The real mighty tiny hill climb racer of the 1960s from BMW

Rare ONES The 1950s era was known as the post-war recovery period where the economic conditions of the world community began to improve, especially in Europe, which was marked by an explosion in consumer demand for the compact and powerful real four-wheeled vehicles to several manufacturers. 

The real mighty tiny hill climb racer of the 1960s called BMW 700 RS. (Picture from: UltimateCarPage) 

At that time one of the leading German manufacturers BMW reacted to the trend by launching the BMW 600 in 1957, which was an extended version of Isetta car with a rear-mounted two-cylinder flat engine. 

The BMW 700 RS is supported by a space frame chassis and wrapped in a very low aluminum body. (Picture from: UltimateCarPage)

Then in 1959, the construction of the four-seater car was made more modern for the first time with a self-made pontoon body which was later named the BMW 700. Interestingly the first body version that was offered was a 2+2 coupe, while the sedan version with a slightly extended roof and more head room on the rear seats came only several months later. 

The BMW 700 RS is a two-seater roadster specifically for hill climb events which only used the axle components and an engine taken from its sibling BMW 700. (Picture from: UltimateCarPage)

Then this model quickly became popular, especially because of its robustness, affordable price, and motor sports publicity. Soon after entering production in 1959, BMW’s racing engineers developed the BMW 700 RS, a two-seater roadster specifically for hill climb events which only used the axle components and an engine taken from its sibling BMW 700. 

The BMW 700 RS is powered by a rear-mounted 700 cc flat-twin BMW boxer motorcycle engine, which is equipped with two Dell'Orto carburetors. (Picture from: UltimateCarPage)

Even though it appears with a face that is not similar to its roadworthy sibling, because the 700 RS is supported by a space frame chassis and wrapped in a very low aluminum body. Then for the drivetrain, it powered by a rear-mounted 700 cc flat-twin BMW boxer motorcycle engine, which is equipped with two Dell'Orto carburetors so that it is capable of spitting out power around 70 bhp at 8,000 rpm.

The BMW 700 RS made its first public appearance in June 1960 in the Rossfeld Hill-Climb Race. (Picture from: UltimateCarPage)

Furthermore, the BMW 700 RS made its first public appearance in June 1960 in the Rossfeld Hill-Climb Race. And in the early 1960s drivers such as Heinz Eppelein, Hans Stuck, Alexander von Falkenhausen and Walter Schneider brought home numerous victories in this racing car.

So far from its debut in in June of 1961 until the 1963, the lightweight BMW dominated its class. Some sources say as many as 19 units were produced but the München-based automaker state only two were ever built. The German company still own one of the cars and another one was known in Florida. The BMW's 700 RS seen here was one of them while attended at the 2009 Techno Classica auto expo, which also commemorates the BMW 700's 50th anniversary.  *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | SUPERCARS.NET | CONCEPTCARZ | ULTIMATECARPAGE ]

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