The old car but so classic, BMW 328 1937 to be auctioned by RM Auctions.
The BMW 328 is a roadster produced only for five years before the World War II, in alomst 500 copies. It had a tubular chassis, independent front suspension and a 2-liter engine and 80 HP. With a total mass of only 1830 pounds, the 328 BMW could reach 99 mph, remarkable for that period.
The specimen autioned by RM Auctions is the only one built especially for the 1940 Mille Miglia race. The designer William Maythofer created a more aerodynamic bodywork, welded to the tubular chassis to improve vehicle’s performance. So the engine and transmission could be fitted below the descent center of gravity for a better control.
I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “I really wish I could get a car as odd-looking, frail and evil-handling as the classic BMW Isetta, but with all the drawbacks of electric power!”.Well, friends, have we got the Vietnamese cars for you! Harrington Group, makers of assorted oddball reproduction parts (P1800 bumpers, 2CV interior kits), has put together the first example of what they’re calling a Harrington BB. And while it may look like an Isetta - exactly like an Isetta, including the plaid interior - it is, in fact, a completely new car from the ground up, with rack-and-pinion steering, steel tube chassis and four wheel hub electric motors. The BMW genes go deep, however, and it sports the Isetta’s white wheel and single dial control panel, and woeful swing axle rear suspension. According to Harrington, they’re aiming for a (faster) production version for 2009; a hybrid; and assorted other electric 3- and 4-wheelers. Electric Henkel, anyone?
behind the distinctive design classic volkswagen car saved something unique. because cars are resistant to a condition. this car volkswagen with design tempo matador is nice car. The real reason we go to classic car shows is the odd chance of running across something like this. Ladies and gentlemen, I present the Tempo Matador. To our knowledge, it is the only air-cooled, mid-engined, front-wheel-drive pickup truck with suicide doors ever created. Produced in extremely low numbers between 1949-1951 as both a precursor and competitor to the Volkswagen Type II, this particularly cherry example is one of five known to exist in the world. As great as the actual truck is, the essentially perfect restoration is even better. Killer features include a backward Type I engine below and behind the driver's butt, a rear window flourish that looks like the hood from a Bug and several cases of Weizen bottles from a brewery in Reisbach. You owe it to yourself to click through the gallery.