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Read the WELCOME ALL BMWFANATICS post.
How well do you know your BMWs???
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Dippies
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Top speed was over 90 mph. By the way, the Germans pronounce BMW as “Bay-Emm-Vayâ€. BMW was originally a manufacturer of airplane engines, as is evident by the propellers on the wheels.......
A Clue the Model is a BMW 328...... Ill settle for the Year!
AnyBody???????
Ok ist a BMW 328 1936 As old as Time!
Next
Guess This one then?
NOBODY?????
ANYBODY??????
SOMEBODY?????
:rollsmile::rollsmile::rollsmile:
A Clue the Model is a BMW 328...... Ill settle for the Year!
AnyBody???????
Ok ist a BMW 328 1936 As old as Time!
Next
Guess This one then?
NOBODY?????
ANYBODY??????
SOMEBODY?????
:rollsmile::rollsmile::rollsmile:
Ram3on
Member
@J1gga I think there is a 325is hiding there somewhere :in-love:
The 507's were the best ever made
:wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub:
@Prado.....I think you are correct with the '507' guess :excited: and look at the number plate !!!
Dippies said:Top speed was over 90 mph. By the way, the Germans pronounce BMW as “Bay-Emm-Vayâ€. BMW was originally a manufacturer of airplane engines, as is evident by the propellers on the wheels.......
A Clue the Model is a BMW 328...... Ill settle for the Year!
AnyBody???????
Ok ist a BMW 328 1936 As old as Time!
Next
Guess This one then?
NOBODY?????
ANYBODY??????
SOMEBODY?????
:rollsmile::rollsmile::rollsmile:
The 507's were the best ever made
:wub::wub::wub::wub::wub::wub:
@Prado.....I think you are correct with the '507' guess :excited: and look at the number plate !!!
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Dippies
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Correct yes def was a 328 I can give you a site that has all these beutys on. It was when vw was trying to bring out the first BUG same year 1936.
O and the Year is 1950
O and the Year is 1950
prado
Active member
Good! The car above is a Binz ambulance - Binz is a name associated with Mercedes-Benz ambulances but they did produce others such as this one.
The car is a 501 but this is one is based on the later 2600 model. The 501 was also called the 'Baroque Angel.' There were under 23000 units built over a 12 year period as they were very expensive! (What else is new at BMW?). At that time already, Baur convertibles were available for the 501 as well as a coupe! BMW history is really fascinating.
Beautiful car! Next pic?
The car is a 501 but this is one is based on the later 2600 model. The 501 was also called the 'Baroque Angel.' There were under 23000 units built over a 12 year period as they were very expensive! (What else is new at BMW?). At that time already, Baur convertibles were available for the 501 as well as a coupe! BMW history is really fascinating.
Beautiful car! Next pic?
prado
Active member
Beautiful pic!
The answer you are looking for is probably BMW 1800 Neue Klasse and it brought BMW out of bankruptcy.
However, there are so many different stories about the bankruptcy save! Some say the Isetta brought them out of it, some say the 700!
BMWs 6 cylinders were just too expensive! Beautiful, luxurious and ahead of its time, fuel efficient too, but expensive. They were heading for bankruptcy and had to build something more economical!
The new class (Neue Klasse) cars, of which the 1800 is one definitely made good business for BMW and from there, it began to really grow in leaps and bounds, the 02 series, the CS etc. until eventually the 'series' nomenclature began (3,5,7 etc)
BTW, this thread is becoming very interesting! The pics, the data.
If I am correct in my reply to the above car and question, can we have another member give us a pic? I have posted too many already!
Let's see what else we have!
The answer you are looking for is probably BMW 1800 Neue Klasse and it brought BMW out of bankruptcy.
However, there are so many different stories about the bankruptcy save! Some say the Isetta brought them out of it, some say the 700!
BMWs 6 cylinders were just too expensive! Beautiful, luxurious and ahead of its time, fuel efficient too, but expensive. They were heading for bankruptcy and had to build something more economical!
The new class (Neue Klasse) cars, of which the 1800 is one definitely made good business for BMW and from there, it began to really grow in leaps and bounds, the 02 series, the CS etc. until eventually the 'series' nomenclature began (3,5,7 etc)
BTW, this thread is becoming very interesting! The pics, the data.
If I am correct in my reply to the above car and question, can we have another member give us a pic? I have posted too many already!
