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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2010 => Topic started by: grobmotorix on May 18, 2007, 04:40:23 AM

Title: Awtowelo BMW 340-1 1949 roadster clay model
Post by: grobmotorix on May 18, 2007, 04:40:23 AM
This clay model was later built as the...?
Title: Re: clay
Post by: Allan L on May 28, 2007, 04:42:50 PM
BMW 340-1
Title: Re: clay
Post by: grobmotorix on May 28, 2007, 04:58:50 PM
Allan did it 98%! It is not a BMW (Bayerische Motorenwerke) from bavarian Munich, but an EMW (Eisenacher Motorenwerke) from east german Eisenach.

This is the original clay model for a EMW 340 based sports car. In reality the EMW 340-1 looked like this:

www.forix.com/8w/df2/emw340i.jpg


freenet-homepage.de/Miru/BMW340-1.jpg

Title: Re: clay SOLVED! EMW 340-1
Post by: Allan L on May 28, 2007, 05:43:55 PM
I shouldn't argue, but in the book "Meilensteine aus Eisenach" the authors (Reiche & Stück) tell us that the EMW name dates from June 1952 and as the BMW/EMW 340 dates from 1949 I'd say the clay and the first cars were BMW ;D
Title: Re: clay SOLVED! EMW 340-1
Post by: grobmotorix on May 30, 2007, 04:55:34 PM
you´re right. But with the occuoation of Germany it was clear that all companies in the russian sector will be completely divided from its western parts.

I just wanted to show that this was an Eisenach built post-war BMW/EMW from the russian zone.
Title: Re: EMW/BMW 340-1 1949 roadster clay model
Post by: grobmotorix on December 27, 2010, 05:32:14 PM
Three and a half years later I´ve found an awesome photo of the real thing from the very early years:
Title: Re: Awtowelo BMW 340-1 1949 roadster clay model
Post by: Wendax on May 25, 2025, 11:45:28 AM
Another view at the model:
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