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THE FORGOTTEN 'E' NUMBERS

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Entwicklung Codes – The forgotten 'E' numbers.

We all know the E30, E36, E46 etc, etc, but have you ever heard of these?

E504 8-Cylinder 503 with a 3 Metre wheelbase 1956

E113 4-Cylinder 707 to 1300cc Prototype in 1960

E124 4-Cylinder Student Wagon Prototype in 1966

E126 was the pre-runner of the E3 with a 2.6 Litre engine

E4 was a Plastic Prototype from Bayer 1968

E7 was the Electric 02 for the 1972 German Olympics

E11 was an E3 with V8 Engine

E13 was an Amphian Prototype from 1970

E14 was a Jeep Prototype from 1970

E15 was a Plastic 2.8L Coupe again from 1970

E18 was a 6.5 Litre Coupe from Bizzarini 1970

E22 was a mid-Engine Auto based on the 2000 E121

E25 was the Paul Braq Turbo concept Codename X1 1975

E26 was a Sport Coupe based on the E25 with a M33 Engine

E28G was a Prototype E28 Touring 1977

E29 was an Electric E107 and the E29/2 was a City-coupe 1979

E33 was an E21 with Electric engine from 1980

E34S E34/5S were Hand finished M5 and M5 Touring

E36/5S E36 Compact with M3 Engine

E42 was 4-Cylinder car with Front Wheel Drive

E44 was a BMW Van project

E48 FWD Compact from Rover alliance

E49 FWD Compact from Rover but larger

E51 was a V12 Coupe cancelled with Rover

E53S was the X5 with the McLaren engine from the F1

Interesting list!

Cheers, John

Edited by John B

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Would be great if someone could find pictures of them all...... anyone ???

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E28 Touring would've been awesome!!! Shame they didn't put it into production.

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Ha X5 with an F1 engine, sounds......interesting.

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So if there were none in production why so many pics?

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You could buy a kit to convert a sedan to a touring, or pay someone to do it. ;)

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* E36/5S E36 Compact with M3 Engine - I remember an older friend of mine had one of these in the UK. quite a limited model and at the time was BMWs best handling vehicle.

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Ha that's super badass! Pretty good handling by the looks too.

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Would give my left ball for one of these ..

One of which Josh, The car or the woman?

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I got given a bmw 7 series book for xmas. I am reading it at the moment. it has just about all the random history and info on Bavarian Motor Works you could ever ask for.

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