Philipilihp already did a write up on the BMW 700 quite some time ago so I won’t have to tell it’s story again. Although these ones are of the more sporty kinds.
As Philip mentioned the 700 was very successful in motorsport. Mainly in Bergrennen or hillclimbs but they were found on track as well. As did the two I show you here.
The #64 car was driven by two drivers in the 1961 Nurburgring 12 Hours. There’s little known, or rather to be found online, on this race, it’s not even on http://www.racingsportscars.com/. It’s not the Nürburgring 1000 km with all the international allure, I think it was a more local kind of event. With smaller cars than the Maserati Tipo 63 and the Ferrari 250 TR. Think more about DKW Juniors, Volvo PV 544s and Jaguars MkII.
The drivers as well are barely known: Heinz Hülbusch and Hans-August Stausberg. Start a Google search and most likely you’ll find this 1/43 Minichamps instead of info on these German guys. Hülbusch can be found on http://www.racingsportscars.com/ but again: nothing on this race for him! There’s both a Heinz Hülbusch and a Heinrich Hülbusch there who both drove 700s, I can imagine them being one and the same.
It’s not much better with Hans-August Stausberg. He did drive some English cars as well (Lotus Elite, MGB), mainly in Germany and the Netherlands. As far as I can tell.
The beige #1 however was tracked in England: in the 1961 British Empire Trophy at Silverstone. Where Herbert Linge went 3rd O/A. Whatever that means. TUCKER, HELP!!!!
I presume it has something to do with it’s class as the tiny 700s of course could not compete against the simplest Alfa Romeo Giulia touring car that certainly was around. Herbert Linge was a dedicated 700 pilot as he did win his class in the same Nürburgring 12 hours the #64 car did compete in.
As said both are Minichamps in 1/43 scale. The #64 is the clear winner for me with it’s color, racing stripes and cream white steelies.
What can I say: I’m a sucker for aircooled flat engines. In the back. Especially if they’re built for track usage.
Tschüss!
