BMW 329

BMW
329
Production period:	1936-1937
Class :	Middle class
Body versions :	Cabriolet
Engines:	Petrol engine : 1.9 liters (33 kW)
Length:	4000 mm
Width:	1440 mm
Height:	1550 mm
Wheelbase :	2400 mm
Empty weight :	880 kg
successor	BMW 321

The BMW 329 was a small car that BMW in Eisenach provided as a special model for the 319 from 1936 to 1937 .

history

The BMW 329 was only available as a convertible from 1936 as an inexpensive addition to the BMW 326 touring sedan . 1011 vehicles were built as BMW convertibles, four-seater , 42 two-seater with the designation Drauz Cabriolet, two-seater, and a further 126 units were bodied at the Drauz works in Heilbronn . A total of 1179 pieces were created.

In February 1937, BMW exhibited a Drauz convertible with cowhide upholstery at the International Automobile and Motorcycle Show (IAMA) . The price for the four-seater convertible "329" was given in April 1937 as RM 4950.00. The 320 model replaced the 329 as early as 1937 .

technology

The car corresponded to the BMW 319 with its six-cylinder in-line engine with 1911 cm³ displacement and 45 hp (33 kW) at 3750 rpm, but had the front of the modern, larger 326 .

literature

• Werner Oswald : All BMW automobiles 1928–1978 . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-87943-584-7 .

Web links

Commons : BMW 329  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• Model BMW 329. In: BMW History. BMW AG, accessed on July 18, 2016 (dossier in the BMW Group archive with technical data). 
• Manual for the 1.5 and 2 liter BMW 6 cylinder cars. BMW 315, 319 and 329 and 319/1 Sport. In: BMW history. BMW AG, June 1937, accessed on July 18, 2016 (manual with pictures, 85 pages). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Car price list No. 28. In: BMW History. BMW AG, April 10, 1937, accessed on July 18, 2016 (document in the BMW Group Archive).