APAL Coupe 1200

APAL, standing for 'Application Polyester Armé de Liège' were a Belgian sports car company founded in 1961 by glass-fibre specialist Edmond Pery. The Apal Coupe 1200 was one of his first models and is an attractive coupe with curvaceous styling. In total roughly 150 Apal Coupe's were made, they were based on a VW floorplan and power came from either a 1200 cc Volkswagen aircooled engine or a rarer Porsche power unit was also available. The car pictured here is an early version of the Apal Coupe 1200 restored in 2005 and is owned by Roland Buyse of Belgium.