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The white-blue barrel organ - BMW 700 in the (historical) test

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Created on August 2, 2022

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Heinz Kranz

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BMW 700 Sedan (1961) - pretty test car

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BMW 700 (1961) - the family outing in a small BMW

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BMW LS (1963) - above-average space and amazing driving performance

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BMW 700 Coupé (1959) - pretty little car

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BMW 700 Sedan (1959) - exhibited at the 1959 Frankfurt International Motor Show

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BMW 700 LS (1962) at the Geneva Motor Show - with extended wheelbase and more interior space

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BMW 700 (1961) - the sedan, consumption 5.3 to 5.9 liters per 100 km

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BMW 700 CS (1962) - with 40 hp, the top speed rose to 135 km/h

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BMW 700 Sport (1961) - the BMW at the 1961 Geneva Motor Show

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BMW 700 Coupé (1959) - BMW board members at the presentation

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BMW 700 (1961) - Comparison of the two closed body variants

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BMW 700 Sedan (1961) - Trunk and access in the test car

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BMW 700 Sedan (1961) - Trunk of a tested sedan

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BMW 700 Sport (1961) - Test, Fittings

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BMW 700 Sport (1961) - View into the engine compartment

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BMW LS Luxury (BMW 700)

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BMW 700 LS (1961) - also available in pastel colors

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BMW 700 (1959) - view-through drawing of the sedan

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BMW 700 (1959) - Two-cylinder boxer engine

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BMW 700 (1959) - Interior sketched

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BMW 700 (1960) - Hans Stuck at the Wallbergrennen 1960

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BMW 700 advertising poster

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BMW 700 Sedan (1961) - the smooth design suits the test car well

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BMW 700 Sedan (1961) - front view of the test car

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BMW 700 (1961) - Sedan from the front

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BMW 700 (1961) - Sedan seen from behind

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BMW 700 Sedan (1961) - a test car in 1961

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BMW 700 (1959) - elegant yet economical - the slogan from 1959

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BMW 700 (1959) - view into the trunk - spare wheel and fuel filler neck can be seen

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BMW 700 (1961) - Spare wheel in the AR test car

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BMW 700 Sedan (1961) - View into the engine compartment of a test car

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BMW 700 Sedan (1961) - the two-cylinder boxer

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BMW 700 (1960) - Controls - from the operating instructions

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BMW 700 Sedan (1961) - Driver and passenger seat of a test car

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BMW 700 Sedan (1961) - Driver and passenger seat of a test car

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BMW 700 Sedan (1961) - Folding seat on the test car

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BMW 700 Sedan (1961) - entry into the sedan (long-distance test)

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BMW 700 Sedan (1961) - Gear lever and handbrake in the test car

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BMW 700 Sedan (1961) - Back seat of the sedan in the long-distance test

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BMW 700 Sedan (1961) - View through the rear window of the test car of the time

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BMW 700 Sedan (1959) - International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt 1959 - Side view, right-rear

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BMW 700 LS Luxus (1961) - Production - also available in red

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Production of the BMW 700 at the Munich plant in 1962 (100 years of the BMW plant in Munich)

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Summary

The BMW 700 finally became what the 600 should have been: a nimble, affordable small car that ensured the company's financial security. It impressed with its sporty talent and good driving performance, but was also quite loud and sensitive to crosswinds. This article reproduces a test report from "Automobil Illustrierte" from 1960 and shows the BMW 700 in historical photos.

This article contains the following chapters

Not a miracle car
30 hp high-performance engine
Bodywork and equipment
High-speed, but economical
Mini-Porsche
From the female perspective
Technical data and test results

Estimated reading time: 18min

Preview (beginning of the article)

I had devised a special ending for this test, namely a lightning trip from north to south to Lake Tegernsee, to finally see Hans Stuck drive in on a BMW 700 behind the finish control on the Wallberg and carry home what I had seen with me. The photographic result is not great, as you can see here, but the time is, Hans Stuck's time converted to the 3.1 km with 350 m difference in altitude at 68.4 km/h! When we arrived at the top of our test hill, we had measured 61 km/h as the highest speed, but in terms of time it outperformed many 1.5-liter cars and was roughly the same as the Isabella with Hansamatic.

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