{{Short description|Formula 2 racing car}} {{Infobox racing car | Image = File:Paris - Retromobile 2012 - BMW HH 49 Formule 2 - 1949 - 010.jpg | Production = 1947-1950 | Car_name = BMW HH | Category = Formula 2 | Constructor = BMW | Engine name = BMW M328, {{cvt|1971|cm3|cuin|1}}, L6, NA | Power = {{cvt|130|hp|kW|0}} | Torque = {{cvt|200|Nm|lb.ft|0}} | Weight = {{cvt|510|kg|lb}} | Debut = 1947 | designer = Herman Holbein | successor = BMW 269 | gears = 4-speed | transmission type = manual | drivers = {{flag icon|Germany|1947}} Fritz Riess<br>{{flag icon|Germany|1947}} Günther Bechem }} The '''BMW HH''' is an open-wheel Formula 2 racing car . It was produced between 1947 and 1950 by BMW.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://8w.forix.com/df2-ebwg.html|title=Phoenix from the flames, part 4: West German BMW specials|date=18 April 2002|website=8w.forix.com|access-date=2024-09-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.racingyears.com/chassis/HH+47+-+BMW|title=HH 47 - BMW Profile|website=racingyears.com|access-date=2024-09-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.barchetta.cc/all.ferraris/retro-classica-story/index.html|title=Retro Classica Story|date=3 April 2001|author=Bjoern Schmidt|website=barchetta.cc|access-date=2024-09-19}}</ref>
==History== In 1947, following the creation of the Formula 2 racing category by the FIA, BMW HH47, HH48, and HH49 one-person vehicles were designed by Herman Holbein (then head of BMW's chassis development department).
They are equipped with 2.0-liter 6-cylinder engines of {{cvt|130|hp|kW}}, for a {{cvt|200|km/h|mph}} top speed, from the BMW 328 and piloted among others by German drivers Fritz Riess and Günther Bechem.
{{Gallery |File:Paris - Retromobile 2012 - BMW HH 49 Formule 2 - 1949 - 012.jpg|Front |File:Paris - Retromobile 2012 - BMW HH 49 Formule 2 - 1949 - 013.jpg|Cockpit and interior |File:Paris - Retromobile 2012 - BMW HH 49 Formule 2 - 1949 - 015.jpg|Rear }}
==References== {{commons category|Holbein-BMW HH49}} {{reflist}}
Category:Formula Two cars Category:BMW racing cars Category:Cars introduced in 1947 Category:Cars discontinued in 1950
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