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BMW 503 Cabriolet  

1956-1959, Germany

engines/performance

engines:
years cyl./valv. compr. displacement

power

  specific fuel torque  
56-59: V8/16V 7.3:1 3168cc.(193ci)

140DIN-hp

@4800rpm

44.2 hp/l 2x2bbl 159lb-ft. (216Nm)

@3800rpm

59: V8/16V 7.8:1 3168cc.(193ci)

150DIN-hp

@5000rpm

47.3 hp/l 2x2bbl 173lb-ft. (235Nm)

@4000rpm

performance:
engine topspeed 0-50mph 0-62mph 0-100mph 0-124mph

1/4mile

mileage (US-gallon)
3.2l140hp: 190kph/118mph ?s 13.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

15.0-16.0 l/100km14.7-15.7 mpg
3.2l150hp: 195kph/121mph ?s 12.0s ?s ?s

?s@?mph/?kph

15.5-16.5 l/100km14.3-15.2 mpg

tyres/transmission

tyres front/rear: 6.00 H16
transmission/drive wheel: 4-speed/RWD

dimensions/weight

length x width x height: 4750 x 1710 x 1440 mm (187.0 x 67.3 x 56.7 in)
wheelbase - tread f/r: 2835 mm - 1400/1420 mm (111.6 in - 55.1/55.9 in)
some calculations: base aera: 8.12 m² (87.4 sq.ft.) - frontal aera: ~2.03 m² (~21.9 sq.ft.) - LxWxH: 11.70 m³ (412.9 cu.ft.)
aerodynamics: coefficient of drag (cd): ? - drag area: ? m² / ? sq.ft.
weight: 1500 kg (3307 lb)
power/weight-ratio: 10.0 - 10.7 kg/hp (22.0 - 23.6 lb/hp) 93 - 100 hp/ton

price/production

base-price: 29,500 DM (1956) 
production: 139

   

he BMW 503 was designed by Albrecht Graf Goertz. It was developed as a elegant Gran Tourismo.

Pictures taken at the "Technoclassica 2008" in Essen, Germany
 
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Pictures taken in 2008 in the "EFA-Automuseum" in Amerang, Germany
Pictures are used by courtesy of the EFA-Automuseum
 
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Pictures taken at the "Technoclassica 2009" in Essen, Germany
 
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Pictures taken at the "Retro Classics meets Barock 2009" in Ludwigsburg, Germany
 
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