Various BMW EMW Bristol Glas and Frazer Nash!





BMW Glas 1300 GT and 1700 GT and BMW Glas 2600 and 3000 V8 Glaserati.

Now, them cars were some mighty fine rides built by BMW and Glas Company (founded by Hans Glas) back in the '60s.





Now, what's real neat about these here cars is they look mighty close to them Ferraris, Maseratis, and Aston Martins built 'round the same time. BMW ain't too often been known to make cars like that.










BMW 503, BMW 507, BMW 508 Coupe and Roadster, now them's some mighty cool fancy-schmancy sports cars built by BMW at the end of the '50s. Yep, that's a real piece of collector's gold right there.









BMW 501, 502 BMW Bristol, and BMW EMW.

Now, these here cars are some fine ol' luxury vintage rides built by BMW in the late '40s to early '50s. Now, Bristol, mind you, was originally a British car brand, but they teamed up with BMW through Frazer Nash after the rebuilding of the BMW factory following World War II.






BMW EMW, well now, those were some downright lousy Soviet East German cars that were put together for BMW in East Germany after World War II. BMW's factories were split between East and West. Now, they went by EMW, almost like BMW, and they were built in one of BMW's own factories. But hey, they had some style to 'em, looking like some cool American cars from that same era.



Now, Frazer Nash, who partnered up with Bristol and BMW, well, they were both British and American, and they were building similar cars like EMW at the same time, some stylish American cars and EMW, some even sleeker American-esque rides from East Germany



Here be the models from 'tween the wars.


Now, check out these pre-war models:

Frazer-Nash Fast Tourer/Super Sportster, '25 to '30.
Frazer Nash Interceptor/Sportop/Falcon, '30 to '32.
Frazer Nash Boulougne 1 and 2, '26 to '32.
Frazer Nash Ulster, '29 to '31.
Frazer Nash Nurburg, '32 to '33.
Frazer Nash Exeter, '32.
Frazer Nash Colmore, '32 to '39.
Frazer Nash TT Replica, '32 to '38.
Frazer Nash Shelsley, '34 to '36.
Frazer Nash Ulster 100, '36 to '37.
Frazer Nash Falcon, '37.





And then, after the war, they kept the ball rolling with these post-war models:

Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica/Lemans Mk2, '48 to '53.
Frazer Nash Fast Tourer/Mille Miglia, '48 to '53.
Frazer Nash FN 48, '52.
Frazer Nash Targa Florio, '52 to '54.
Frazer Nash Le Mans Coupe, '53 to '55.
Frazer Nash Sebring, '54.
Frazer Nash DKW, '55.
FF Frazer Nash Continental, '56 to '57.

Now, that's a heck of a lineup, ain't it?






Now, another thing to mention regarding the post-war models is that Frazer Nash also collaborated with none other than the predecessor to Audi, DKW. They crafted a model, as you can see on the list, named DKW, and of course, DKW Motor. And last but not least, you'll spot the model Frazer Nash FN 48.

Speaking of collaborations, that model FN 48, well, it's named almost like the United Nations 48. Now, if you think about what the UN meant in the post-war era, especially considering how popular they were compared to other international organizations. The UN had a whopping 51 member countries in its first year in 1945, so that carries some weight. Though this model's named 48 and not 51 or 45.

Another thing to consider is that Frazer Nash didn't produce any cars during World War II, unlike most car companies, despite the tough times. Something to ponder, given that they seemed to be the main dealer in the collaboration between Bristol, EMW, and BMW.









Now, them NASH cars in the USA, well, you gotta be careful not to mix 'em up with Frazer-Nash. These were just Nash, and let me tell ya, they built some darn cool cars in the post-war era over yonder in the good ol' US of A, on the other side of the Atlantic.






Kaiser Frazer.

Now, here's another car company with a double name, where one of 'em's Frazer, but don't get it mixed up with Frazer Nash. These folks built some mighty fine cars in the post-war era over in the good ol' USA on the other side of the Atlantic. Among their models were the Kaiser Manhattan, Frazer Manhattan, Kaiser Frazer Henry J, Kaiser Allstate, Kaiser Custom 6, and Kaiser Darrin. Kaiser Frazer ended up making cars for Jeep from 1953 to 1970. And speaking of sporty cars, Jeep's supposed to be some of the sportiest four-wheelers in the USA.



















BMW 501 and 502, now those were some cool BMWs built in the late '40s and early '50s, 'bout as big as EMW but a whole 'nother beast. These here were real classy family cars and today, they're some real collector's items.

BMW 327/328, now that was one heck of a stylish German BMW from the late '30s to early '40s. A real collector's gem, no doubt about it. Frazer-Nash, now them were some darn cool British sports cars churned out from the early '20s all the way up to the late '50s. They even teamed up with BMW in the aftermath of the war.


































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