Editing BMW 328

{{About|the BMW 328 sports car of 1936–1940|later BMW models badged as 328|BMW 3 Series}}
{{Infobox automobile
| image = BMW 328 (16.06.2007).jpg
| name = BMW 328
| manufacturer = [[BMW]]
| aka = 
| production = 1936&ndash;1940<br />464 produced<ref name="bmwccn.no" />
| assembly = Germany: [[Eisenach]]
| predecessor = [[BMW 303#315/1 and 319/1 roadsters|BMW 319/1]]
| successor = [[BMW 507]]
| class = [[Sports car]]
| body_style = [[Roadster (automobile)|Roadster]]
| layout = [[FR layout]]
| platform = 
| engine = 1,971 cc ''[[BMW M328|M328]]'' [[straight-6]]
| transmission = 4-speed manual
| wheelbase = {{convert|2400|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|3900|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|1550|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1400|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|830|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| related = BMW 319/1 (steering and suspension)<br />[[BMW 326]] (brakes, engine block)<ref name=Norbye48 />
| designer = Peter Szymanowski{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}<br />[[Fritz Fiedler]]<ref name=Norbye47>Norbye, p.47</ref><br />Alfred Böning<ref name=Norbye47 /><br />Alex von Falkenhausen<ref name=Norbye47 /><br />[[Ernst Loof]]<ref name=Norbye47 />
}}

The '''BMW 328''' was a [[sports car]] produced by [[BMW]] from 1936 to 1940. Its body design is credited to Peter Szymanowski, who became BMW chief of design after World War II (although technically the car was designed by Fritz Fiedler).

==Specifications==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=2|Specifications<ref name="bmwccn.no">{{cite web|url=http://www.bmwccn.no/eng/chapter2/articles/roadster2.htm |title=BMW 328 - The Legendary Roadster |publisher=Bmwccn.no |access-date=2010-11-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103093806/http://www.bmwccn.no/eng/chapter2/articles/roadster2.htm |archive-date=2010-01-03 }}</ref>
|-
|Engine|| [[Straight-six engine|straight-6]] OHV (light alloy cylinder head)
|-
|Displacement||{{convert|1971|cc|L cuin|abbr=on}}
|-
|Bore × Stroke||{{convert|66|mm|in|abbr=on}} x {{convert|96|mm|in|abbr=on}} 
|-
|Compression ratio||7.5:1
|-
|Fuel feed||3× Solex 30 JF downdraft carburetors
|-
|Power||{{convert|80|PS|kW hp|abbr=on}} @ 5000&nbsp;rpm
|-
|Valve train||Pushrod OHV, side cam shaft driven by duplex chain
|-
|Fuel capacity|| {{Convert|50|L|usgal impgal|0|abbr=on}} (if needed {{Convert|100|L|usgal impgal|0|abbr=on}} possible)
|-
|Cooling|| Pump (7.5&nbsp;L water)
|-
|Transmission|| 4-speed manual
|-
|Chassis|| Aluminium body and steel ladder frame<ref name=Norbye48>Norbye, p.48</ref>
|-
|Suspension front|| Independent with transverse leaf spring

|-
|Suspension rear|| live axle with leaf springs
|-
|Shock absorbers|| Hydraulic shock absorbers
|-
|Brakes||{{convert|280|mm|in|abbr=on}}-diameter hydraulic drum brakes
|-
|Wheelbase||{{convert|2400|mm|in|abbr=on}}
|-
|Track||{{convert|1153|mm|in|abbr=on}}/{{convert|1220|mm|in|abbr=on}}
|-
|External dimensions|| {{convert|3900|mm|in|abbr=on}} × {{convert|1550|mm|in|abbr=on}} × {{convert|1400|mm|in|abbr=on}}
|-
|Tyres || 5.25 or 5.50–16
|-
|Unloaded weight|| {{convert|830|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
|-
|Top speed:|| {{convert|150|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
|}

==Awards==
In 1999 the BMW 328 was named one of 25 finalists for [[Car of the Century]] by a worldwide panel of automotive journalists.

