BMW 700?? 40BHP ever seen one?

[dobbie82]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1961-B-M-W-700-CA ... dZViewItem

its only for an advert, never heard of it though

[fuzzy]

never heard of it either,mustnt have taken off

[dobbie82]

ahh only 7000 were made..

BMW 700.

from http://bmw-motorsport.com/ms/en/fascina ... w_700.html

FACTBOX

Designation: BMW 700
Sport

Construction period: 1960 to 1963

Performance: 40 bhp at 5,700rpm

Top speed: 135 km/h

Capacity: 697cc

Engine design: two-cylinder boxer


Sales price: DM5,850

Number of units produced: 7,000

In August 1961, the BMW 700 Sport is introduced to the international media at the NÃÂarburgring. It is the sports version of the BMW 700 Coupe that hit the market two years earlier. The engine of the race version delivers 40bhp at 5,700 rpm, accelerating the coupe from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 20 seconds and to a top speed of 135 km/h.

In no time at all, the car that motor racing enthusiasts are to nickname â┚¬Ã‹Å“The Tiny Wrathful Oneâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢, begins the career that will make it one of the racing legends of the early 1960s. In 1960, Hans Stuck senior wins the German Hill Climb Championship at the wheel of the BMW 700. Further wins and titles follow, among them a class win in the 1961 Mille Miglia.

In March 1963, the type designation for this model is changed to BMW 700 CS. For BMW, the BMW 700 symbolises the companyâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢s economical recovery following the difficult 1950s and represents the beginning of the â┚¬Ã‹Å“Projekt Mittelwagenâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ and the successful â┚¬Ã‹Å“Neue Klasseâ┚¬Ã¢”ž¢ â┚¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ the new class of BMW cars.

[dobbie82]

To think only 7000 were made, they seem to have gone all over the world, these pictures come from south africa, france, china, russia and an english ad on a norwegian site

[doughboy]

Buy it and stick the M3 lump in there.

[e36boy]

Is'nt it the same as an NSU PRINZ ?

[e36boy]

Its not the same, Just had a look. I think they're built on the same chassis though.

[miniblob]

Buy it and stick the M3 lump in there.

Exactly my thinking - would be well cool!!!!!!!!!!!!

[miniblob]

If i ever see one of these for sale, there'll be trouble!!!!!



Perhaps there were only 7000 convertibles made:


The BMW 700 came available in 1959. It was available as 2 door sedan or coupe.
It had a two cylinder engine with 30 HP. In 1960 a sport coupe with 40 HP came
available and a convertible was introduced. In 1962 BMW introduced the 700
luxury LS sedan. The convertible was now also available. In 1964 a coupe LS came
available and the standard sedan and coupe went out of production.
The convertible also went out of production a few months later. The LS models
went out of production in 1965. There were a total of 180.000 of these cars made.

[NH325CAB]

retro cool!