Karmann Factory Brochure and Some History

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Found interesting booklet from Karmann

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One page is very interesting...
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There is a picture with bunch of left fenders for E9. :love:

Unfortunately quality of picture is poor.
 
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Looks like wooden block for door structure
 

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From IG Metall (German Trade Unions) history:

Karmann-Rheine GmbH & Co.KG​


After long and difficult negotiations, the city of Rheine managed to conclude a contract with Wilhelm Karmann GmbH in Osnabrück in August 1964, according to which this company would build a branch plant in Rheine for the construction of automobile bodies. Larger property contracts and their purchase were concluded with the city of Rheine. A right of first refusal was agreed for further properties. In the final phase of the expansion of the new plant, around 6,500 jobs were to be created. Construction of the facilities in the new Barentelgen industrial area in Schotthock began in autumn 1964. Production began on July 1, 1965.



About 150 employees from the Osnabrück plant formed the core of the new workforce, which grew to about 800 employees by the summer of 1966.



Of the colleagues from Karmann - Osnabrück plant who were deployed in Rheine, around 120 were members of IG Metall. In the first works council elections, colleague Günter Barkau became the first chairman of the works council.



Franz Abels, who had begun his professional career after the war at the Opel dealership Stockmann & Rieke in Rheine, became head of human resources.

*) See the report Stockmann & Rieke.

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In addition to the production of top models such as the “Opel Admirals”, a larger daily number of the top model “BMW 3.0 CS COUPÈ” was also built.
 
The New Class coupé, designed by BMW designer Wilhelm Hofmeister (“Hofmeister-Knick”), was presented in June 1965 as a “comfortable touring car with a sporty heart for long journeys.” It was not until November 22, 1965 that Karmann in Osnabrück began producing the coupé bodies.

The chassis was largely the same as that of the previous sedan models. The 1.8-liter four-cylinder was bored out to 2.0 liters, the shape of the combustion chamber was also redesigned and flow resistance was further reduced by modified intake paths. The new engine was supplemented by a Solex double carburettor. It was available with 120 hp in the BMW 2000 CS (type 120) and with 100 hp in the BMW 2000 CA with three-speed automatic. The car was offered as the BMW 2000 C with 100 hp and manual transmission from May 1967 to 1968. Only 443 BMW 2000 Cs were produced. Although the BMW 2800 CS (series E9) was introduced in September 1968, the BMW 2000 CA and CS remained in the BMW range as a low-cost alternative until mid-1970. At Wilhelm Karmann GmbH, between November 22, 1965 and July 11, 1970, exactly 13,151 body shells left the factory, and between August 18, 1968 and February 24, 1970, exactly 549 complete vehicles left the factory, making a total of 13,700 New Class Coupés.

Unusual in the street scene at that time was the color silver gray (called "Polaris new" at BMW) available for the BMW 2000 Coupé, in which the car was often ordered, along with the color "Chamonix" (ivory).

production 2000cs


2000cs assembly


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Production 2000 CS

source: https://www.bmw-v8-club.de/fahrzeuge/neue-klasse/neue-klasse-coupe.html
 
@HB Chris - not sure if the numbers from above German article (translated) are intact with the information from VIN FAQ section.
 
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