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Makes › EMW East Germany › 327 (post-war Coupé/Cabriolet) · Rare production · 1952–1955 Very Rare

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327 (post-war Coupé/Cabriolet)

Post-war East German continuation of the BMW 327 at Eisenach (EMW).

Still being researched: why it matters, identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.

EMW 327 (post-war Coupé/Cabriolet) (Wikimedia Commons: EMW 327)
EMW 327 (post-war Coupé/Cabriolet) (Wikimedia Commons: EMW 327)
Photo: Tobias Nordhausen from Sondershausen, Deutschland · CC BY 2.0
505BuiltRegistry reported
0Chassis documentedin this archive
?SurvivingNot yet verified
Contents
  1. 01Overview
  2. 02Production & history
  3. 03Specifications
  4. 04Colours & options
  5. 05Individual cars
  6. 06Reference

01Overview

At a glance

Built
505 Built
Years
1952–1955
Engine
Not yet verified
Power
Not yet verified
Top speed
Not yet verified
Body
Not yet verified
Designer
Not yet verified
In this archive
Not yet verified
Surviving
Not yet verified

Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.

Why it matters

Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Model rarityVery Rare 505 · Built1,2
Specification rarityNot yet assessed
Colour rarityNot yet assessed
Individual rarityNot yet assessed
Historical rarityNot yet assessed
Survival rarityNot yet assessed

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

02Production & history

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

What is countedFigureBasisStatus
Total model productionnumber produced (all post-war 327) 5051,2 Factory production Registry reported

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

The page describes the pre-war BMW 327, a short-chassis sports coupé or cabriolet introduced in 1937 on the shortened chassis of the 326. Pre-war 327 production ran to 1941 with 1,396 units, and the page adds that a further 505 were built after the war, from 1946 to 1955. The page does not separate the Eisenach-built EMW cars from the others.

Variants

How each version differs from the standard 327 (post-war Coupé/Cabriolet).

No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.

03Specifications

Technical specifications

Engine

Engine familyNot yet verified
Engine codeNot yet verified
LayoutNot yet verified
DisplacementNot yet verified
BoreNot yet verified
StrokeNot yet verified
Compression ratioNot yet verified
Fuel systemNot yet verified
PowerNot yet verified
Power atNot yet verified
TorqueNot yet verified

Transmission & drivetrain

GearboxNot yet verified
GearsNot yet verified
Driven wheelsNot yet verified

Chassis, body & dimensions

ChassisShortened, boxed ladder-type chassis from the 3261 Independently researchedBase pre-war 327 figure; the EMW cars are assumed to follow the same design but the page does not say.
Front suspensionIndependent, upper and lower A-arms1 Independently researchedBase pre-war 327 figure.
Rear suspensionLive axle with torsion bars1 Independently researchedBase pre-war 327 figure.
BrakesFour-wheel hydraulic drums1 Independently researchedBase pre-war 327 figure.
SteeringNot yet verified
Body constructionNot yet verified
WheelbaseNot yet verified
LengthNot yet verified
WidthNot yet verified
HeightNot yet verified
Front trackNot yet verified
Rear trackNot yet verified
Kerb weightNot yet verified
Dry weightNot yet verified

Performance

Maximum speedNot yet verified
0–100 km/hNot yet verified
Fuel tankNot yet verified

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

04Colours & options

Factory colours & interiors

Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.

Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.

Factory options & codes

Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.

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05Individual cars

Chassis register

Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.

Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.

Competition history

Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.

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Auction & sale history

Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.

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See one in person

Museums where an example of this car can be seen.

No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.

06Reference

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

  1. 1
    BMW 327 (conceptcarz vehicle page) Level B Conceptcarz
    • An additional 505 units were built after the war, from 1946 through 1955
    • the shortened, boxed, ladder-type chassis - sourced from the 326 saloon
    • independent at the front with upper and lower A-arms
    • the back used a live axle with torsions bars
    • Four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes
    Accessed 2026-11-12
  2. 2
    Sports Car Market – 1953 EMW 327 Cabriolet profile Level C
    • 505 number produced (all post-war 327)
    Accessed 2026-11-12

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