Manufacture of the first automobile designed in-house - the BMW 3/20 PS AM 1 - was launched in 1932. Most importantly, the new car had more room than the previous model, the BMW 3/15 PS. The wheelbase was lengthened by some 25 cm and this permitted much more generously dimensioned bodies which were manufactured by Daimler-Benz at its Sindelfingen coachworks. Customers had a choice between five standard bodies: the sedan (subsequently also available with a roll-up roof), the delivery van, the touring car, the two-seater and the four-seater convertible.
While design work was carried out in Munich for the first time, production continued to take place in Eisenach.
BMW 3/20 PS AM 1-4 model series
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- Production
- 03/1932 - 12/1932
- Displacement
- 782 cc
- Performance
- 20 bhp at 3.500 rpm
- Price
- Engine Type
- Four-cylinder in-line engine
- Top Speed
- 80 km/h (50 mph)