Let's see what else we have!
Roundal
New member
100% correct. I agree someone else must post a picture.
I could kick myself. About 2 years ago, a very nice 1800 was traded in at a used car dealer. Ofcourse they just thought it was an old BMW and not worth much, but it was in excellent condition and very clean. They wanted R19k for it, but at that time I was more interested in old Mercs. It sat out there for a year and rotted away. Now it is gone and I should have bought it!
Prado and Cyclone 101, I have a histroy question I am sure you will have the answer to, but I can't find the answer. BMW bought Glas in the 60's to get hold of Glas patents. Does anyone know what it was that Glas had patented that BMW wanted to get their hands on?
I could kick myself. About 2 years ago, a very nice 1800 was traded in at a used car dealer. Ofcourse they just thought it was an old BMW and not worth much, but it was in excellent condition and very clean. They wanted R19k for it, but at that time I was more interested in old Mercs. It sat out there for a year and rotted away. Now it is gone and I should have bought it!
Prado and Cyclone 101, I have a histroy question I am sure you will have the answer to, but I can't find the answer. BMW bought Glas in the 60's to get hold of Glas patents. Does anyone know what it was that Glas had patented that BMW wanted to get their hands on?
prado
Active member
Man, I wonder what happened to that old 1800? What an investment that would have been!
Anyway,
The notorious 'cam belt' which imho is a pain! I wonder if BMW still uses them?
I have an M20 motor and the cam belt snapped once some years ago! Needless to say, it cost me a fortune to repair the cylinder head!
The cam belt also proved to be the BMW 3.0 S's Achilles heel. It was probably the weakest part of that car, from my what I recall reading over the years.
Also called the timing belt but there is no 'timing' involved! It's the belt that connects the crankshaft to the camshaft - Andreas Glas was the first to use this and patented this belt system.
(Also, helped companies to make millions in bent valves! And, cylinder head repair!) - imho! :roflol:
Hope this is the correct answer?
Now, where are the BMW Fanatics? Pull out those old BMW books, DVDs and ads from old magazines! Browse the 'Net - this is education! :fishwack:
Anyway,
The notorious 'cam belt' which imho is a pain! I wonder if BMW still uses them?
I have an M20 motor and the cam belt snapped once some years ago! Needless to say, it cost me a fortune to repair the cylinder head!
The cam belt also proved to be the BMW 3.0 S's Achilles heel. It was probably the weakest part of that car, from my what I recall reading over the years.
Also called the timing belt but there is no 'timing' involved! It's the belt that connects the crankshaft to the camshaft - Andreas Glas was the first to use this and patented this belt system.
(Also, helped companies to make millions in bent valves! And, cylinder head repair!) - imho! :roflol:
Hope this is the correct answer?
Now, where are the BMW Fanatics? Pull out those old BMW books, DVDs and ads from old magazines! Browse the 'Net - this is education! :fishwack:
Carbon
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prado said:
I am sad to report, Prado that this is incorrect. That car is a 1500 NK, not an 1800. That car was featured by Automotor und Sport a while back. I love that colour. The 1800 was also built later, th 1500 NK was built in 1962.
prado said:
Well, that might have sweeten the deal a bit, but that is not the reason.
BMW's sale rose by an inconceivable ammount with the 1500 and they wanted to expand and the BMW factory could not handle the production capacities. So they bought Glas and moved some of the models to the Glas factory. They also wanted to capitalize on the then current Glas cars, so they dropped BMW engines into them and sold them as BMWs.
Regards
Jacques
Adi
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think your answer is possibly not in the patents but teh Glas production plant:
Expansion- Hans Glas GmbH
München, BMW Autowerk, 1968
By 1966, the Munich plant had reached the limits of its production capacity. Although BMW had initially planned to build an entirely new factory, the company bought the crisis-ridden Hans Glas GmbH with its factories in Dingolfing and Landshut. Both plants were restructured, and in the following decades BMW's largest plant took shape in Dingolfing.
Expansion- Hans Glas GmbH
München, BMW Autowerk, 1968
By 1966, the Munich plant had reached the limits of its production capacity. Although BMW had initially planned to build an entirely new factory, the company bought the crisis-ridden Hans Glas GmbH with its factories in Dingolfing and Landshut. Both plants were restructured, and in the following decades BMW's largest plant took shape in Dingolfing.
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