Oldtimer picture gallery. Cars. BMW 327/8.
BMW 327/8
Years of production: 1938-1940
Overall production: 570
(1938 - 139; 1939 - 416; 1940 - 15)
4x2 2+2-seater sport cabriolet,
(sport coupe?)
Engine: BMW 327/8, 80hp/4600rpm, 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 - 0,10mm, exhaust - 0,15mm
Compression ratio: 7,5 : 1
Carburettors: two Solex 30 IF
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: W225/1; 14mm;
electrode clearance: ? 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 : 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: 145 km/h
Climb: 35o
Tyres: 5,50-16 inches
Tyre pressures (atmospheres): front - 1,5, rear - 1,5...1,7
Fuel tank capacity: ? Ltr
Fuel consumption: 11,6 Ltr/100km
Cooling system capacity: ? L
Oil carter capacity: engine - ? L; gearbox - ? L; differential - ? L
Price: 8100 RM.
Outer difference from BMW-327 - central nut wheels.
Photos are from:
Classic Car Collection.
Svet Motoru magazine, CSSR.
Data are from: "Opisanije konstrukcii avtomobilei inostrannyh marok", Ju. A. Halfan, Moscow, 1948.
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Last updated 9 V 2002.
Pistons type and material: ?, ?
Spark plugs type: W225/1; 14mm;
Front suspension: independent