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The New Class was born with the 1500. It had clean lines, fresh engineering, independent suspension, and a sohc four-cylinder engine.
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The 3200CS Coupe, with body by Bertone, is one of the most beautiful coupes ever built.
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The 700 was BMW's first unitary construction car. The 700 used the twin-cylinder engine of the R67 motor
cycle.
In 1962 the name was changed to BMW
LS.
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Introduced in 1955, the BMW 600 was intended as an enlarged Isetta three-wheeler with more power and a more
conventional four-wheel configuration.
The 600 had the 582 cc twin engine from the R67 motorcycle. Top speed was 64 mph.
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Big and sturdy machines, the 500 series cars were
nicknamed Baroque Angels because their flowing lines reminded people of the carved wooden figures of the Baroque period.
In 1962, BMW produced the following 500 series cars:
All of these models had V-8 engines. With 160 hp, the 3.2 Super was the fastest German production car, with a top speed of 118 mph. Disc brakes were standard equipment
on all models.
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