BMW GROUP CLASSIC HIRE CAR PROGRAMME. CHAUFFEUR-DRIVEN.

BMW GROUP CLASSIC HIRE CAR PROGRAMME. CHAUFFEUR-DRIVEN.

BMW 326 CABRIOLET 4-DOOR. The BMW 326, available from the factory between 1936 and 1941 as a four-door sedan and two- or four-door convertible, became the most successful BMW car of the pre-war period. Power was provided by the first BMW six-cylinder engine with two-litre displacement. Overall, the 50 hp touring car (top speed around 115 km/h ( mph) / 71 mph) was designed more for comfort than sports performance. The bodies for the convertibles were built by Autenrieth in Darmstadt. Year of manufacture 1939 Six-cylinder in-line Capacity / output 1,971cc / 50 hp 115 km/h (71 mph) Green / Dark green

BMW 501 ISAR 12. From 1955 the BMW 501 A could also be ordered with the new eight-cylinder engine. That prompted a change in the model designation of the BMW 501 with six-cylinder engine to BMW 501 6-Zylinder. The straight-six unit now had 2.1 litres displacement. This model remained in the sales line-up officially until 1958. But individual models for use by municipal authorities and with special-purpose bodies were still being built up to 1964. It enjoyed a particularly strong period of popularity in the 1960s thanks to its role in the German television series Funkstreife Isar 12. Year of manufacture 1956 Six-cylinder in-line Capacity / output 2,077cc / 72 hp 145 km/h (90 mph) Green

BMW 502 CONVERTIBLE 2-DOOR. BMW presented the BMW 502, powered by a light-alloy eight-cylinder engine with 2.6-litre displacement, at the Geneva International Motor Show in early 1954. Output of 100 hp ensured this model was one of the fastest touring cars on the market. In 1955, Stuttgart-based firm Baur teamed up with BMW to present a two-door convertible, four-door convertible and coupé based on the BMW 502. Just 57 convertibles (of which 46 were two-door models) and 24 coupés were built to customer order in 1955 and 1956 and sold via the dealer network. Year of manufacture 1955 V8 Capacity / output 2,580cc / 100 hp 160 km/h (99 mph) Grey metallic

BMW 502 CONVERTIBLE 4-DOOR. Baur also built a four-door convertible based on the BMW 502 to customer order alongside the two-door model. Just 11 four-doors were built. Today they are among the rarest of all BMWs from the post-war period. Year of manufacture 1955 V8 Capacity / output 2,580cc / 100 hp 160 km/h (99 mph) Light green

BMW 3200 S STATE LIMOUSINE. The BMW 3200 S with a 160 hp V8 engine was the flagship of the model series popularly known as the Baroque Angel with which car production at BMW resumed post-1945. The luxuriously appointed six-seater was the fastest series-produced German sedan of the early 1960s. The one-off example pictured, with modified body and an interior of even greater opulence, spent several years in the service of the Bavarian state government. Year of manufacture 1963 V8 Capacity / output 3,168cc / 160 hp 190 km/h (118 mph) Black

ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER SERAPH. The Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph first presented in Geneva in March 1998 was the last representative of the brand to be developed in Great Britain and built at Crewe. At the same time, the Silver Seraph was also the first Rolls-Royce with an engine not built by the company itself. Indeed, the saloon was powered by a V12 unit from BMW. The body, designed by Graham Hull in Crewe, was larger in every dimension than that of its predecessor, the Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit, but its cleverly drawn lines actually made it appear more compact. Year of manufacture 1999 V12 Capacity / output 5,379cc / 326 hp 225 km/h (140 mph) Silver

ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER CLOUD DROPHEAD COUPÉ MULLINER, PARK WARD. A convertible version of the Silver Cloud III (the Drophead Coupé) was also available from the factory. The conversion work was carried out by H.J. Mulliner, Park Ward Ltd. However, just a year later this model was replaced by a new version with a significantly more modern-looking body penned by designer Vilhelm Koren. The new model was unveiled for the first time at the Earls Court Motor Show in London in 1963. Year of manufacture 1966 V8 Capacity / output 6,230cc / 225 hp 185 km/h (115 mph) Sage Green

ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER CLOUD DROPHEAD COUPÉ H.J. MULLINER. The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud was presented in April 1955 as the successor to the Silver Dawn. The new body was more curvaceous in design, offered more space inside and also had a larger boot. It was largely made of steel, but the doors, bonnet and boot lid were all aluminium. Only a handful of customers commissioned a convertible version. In autumn 1963 the Adams & Adams Ltd. company became the second owner of the car we see here and kept it until January 2011. Year of manufacture 1957 Six-cylinder in-line Capacity / output 4,887cc / 158 hp 165 km/h (103 mph) Wedgwood Blue