BMW 340-2

BMW 340-2 1952
Restored 1980-81

My first car , and still here!

In 1980 I buyed this BMW , and restored it same summer.
Since then the car had 100.000km with the family.
For this car I have tons of spareparts. (I have totaly disassembled 7 cars like this )

From the old album 1952:

From the restoring 1980 :

The History

After w.w.II BMW’s fist factory was in the DDR. The Soviet company Autowelo had taken over the factory who was bombed, but after some rebuilding it started already 1945 to build new cars .
The first model was the old 321

In October 1949 they finished the BMW 340.
It was built on the 326 model from before w.w.II.
The gyved the model a new front with the headlights integrated in the chassis, and integrated bumpers.
The front-doors is the same door as the 326, but with an welded “bulb” just for the design.The bonnet was pressed aluminum.

In the beginning of 1952 BMW in Munich was ready to introduce the new model 501 (who had the same 2litre engine as 340).

Autowelo had to change the name and was renamed in June 52 to EMW Eisenach Motoren Wercke. They also changed the color of the symbol from the Bayeriche blue-white to Türingens red-white at ch.no 40000.

Production
at the
Autowelo
after World War II

Model 321
The fist model from Autowelo was the 321 who was the same car as before WW2:

1945:    68
1946: 1373
1947: 2053
1948: 2506
1949: 2750
1950:   250
Total: 9000

Model 340
340-2
4 door sedan

340-3
Closed delivery

340-4
Window delivery

340-7
Combiverson

Production
It was produced 21249 p.c.
of the 340 models
It was exported over 19000
of the BMW/EMW’s included 321 and 327

Model 327

1948-1952 the BMW 327
was produced
and was almost the same car as before WW2.
1952 -1956 it was produced under the EMW name.