AND LOWER HINGES

TO THE MAIN BODY USING A SCREWDRIVER.

AFTERWARD, HE INSTALLS THE DOOR'S ELECTRICAL WIRING

FOR MULTIPLE DOOR FUNCTIONS INTO ITS PROPER PORTALS.

A TECHNICIAN MANUALLY INSTALLS THE STEERING WHEEL

AND ITS ACCOMPANYING WIRING,

USING A RATCHET TO CONNECT THE WHEEL TO THE STEERING COLUMN.

ALMOST READY FOR INSTALLATION TO THE CHASSIS,

THE FRONT BODY SHELL REQUIRES A FEW FINAL ELEMENTS,

INCLUDING THE CHROME-PLATED GECKO EMBLEM.

A TECHNICIAN INSTALLS THE HOOD ORNAMENT IN A SNAP.

ANOTHER ITEM THAT COMPLETES THE IDENTITY OF THE CAR

IS THE CHROME GRILLE.

ONE WORKER HOLDS IT IN PLACE,

WHILE ANOTHER ATTACHES IT TO THE BODY SHELL.

THE WORKERS MOVE THE FRONTAL BODY PANEL TO THE CHASSIS

TO ADD TO THE VEHICLE'S ASSEMBLY.

EVERYTHING IS TRANSPORTED MANUALLY,

AS THE FACTORY DOESN'T USE TRANSFER BELTS

OR SPECIALIZED ROBOTS.

THE LEATHER WORKERS PERFECT EVERY ROADSTER

BY CONTRIBUTING TO THE HANDMADE CONVERTIBLE ROOF.

THIS FACTORY PRODUCES FOUR CARS A WEEK

AND ROUGHLY 180 PER YEAR,

WITH 60 WORKERS

SPENDING UP TO 350 HOURS ON ONE VEHICLE AT A TIME.

THE WIESMANN GT MF5 HAS A FUTURISTIC-YET-CLASSIC DESIGN.

THE ENGINEERS DEVELOPED

A LIGHTWEIGHT, HIGH-PERFORMANCE VEHICLE

THAT IS GRIPPING IN BOTH THE LOOKS DEPARTMENT

AND IN THE FAST LANE.

THE VEHICLES OF THE WIESMANN LINEUP

ARE STRIKINGLY ROBUST, EXTREMELY EXTRAVAGANT,

AND UNFORGETTABLE.

WITH A WINNING FORMULA OF SUPREME BMW ENGINES

WITH LIGHTWEIGHT FIBERGLASS BODIES,

THESE UNIQUE-LOOKING SUPERCARS

ARE MADE TO STICK TO THE ROAD EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.

LESS THAN 30 YEARS YOUNG,

THIS GERMAN AUTOMAKER CONTINUES TO MANUFACTURE HANDMADE VEHICLES

THAT CATER TO DRIVERS

LOOKING FOR THE BEST AND RAREST OF MODERN SUPERCARS.

IT'S FINE ART ON WHEELS,

ESTABLISHING WIESMANN AND THEIR CARS

AS ONE OF THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME.