340history

BMW /EMW 340

Production
at the
Autowelo
after World War II

Model 321
The fist model from Autowelo was the 321 who was the same car as before WW2:

1945: 68
1946: 1373
1947: 2053
1948: 2506
1949: 2750
1950: 250
Total: 9000

Model 340
340-2
4 door sedan
340-3
Closed delivery
340-4
Window delivery
340-7
Combiverson

Production
It was produced 21249 p.c.
of the 340 models
It was exported over 19000
of the BMW/EMW's included 321 and 327

Model 327 327_2.jpg (11640 bytes)
1948-1952 the BMW 327
was produced
and was almost the same car as before WW2.
1952 -1956 it was produced under the EMW name.

After w.w.II BMW's fist factory was in the DDR. The Soviet company Autowelo had taken over the factory who was bombed, but after some rebuilding it started already 1945 to build new cars .
The first model was the old 321

In October 1949 they finished the BMW 340.
It was built on the 326 model from before w.w.II. The gyved the model a new front with the headlights integrated in the chassis, and integrated bumpers.
The front-doors is the same door as the 326, but with an welded "bulb" just for the design.The bonnet was pressed aluminum.

In the beginning of 1952 BMW in Munich was ready to introduce the new model 501 (who had the same motor as 340).

Autowelo had to change the name and was renamed in June 52 to EMW Eisenach Motoren Wercke. They also changed the color of the symbol from the Bayeriche blue-white to Türingens red-white.

340DKreklame.gif (23000 bytes)
Over: Danish advertisement 340-3
Under: Swedish advertisement 340-2
340Sreklame.gif (7744 bytes)

340-2.jpg (19920 bytes)
340-2
Produced as BMW 1949-1952
and EMW 1952-1955

Model 340-3
with wodden frame from the
front doors and to the end

Model 340-4
This model has windows in the rear
This is an ambulance-model

340_8.jpg (11089 bytes)

Model 340-8
This model I really don't know much about,
but it looks like the 340 with a
new front