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BMW 328

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image1937 BMW 328 in Green, front left (Greenwich 2025).jpg
nameBMW 328
manufacturerBMW
production1936–1940
464 produced
assemblyGermany: Eisenach
predecessorBMW 319/1
successorBMW 507
classSports car
body_styleroadster
layoutFR layout
engine1,971 cc M328 I6
transmission4-speed manual
wheelbase2400 mm
length3900 mm
width1550 mm
height1400 mm
weight830 kg
relatedBMW 319/1 (steering and suspension)
BMW 326 (brakes, engine block)
designerPeter Szymanowski
Fritz Fiedler
Alfred Böning
Alex von Falkenhausen
Ernst Loof
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the BMW 328 sports car of 1936–1940

464 produced BMW 326 (brakes, engine block) Fritz Fiedler Alfred Böning Alex von Falkenhausen Ernst Loof

The BMW 328 was a sports car produced by BMW from 1936 to 1940. Its body design is credited to Peter Szymanowski, who became BMW chief of design after World War II (although technically the car was designed by Fritz Fiedler).

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Awards

In 1999 the BMW 328 was named one of 25 finalists for Car of the Century by a worldwide panel of automotive journalists.

Motorsports

The 328 was introduced at the Eifelrennen race at the Nürburgring in 1936, where Ernst Henne drove it to victory in the 2.0-litre class. The 328 had more than 100 class wins in 1937, including the RAC Tourist Trophy, the Österreichische Alpenfahrt, and the La Turbie hillclimb. In 1938, the 328 won its class at the RAC Tourist Trophy, the Alpine Rally, and the Mille Miglia.

The 328 won the RAC Rally in 1939 and came in fifth overall and first in class in the 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Frank Pratt won the 1948 Australian Grand Prix driving a 328.

Mille Miglia

In 1938, BMW 328 became a class winner in Mille Miglia.

In 1940, the Mille Miglia Touring Coupé won the Mille Miglia with an average speed of 166.7 km/h.

In 2004, the BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring Coupé became the first car to win both the Mille Miglia (1940) and the modern-day classical version of the race.

Production

After the Second World War, the manufacturing plant in Eisenach where the 328 had been built found itself in the Soviet occupation zone, and automobile manufacturing in Eisenach would follow a state-directed path until German Reunification in 1989.

Influence on Bristol

One of the Mille Miglia 328s (disguised as a Frazer Nash) and BMW's technical plans for the car were taken from the bombed BMW factory by English representatives from the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Frazer Nash companies. Fiedler, the BMW engineer, was persuaded to come, too. Bristol Cars was set up to build complete cars, called Bristols, and would also supply engines to Frazer Nash for all their post-war cars. The first Bristol car, the 400, was heavily based on the BMW plans. This Bristol engine was also an option in AC cars, before the V8-engined Cobra.

Notes

References

References

  1. Norbye, p.47
  2. "BMW 328 - The Legendary Roadster". Bmwccn.no.
  3. Norbye, p.48
  4. [[#Noakes. Noakes]], p. 31
  5. [[#Norbye. Norbye]], pp. 66–67
  6. [[#Noakes. Noakes]], p. 35
  7. "1939 Miscellaneous Rallies".
  8. [[#Norbye. Norbye]], p. 67
  9. [[#Norbye. Norbye]], p. 68
  10. Evans, Tom. "Revealed:new BMW Mille Miglia!". Cars.uk.msn.com.
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