Bmw 700 Rs #1:
Bmw 700 Rs #1:
pretty cool, i never heard of that car. Got some history/specs?
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19 built from 1961-1963, space frame, alu body, and a two cylinder boxer engine fitted with the vertical shaft driven OHC's. 70 BHP/8000 RPM, 200 kph.
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where to find it is more appropriate, but it helps having about ten metres of UCP documentation availableOriginally Posted by Egg Nog
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Bmw 700 rs #2
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!
BMW 700RS #3
interestingly, I was dead wrong, there wade only a single one made.
1961 BMW 700 RS Gallery Images - Ultimatecarpage.com
BMW opened it for us when it was shown at the Techno Classica a couple of years ago.
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Video of a collector of 45 BMW's
He has on of the two 700RS in his garage !
Last edited by Duell; 05-12-2015 at 11:43 PM.
Going back on the specs and the engine, it seems like BMW decided to make a 4 wheeled motorcycle.
Interesting machine.
BMW had been making 4 wheeled motorcycles for a long time alreay, with the Isetta, the 600 and the 700 sedan and coupe. The 700 generated just enough cash flow to create the 1500, the great-great grandfather of all current BMWs.
Interesting to see that this guy has the 700 RS, with the license plate that is shown on period racing pictures. The museum car has a different number. I spoke with the museum guys about the car several years ago and they knew about the other car, which was in the US at the time. Just wondering how it came to Holland.
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It's still in the US, as this collection is in the USA Just a website from the Netherlands.
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