==Motorsports==
[[File:Frank Pratt (BMW 328).jpg|thumb|Frank Pratt won the [[1948 Australian Grand Prix]] driving a 328]]
The 328 was introduced at the Eifelrennen race at the [[Nürburgring]] in 1936, where [[Ernst Jakob Henne|Ernst Henne]] drove it to win the 2.0-litre class.<ref name="Norbye47" /><ref name=Noakes31>[[#Noakes|Noakes]], p. 31</ref> The 328 had more than 100 class wins in 1937, including the [[RAC Tourist Trophy]], the [[Österreichische Alpenfahrt]], and the [[La Turbie]] hillclimb.<ref name="Norbye6667">[[#Norbye|Norbye]], pp. 66&ndash;67</ref> In 1938, the 328 won its class at the RAC Tourist Trophy,<ref name=Noakes35>[[#Noakes|Noakes]], p. 35</ref> the [[Alpine Rally]], and the [[Mille Miglia]].<ref name="Norbye6667" />

The 328 won the [[RAC Rally]] in 1939<ref>{{cite web|title=1939 Miscellaneous Rallies|url=http://www.teamdan.com/archive/www2/miscral/39miscra.html|access-date=2018-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411212603/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/www2/miscral/39miscra.html|archive-date=2018-04-11|url-status=dead}}</ref> and came in fifth overall and first in class in the 1939 [[24 Hours of Le Mans]].<ref name="Noakes35"/><ref name="Norbye67">[[#Norbye|Norbye]], p. 67</ref>

Frank Pratt won the [[1948 Australian Grand Prix]] driving a 328.

===Mille Miglia===
In 1938, BMW 328 became a class winner in [[Mille Miglia]].<ref name="Norbye6667" />

In 1940, the Mille Miglia Touring Coupe won the Mille Miglia<ref name="Noakes35"/><ref name="Norbye68">[[#Norbye|Norbye]], p. 68</ref> with an average speed of {{convert|166.7|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.

In 2004, the BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring Coupe became the first car to win both the Mille Miglia (1940) and the modern-day classical version of the race.<ref>{{cite web |last=Evans |first=Tom |url=http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=147863833 |title=Revealed:new BMW Mille Miglia! |publisher=Cars.uk.msn.com |access-date=2010-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723020348/http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=147863833 |archive-date=2011-07-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Production==
After [[World War II|the Second World War]], [[Automobilwerk Eisenach|the manufacturing plant]] in [[Eisenach]] where the 328 had been built found itself in the [[Soviet occupation zone]], and automobile manufacturing in Eisenach would follow a state-directed path until [[German Reunification]] in 1989.

==Influence on Bristol==
One of the Mille Miglia 328s (disguised as a [[Frazer Nash]]) and BMW's technical plans for the car were taken from the bombed BMW factory by English representatives from the [[Bristol Aeroplane Company]] and Frazer Nash companies. Fiedler, the BMW engineer, was persuaded to come, too. [[Bristol Cars]] was set up to build complete cars, called Bristols, and would also supply engines to Frazer Nash for all their post-war cars. The first Bristol car, the [[Bristol 400|400]], was heavily based on the BMW plans.
This Bristol engine was also an option in [[AC Cars|AC cars]], before the [[AC Cobra|Cobra]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:BMW 328 'Fachsenfeld' Coupe (1937) 1Y7A6227.jpg|1937 BMW 328 "Fachsenfeld" Coupé
File:Adolf Brudes im BMW 328 Mille Miglia am 14.08.1976.jpg|1940 BMW 328 "Mille Miglia", with Adolf Brudes as the driver
File:BMW 328 6-Zylinder-Motor.jpg|Picture of BMW 328 engine
File:BMW 328 Bj 1938 - Heck.jpg|BMW 328, production year 1938
BMW 328 Coupe - Hellenic Motor Museum - Joy of Museums.jpg | BMW 328 "Camo coupe" by [[Carrozzeria Motto]]
</gallery>

==Notes==
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==References==
* {{cite book|last=Simons|first=Rainer|title=BMW 328: From roadster to legend|year=2004|publisher=Bentley Publications|isbn=0-8376-1231-4}}
*{{cite book |last=Norbye |first=Jan P. |title=BMW - Bavaria's Driving Machines |year=1984 |publisher=Publications International |location=Skokie, IL |isbn=0-517-42464-9 |ref=Norbye |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/bmwbavariasdrivi00norb }}
*{{cite book|last= Noakes |first= Andrew |author-link=Andrew Noakes|title= The Ultimate History of BMW |year= 2005 |publisher= Parragon Publishing |location= Bath, UK |isbn=1-4054-5316-8 |ref=Noakes}}
*{{cite web|url= http://www.bmwccn.no/eng/chapter2/articles/roadster2.htm|title= BMW 328 - the legendary roadster|access-date= 2008-08-30|work= bmwccn.no|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100103093806/http://www.bmwccn.no/eng/chapter2/articles/roadster2.htm|archive-date= 2010-01-03|url-status= dead}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|BMW 328}}
* [http://www.kfz-tech.de/Engl/Hersteller/BMW4/BMW328.htm BMW 328 specifications]
* [http://jalopnik.com/222811/know-thy-germans-bmw-328-roadster-and-coupe Jalopnik BMW 328]
* [http://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/bmw-marks-75-years-of-roadsters-13900 Carsguide - 75th Anniversary of BMW Roadsters - Gallery]

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