1937 Bmw 328
Chassis no.
85111
Engine no.
85111
Coachbuilder
BMW
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Chassis
From 1937
Chassis 85111
Dampers Lever Type
Drum Brakes Front-Rear Mechanical Operation
Front Suspension Indipendent with transverse leafspring
Fuel tank capacity 78 litre
Manufacturer BMW AG
Notes Brakes Mechanically operated drum brakes (cable and rod system), as used on early production models prior to the adoption of (Lockeed) hydraulic actuation.
Chassis Frame Ladder Frame
Rears Suspension Live axle with leafsprings
Designer Fiedler
Steering Worm and sector
Technical Specifications and History Y
Wheel track front 1220 mm
Wheel track rear 1220 mm
Wheelbase 2400 mm
Engine
From 1937
Arrangement Inline
Bore 66 mm
Stroke 96 mm
Compression Ratio 8.7 : 1
Cooling System Water Cooled
Cubic displacement 1971 cc
Cylinders 6
Engine 85111
Engine Type Front
Final drive Hypoid type
Fuel System Carburettors type Solex 32 PBIC dual barrel
Fuel System Carburettors Number 3
Gearbox Number of forward speed 4
Gearbox Sychronized Speed 2nd, 3rd, 4th
Manufacturer BMW AG
Maximum power 80 hp
Maximum power 5000 rpm
Maximum torque 14 kgm
Maximum torque 3500 rpm
Notes Gearbox Hurth gearbox unit, featured on early or special production examples. Sachs clutch.
Notes Engine Crossflow aluminum cylinder head
Technical Specifications and History Y
Top speed 160 Km/h
Transmission Clutch Dry single disc Mechanical
Fuel Type Petrol-Gasoline
Valves per cylinder 2
Valvetrain Pushrod - OHV
Transmission Wheel drive Rear wheel drive
Body
From 1937
Coachbuilder BMW
Colour White
Colours Description Cream White
Wheels type Steel
Designer Böning
Height 1400 mm
Lenghth 3900 mm
Material steel
Notes body Standard body by Ambi-Budd (Berlin), assembled and finished at BMW Eisenach
Number of doors 2
Number of spare wheels 1
Number of wheels 4
Type of body Roadster / Spider
Tyres Front size 5.50 - 16
Tyres Rear size 5.50 - 16
Unladen weight 830 kg
Wheels Front size 4.50 - 16
Wheels Rear size 4.50 - 16
Width 1550 mm
Interior
From 1937
Cockpit/panels Black
Hand drive LHD - Left Hand Drive
Material Leather
Number of seats 2
Seats Black