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Re: [T3] BMW 700 Coupe, Father of the Type 3 ?


Opps, guess I didn't get that close a look.... thanks for correcting my mistake.
Still couldn't get over a it, and how much it made me think of the type 3.  I
wonder if it was the first car to use this type of cooling? Any one know?
Later guys



Steven Ayres wrote:

> RichardG=> Any one else seen one of these?
>
> I have a BMW 600, which has essentially the same engine, and I've often
> reflected on the similarities with the Typ3 -- crank-mounted fan, fan shroud
> directs air to the heat exchangers, closed tin. You're not quite right in
> the basic description, however -- it's *two* cylinders opposed. 700 is the
> (rough) displacement. It's also sort of upside-down, with the cam and
> pushrods on top.
>
> Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
> '66 Big Ghia
>
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