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BMW 327
(data for pre-war model)
Years of production: 1937-1941 (1949-1955 BMW/EMW-327/2)
Overall production: 1376 before the war
(1937 - 14; 1938 - 747; 1939 - 369; 1940/41 - 246)
4x2 2+2-seater sport cabriolet or sport coupe
Engine: BMW 327, 55hp/3750rpm (327/2 - 57hp/3750rpm), 6-cyl. 4-stroke OHV, 1971cc
Length: 4500 mm, width: 1600 mm, height: 1430 mm
Wheelbase: 2750 mm, road clearance: 200 mm
Front wheel track: 1300 mm; toe-in: 0...2 mm; camber: 1o;
caster: 0,5...1,5o
Rear track: 1300 mm
Turning radius: 5,25 m
Bore/Stroke: 66/96 mm
Pistons type and material: ?, ?
Cold clearance between tappet and valve stem: intake - 0,3mm, exhaust - 0,3mm
Compression ratio: 6,3 : 1
Carburettors: two Solex 26BFLH
Electrics: 6 Volt, battery capacity - 75 A*h
Interrupter-distributor type: VE6/BS-174; contact clearance: 0,4 mm
Generator type and power (W): RG 90/6 1500RST
Starter type and power: BGC0,5/6 RS28; 0,5hp
Spark plugs type: DM175/1; 18mm; electrode clearance: 0,6...0,7 mm
Cylinder firing order: 1-5-3-6-2-4
Clutch: ?
Clutch pedal clearance: 20...30 mm
Gearbox: Zahnradfabrik, 4-speed (synchronized) + back
Ratios: I - 4,3, II - 2,18, III - 1,30, IV - 1, back - 3,44
Differential ratio: 3,9; 4,55 : 1
Front suspension: independent
Rear suspension: rigid, on semielliptical leaf springs
Hydraulic all-wheels shoe brakes
Normal flexure of ventilator belt: 20 mm
Weight: 1100 kg
Maximal speed: 115-125 km/h (327/2 - 130km/h)
Climb: 32o
Tyres: 5,50-16 inches
Tyre pressures (atmospheres): front - 1,5, rear - 1,5...1,7
Fuel tank capacity: ? Ltr
Fuel consumption: 10,8 Ltr/100km
Cooling system capacity: ? L
Oil carter capacity: engine - ? L; gearbox - ? L; differential - ? L
Photos are from:
Classic Car Collection.
Janne Riikonen, Helsinki, owner of pictured 1954 EMW-327/2.
T. Noorits, Estonia.
Emil Zasmeta, Plzen, Czech Rp..
Milos Choutka, Czechoslovakia.
Signal magazine, Ukraine, USSR.
Data are from: "Opisanije konstrukcii avtomobilei inostrannyh marok", Ju. A. Halfan, Moscow, 1948.
What else in the net:
Christopher's Old BMW Restoration Chronicle (in English).
BMW 327 - 1940 photo album of Adrian Dascalu, Romania (in English).
Thanks for help to Andrei Rebrov (Tallinn).
You are welcome to write me by E-mail Contact. Andrei Bogomolov.
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Last updated 9 V 2002.
Front wheel track: 1300 mm; toe-in: 0...2 mm; camber: 1o;
Compression ratio: 6,3 : 1
Cylinder firing order: 1-5-3-6-2-4
Normal flexure of ventilator belt: 20 mm
Oil carter capacity: engine - ? L; gearbox - ? L; differential - ? L