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BMW 328 with an English accent - A memorable design from Munich

Name: BMW 328 1935
Brand: BMW

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Created on October 1, 1987

Text:

Edward P. Eves

Photos:

Daniel Reinhard

Bruno von Rotz

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Daniel Reinhard

Bruno von Rotz

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BMW 328 (1936) - At a car show in Cologne

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BMW 328 (1936) - front view of aluminum roadster

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BMW 328 (1939) - Mille Miglia version - front view

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BMW 328 (1939) - side view normal version

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BMW 328 (1940) - Roadster in Superleggera design

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BMW 328 (1936) - BMW 328 at the Hamburg City Park Race 1936

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BMW 328 (1936) - A trio that wrote automotive and racing history

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BMW 328 (1936) - used at classic car events such as the Mille Miglia

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BMW 328 (1936) - Streamlined aluminum skin by Reinhard von Koenig-Fachsenfeld

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BMW 328 (1936) - Tourer qualities of the BMW

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BMW 328 (1936) - Advertising motif - Dynamics of a classic roadster

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BMW 328 (1937) - BMW photographed in Zurich in 1986

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BMW 328 (1938) - 80 hp version, bodywork by Koenig-Lachsenfeld

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BMW 328 (1938) - Variantion 1938 and 1938 of the theme 328

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BMW 328 (1939) - Aerodynamics tests on the Le Mans Coupé by Carozzeria Touring

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BMW 328 (1939) - tubular skeleton, chassis - filigree work of art by Carozzeria Touring

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BMW 328 (1940) - Mille Miglia Roadster at the Nürburgring 1975, start of the race

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BMW 328 (1940) - Mille Miglia Roadster in 1970

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BMW 328 (1940) - side view of the roadster in Superleggera design

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BMW 328 - at the Oldtimer Morning Meeting in June 2006

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BMW 328 (1936) - Ernst Henne in the first BMW 328 prototype before the start of the 1936 Eifel Race

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BMW 328 (1936) - special bodywork, came 6th in the 1940 Mille Miglia - the crease on the mudguard is a characteristic feature

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BMW 328 (1938) - Start of the 1938 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring

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Klausen Bergrennen Memorial 2006 - BMW 328

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BMW 328 (1939) at the Ennstal Classic 2010

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Klausen Bergrennen Memorial 2002 - BMW 328

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BMW 328 MM Coupe (1939) at the Ennstal Classic 2010

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BMW 328 MM (1939) at the Ennstal Classic 2010

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BMW 328 MM Roadster (1939) at the Ennstal Classic 2010

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BMW 328 Touring Roadster (1937) at the Ennstal Classic 2010

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Summary

The BMW 328 is a memorable design and one of the most famous racing and sports cars of the pre-war era. This article tells the story of its development.

This article contains the following chapters

Economic crisis
Eisenach vehicle factories
New technical course
The road to the first BMW sports car
Then the 1.9-liter engine
Hemispherical combustion chambers
Adapted to the sports regulations
2000 times in the winners' list!
A brilliantly preserved "328"
Technical data of the BMW 328

Estimated reading time: 13min

Preview (beginning of the article)

His Munich friends affectionately called him "Straight ahead Ernst". After all, Ernst Henne had improved the world speed record for motorcycles over kilometers and miles for the sixth time in 1936 - and it was always over dead straight roads. But Henne could also be very fast on four wheels, which prompted Mercedes team boss Alfred Neubauer to include the "straight-line driver" in his team. However, there were two accidents with the monoposto. When Henne brought a car back to the starting line on June 14, 1936, he delivered a real motorsport sensation. The car bore the white and blue BMW trademark and had the type designation 328. It left the entire competition of the two-liter sports cars behind in the Eifel race, and with its average, it would even have cut a fine figure in the compressor racing car race. The BMW sports car made a convincing debut and was to become the dominant factor in its category in the following three years until the outbreak of war.

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