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BMW-315
(data for Cabriolet B)
Years of production: 1934 - 1937
Overall production: 9765 (including 242 BMW-315/1)
4x2 front engine rearwheel drive car
Body modifications (prices in ReichsMark):
Limousine 2-door, 4881 built, 3750 RM
the same with roof hatch, 1 built, ? RM
Cabrio-Limousine 2-door, 1378 built, 3950 RM
Cabriolet 4-light, 2281 built, 4400 RM
Sport-Cabriolet 2-seater, 20 built, 4750 RM
4-seater open (tourer), 137 built, 4100 RM
Sport 2-seater open, 230 built, 5200 RM
Chassis, 837 built, ? RM
Engine: 34hp/4000rpm (315/1 - 39hp), 6-cyl 4-stroke OHV, 1490cc
Bore/Stroke: 58/94 mm
Pistons type and material: ?, ?
Compression ratio: 5,6:1
Length: 3875 mm (315/1: 3800 mm), width: 1440 mm (315/1: 1500 mm), height: ?mm
Wheelbase: 2400 mm, clearance 200 mm
Front wheel track: 1153 mm; toe-in: 0...3 mm; camber: 2o; caster: 2o
Rear track: 1220 mm
Turning radius: ?m
Cold clearance between tappet and valve stem: intake 0,2 mm; exhaust 0,2 mm (Check it each 5.000 km)
Carburettor: 2 Carburettors, Type Solex 26 BFVL (315/1 - three Solex carburettors)
Dimension: diffusor 20 (?) mm; main jet 0,90/58; idling jet 0,50 mm
Ignition system: battery (Bosch, 6V), battery capacity: 75 A*h
Interrupter-distributor type: Bosch VEG A S 174 (maybe it's also a Bosch VE6 A S 174, but VEG is o.k.)
Contact clearance: 0,4 mm
Generator type: Bosch RG90/6x1500 RS1
Starter type: Bosch BGC 0,5/6 RS28
Spark plugs type: DM 175/1 (BMW 315/1: DM225); thread: M 18; electrode clearance: 0,5...0,6 mm
Cylinder firing order: 1-5-3-6-2-4
Clutch: single plate
Clutch pedal clearance: 20...30 mm
Gearbox: 4 speeds (with synchronized III and IV)
Ratios: I - 4,08; II - 2,35; III - 1,52; IV - 1; rear - 3,5
Differential ratio: 5,15 : 1 (BMW 315/1 = 4,38 : 1)
Front suspension: with one spring
Rear suspension: on 2 longitudinal semielliptical springs
Mechanical all-wheels shoe brakes
Normal flexure of ventilator belt: ?mm
Weight: 820kg (315/1 - 780kg)
Maximal speed: 105 km/h (315/1 - 125 km/h)
Climb: 38 degrees
Tyres: 5.25-16 inches
Tyre pressures: front: 1...1,1 atm.; rear: with 2 Persons:1,2 atm; with 4 Persons 1,4 atm.
Fuel tank capacity: 35 L (315/1: 40 L)
Fuel consumption: 9-11 L/100km (315/1 - 10 L/100km)
Cooling system capacity: 7,5...8 L
Oil carter capacity: engine 4 L; gearbox 0,75 L; differential 0,75 L
Photos and data afe from:
Rainer Aurin (Dresden, Sachsen, Germany).
Autoclassic magazine and Pal Negyesi, Hungary.
91k 1934 BMW 315 4-light Cabriolet is from "Svet Motoru" magazine, Czechoslovakia, the car owner - Erich Haase, Berlin.
93k 1936 BMW 315/1 2-seater Roadster is from "Svet Motoru" magazine, Czechoslovakia,
the owner of the car - Dieter Schomer, Dresden, Germany.
Thomas Pantzer's Wartburg-311 site.
"A-Z of Cars of the 1930s" by Michael Sedgwick & Mark Gillies, Bay View Books Ltd.
Trader Online.
Bart Vanderveen's book "Historic Military Vehicles Directory", "After the Battle" publication, 1989.
Andrei Rebrov (Tallinn).
Igor Guzienko (Kiev).
Werner Oswald "Alle BMW Automobile seit 1921" - Motorbuch Verlag.
Mobile.de.
12 VI 2001 For a BMW 315 cabriolet needed: manuals and other literature to assemble this car. Also seeking for owners of the same car. E-mail: Ruijven@kabelfoon.nl, George van Ruijven, the Netherlands.
You are welcome to write me by E-mail Contact. Andrei Bogomolov.
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Last updated 13 VI 2001.
Cabriolet 4-light, 2281 built, 4400 RM
Length: 3875 mm (315/1: 3800 mm), width: 1440 mm (315/1: 1500 mm), height: ?mm
Ignition system: battery (Bosch, 6V), battery capacity: 75 A*h
Clutch: single plate
Rear suspension: on 2 longitudinal semielliptical springs