BMW Art Car Miniatures in Romania

Romanian musician shares his passion for BMW Art Cars

From March 2009 – Reporter Tudor Raiciu of Auto Evolution captures a collection of miniature BMW Art Cars in a Bucharest library. According to the photographer, the 1:18 scale diecast models are the property of musician and BMW fan Mani Gutau.

When asked how long he has been passionate about cars, Mr. Gutau replied:

“That’s a question I can easily answer. When I was a little kid I used to trade plastic horses for radio-controlled cars. I was pretty persuasive, which would bring a whole committee of mums and dads at my parents’ door, asking desperately for their children’s toys back. Later on, when I was in my first grade, taking violin lessons at some pioneer’s club I peaked at some kart and all of a sudden, the violin fell to the status of the reason why I used to leave home: to watch an engine and a man who would ride outside that beautiful car I never got as a present, no matter how hard I tried to convince my folks. The miniature collection materialized after I played with big cars for a long time and I thought I’d like to have on my desk all those nice memories of the ones I already drove, plus those sweet dreams of the beautiful ones I will surely drive …”