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632 Regal
03-26-2004, 01:17 PM
a friend of mine claims that she saw a 301...i mentioned a 325 or 330 but she insists its a 301...any clues?

G Feller
03-26-2004, 02:07 PM
There was a BMW airplane engine coded "301" used in and around 1940.

There was a mid-'50s sedan known as the BMW 501. It had 65hp and did 0-60 in 30 seconds.

http://mclellansautomotive.com/photos/B25762.jpg

Finally, there was the late-'50s Isetta 300.

Maybe someone just got cute with their number badge to confuse Bimmernuts?


a friend of mine claims that she saw a 301...i mentioned a 325 or 330 but she insists its a 301...any clues?

632 Regal
03-26-2004, 02:27 PM
There was a BMW airplane engine coded "301" used in and around 1940.

There was a mid-'50s sedan known as the BMW 501. It had 65hp and did 0-60 in 30 seconds.

http://mclellansautomotive.com/photos/B25762.jpg

Finally, there was the late-'50s Isetta 300.

Maybe someone just got cute with their number badge to confuse Bimmernuts?

632 Regal
03-26-2004, 02:44 PM
z4

G Feller
03-26-2004, 02:47 PM
Z4, 301 . . . same difference!


z4

mikey535im
03-26-2004, 02:53 PM
I'm betting it was a 320i with the two missing(i from a distance mistaken for 1)Better yet I bet it was a 330i and the I was mistaken for a 1!

632 Regal
03-26-2004, 03:35 PM
:d

Brian C.
03-26-2004, 04:42 PM
z4

Paul in NZ
03-26-2004, 05:22 PM
:p

Bill R.
03-26-2004, 07:22 PM
http://www.progressive-engineering.com/e3/woodham/woodham2.jpg
a friend of mine claims that she saw a 301...i mentioned a 325 or 330 but she insists its a 301...any clues?

Scott H
03-26-2004, 07:29 PM
That 3.0 is hot....kinda like this

http://www.bimmer.info/bmw/shersted/hot.jpg

And Jeff if your female friend is that hot, she can have all the 301s she wants

Heres some more I've been saving for you hounds:

Save on .info (http://www.bimmer.info/~scotth/TheGoodStuff/)

Hector
03-26-2004, 07:35 PM
Thanks for the warning pal but I have no complaints.

Martin in Bellevue
03-26-2004, 08:09 PM
http://www.bimmer.info/~scotth/TheGoodStuff/Poolside.jpg

632 Regal
03-26-2004, 11:03 PM
thats not her yet...caan we keep trying?