BMW 335

This article describes the model manufactured from 1939 to 1941. The vehicle, which has been manufactured under the name BMW 335i since 2006, belongs to the BMW E90 and BMW F30 series .

BMW 335 Cabriolet

The BMW 335 is a car that BMW built between 1939 and 1941, and the largest, most powerful car that BMW offered in the pre-war period.

history

development

The success of the BMW 326 introduced in 1936 encouraged the manufacturer to produce a larger model with a similar character.

The BMW 337 , which was larger than the 326 and 335, was under development at the end of the 1930s ; this should have received a reinforced chassis and the chassis of the 335 and its engine lengthened by 136 millimeters. With a modern Pullman body , this would have been BMW's entry into the luxury class; Due to the Second World War, however, the 337 was no longer produced in series.

marketing

In the first year of production in 1939, the sedan was priced at RM 7,850, the two-door convertible cost RM 9,050 - the BMW 326 cost only RM 5,500 in comparison.

A few months after the start of production, the Second World War began, which prevented this car from spreading further. It continued to be built until 1941. A total of only 410 cars of this model were produced, so that the 335 is one of the rarities today.

technology

The BMW 335 was not a completely new design, but was largely based on the BMW 326 . However, the wheelbase and front end have been lengthened to accommodate the larger engine and the entire mechanics have been adapted to the higher performance of the BMW 335 .

engine

The six-cylinder in-line engine with a displacement of 3485 cm³ was designed with a long stroke ( bore 82 mm, stroke 110 mm) and had a four- bearing crankshaft . A spur gear with a low-noise (helical-toothed) Novotex gear wheel drove the camshaft . This operated the overhead valves via bumpers and rocker arms . With an output of 90 hp (66 kW) at 3500 rpm, the car was up to 145 km / h, which was above average for the standards of its time. The updraft - carburetor , a Solex - twin carburettor type MMOVS, had an automatic starting device which is activated via a button on the dashboard. Approx. every 50 km the foot lever of the central lubrication had to be operated to supply the chassis with oil. The rear wheels were driven via the single-disc dry clutch and the fully synchronized four-speed gearbox . The four drum brakes (ø 280 mm) were operated hydraulically.

The 65 liter fuel tank allowed a range of more than 450 kilometers at a constant speed of 97 km / h and a standard consumption of 13.8 liters / 100 km.

While the two-liter six-cylinder of the 326 was used in both the East German EMW 340 and the West German BMW 501 after the war , the engine of the 335 was not re-launched. BMW chose the new BMW 502 in 1954 with a newly designed eight-cylinder - V engine equip.

Chassis and body

The box frame was welded to the base. There were three body styles: the four-door sedan and two-door and four-door convertibles.

literature

• Werner Oswald : All BMW automobiles 1928–1978 . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-87943-584-7 .
• The 3.5 liter BMW - a new top performance . An autobahn-endurance six-cylinder with 90 hp, 145 km / h. Maximum and 135 km / h Motorway continuous speed! In: BMW (ed.): BMW sheets . No. 34 . Munich February 1939, p. 2–4 ( online [accessed October 1, 2018] in-house communications from Bayerische Motoren-Werke AG).

Web links

Commons : BMW 335  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

• Model BMW 335. In: BMW History. BMW AG, accessed on May 12, 2016 (dossier in the BMW Group archive with technical data). 
• Manual for the 3.5 liter 90 hp BMW 6 cylinder car. In: BMW history. BMW AG, July 1939, accessed on May 12, 2016 (manual with pictures, 75 pages). 
• Spare parts list for the 3.5 liter 90 hp 6 cylinder car. In: BMW history. BMW AG, October 1940, accessed on May 14, 2016 (spare parts list with pictures for the drive only, 23 pages). 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Car price list No. 39 for BMW 320, 326, 327, 327/28, 335. In: BMW Geschichte. BMW AG, July 1, 1939, accessed on May 14, 2016 (document in the BMW Group archive): "3.5 liter six-cylinder"  

Timeline of the Dixi , BMW and EMW models from 1927 to 1955
Type	1920s				1930s										1940s										1950s
	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	0	1	2	3	4th	5	6th
Small car		Dixi 3/15
				BMW 3/15			3/20
Lower middle class									309
								303	315
Middle class									319/329			320		321			...			321/2
											326						...			326/2				340		EMW 340
upper middle class														335
Roadster / Coupé / Convertible					BMW Wartburg				315/1 / 319/1			327					...			327						EMW 327
												328
Kübelwagen												325															EMW 325
Under the “Dixi” brand ; The Austin 7 compact car is built under license Produced under the brand "EMW" in the GDR by the Eisenacher Motoren Werk