{"id":823899,"date":"2024-03-01T23:21:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-01T23:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?page_id=823899"},"modified":"2024-03-23T18:05:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T18:05:00","slug":"bmw-700-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/all-brands\/bmw\/bmw-700-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW 700 (1959 \u2013 1965)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">BMW 700<\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">1959 &#8211; 1965<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">In 1959, BMW introduced the 700. A small, rear engined economy car, the 700 was created in order to boost sales at a time when the company was struggling financially. As the first BMW car built with a monocoque structure, the car was not only important due to its sales success, but also its technological advancements. The 700 was powered by an elarged 697cc flat twin engine based on the BMW R67 motorcycle&#8217;s powerplant. The 700 saw over 180,000 examples built when production ended in 1965.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#block-wrap-42970\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Overview<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-53541\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Featured<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-38340\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Models In-Depth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-81353\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Image Gallery<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-80739\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">More Updates<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/BMW-700-3.png\"><\/p>\n<p>The BMW 700 was the company&#8217;s first car built using a monocoque body structure. This offered weight savings and improved rigidity, a practice still common in car manufacturing today.<\/p>\n<p><small>&lt;p&gt;Supercars.net&lt;\/p&gt;<\/small><\/p>\n<p>The 700&#8217;s design, penned by Giovanni Michelotti, helped inspire the look of BMW&#8217;s later &#8220;New Class&#8221; sedans, setting a styling trend for the company.<\/p>\n<p><small>&lt;p&gt;SportsCarDigest&lt;\/p&gt;<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BMW 700 1959 &#8211; 1965 In 1959, BMW introduced the 700. A small, rear engined economy car, the 700 was created in order to boost sales at a time when the company was struggling financially. As the first BMW car built with a monocoque structure, the car was not only important due to its sales success, but also its technological advancements. The 700 was powered by an elarged 697cc flat twin engine based on the BMW R67 motorcycle&#8217;s powerplant. 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