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{{About|the BMW 328 sports car of 1936 - 1940|3 series BMWs with 2.8 litre engines|BMW 3 Series}}
{{About|the BMW 328 sports car of 1936–1940|later BMW models badged as 328|BMW 3 Series}}

{{Infobox automobile
{{Infobox automobile
| image = BMW 328 (16.06.2007).jpg
| image = BMW 328 (16.06.2007).jpg
| name = BMW 328
| name = BMW 328
| manufacturer = [[BMW|Bayerische Motorenwerke]]
| manufacturer = [[BMW]]
| aka =
| aka =
| production = 1936&ndash;1940<br>464 produced<ref name="bmwccn.no" />
| production = 1936&ndash;1940<br />464 produced<ref name="bmwccn.no" />
| assembly = [[Eisenach]], [[Germany]]
| assembly = Germany: [[Eisenach]]
| predecessor = BMW 319/1
| predecessor = [[BMW 303#315/1 and 319/1 roadsters|BMW 319/1]]
| successor =
| successor = [[BMW 507]]
| class = [[Sports car]]
| class = [[Sports car]]
| body_style = [[Roadster (automobile)|Roadster]]
| body_style = [[Roadster (automobile)|Roadster]]
| layout = [[FR layout]]
| layout = [[FR layout]]
| platform =
| platform =
| engine = 1,971 cc ''[[BMW M328|M328]]'' [[straight-6]]
| engine = 1,971 cc ''[[BMW M328|M328]]'' [[straight-6]]
| transmission = 4-speed manual
| transmission = 4-speed manual
| wheelbase = {{convert|2400|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| wheelbase = {{convert|2400|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|3900|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| length = {{convert|3900|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|1550|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|1550|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1400|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|1400|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
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| weight = {{convert|830|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| ground_clearance =
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| related = BMW 319/1 (steering and suspension)<br />[[BMW 326]] (brakes, engine block)<ref name=Norbye48 />
| front_track = {{convert|1153|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
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| designer = Peter Szymanowski{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}<br />[[Fritz Fiedler]]<ref name=Norbye47>Norbye, p.47</ref><br />Alfred Böning<ref name=Norbye47 /><br />Alex von Falkenhausen<ref name=Norbye47 /><br />[[Ernst Loof]]<ref name=Norbye47 />
| rear_track = {{convert|1220|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
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| weight = {{convert|830|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| top_speed = {{convert|150|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}
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| related = BMW 319/1 (steering and suspension)<br />[[BMW 326]] (brakes, engine block)<ref name=Norbye48 />
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| designer = [[Peter Szymanowski]]{{Citation needed|date=May 2010}}<br>[[Fritz Fiedler]]<ref name=Norbye47>Norbye, p.47</ref><br />Alfred Böning<ref name=Norbye47 /><br />Alex von Falkenhausen<ref name=Norbye47 /><br />[[Ernst Loof]]<ref name=Norbye47 />
}}
}}

The '''BMW 328''' is a [[sports car]] made by [[BMW]] between 1936 and 1940, with the body design credited to Peter Szymanowski, who became BMW chief of design after World War II (although technically the car was designed by Fritz Fiedler).
The '''BMW 328''' was a [[sports car]] produced by [[BMW]] from 1936 to 1940. Its body design is credited to Peter Szymanowski, who became BMW chief of design after World War II (although technically the car was designed by Fritz Fiedler).


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!colspan=2|Specifications<ref name="bmwccn.no">{{cite web|url=http://www.bmwccn.no/eng/chapter2/articles/roadster2.htm |title=BMW 328 - The Legendary Roadster |publisher=Bmwccn.no |date= |accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref>
!colspan=2|Specifications<ref name="bmwccn.no">{{cite web|url=http://www.bmwccn.no/eng/chapter2/articles/roadster2.htm |title=BMW 328 - The Legendary Roadster |publisher=Bmwccn.no |access-date=2010-11-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103093806/http://www.bmwccn.no/eng/chapter2/articles/roadster2.htm |archive-date=2010-01-03 }}</ref>
|-
|-
|Engine|| [[Straight-six engine|straight-6]] OHV (light alloy cylinder head)
|Engine|| [[Straight-six engine|straight-6]] OHV (light alloy cylinder head)
|-
|-
|Displacement||{{convert|1971|cc|L cuin|abbr=on}} ({{convert|66|mm|in|abbr=on}} Bore × {{convert|96|mm|in|abbr=on}} Stroke)
|Displacement||{{convert|1971|cc|L cuin|abbr=on}}
|-
|-
|Bore × Stroke||{{convert|66|mm|in|abbr=on}} x {{convert|96|mm|in|abbr=on}}
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|Compression ratio||7,5 : 1
|-
|-
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|Compression ratio||7.5:1
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|Fuel feed||3 Solex 30 JF downdraft carburetor
|-
|-
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|Fuel feed||3× Solex 30 JF downdraft carburetors
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|Power||{{convert|80|PS|kW hp|abbr=on}}@5000rpm
|-
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|Power||{{convert|80|PS|kW hp|abbr=on}} @ 5000&nbsp;rpm
|-
|-
|Valve train||Pushrod OHV, side cam shaft driven by duplex chain
|Valve train||Pushrod OHV, side cam shaft driven by duplex chain
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|Fuel capacity|| {{Convert|50|L|usgal impgal|0|abbr=on}} (if needed {{Convert|100|L|usgal impgal|0|abbr=on}} possible)
|Fuel capacity|| {{Convert|50|L|usgal impgal|0|abbr=on}} (if needed {{Convert|100|L|usgal impgal|0|abbr=on}} possible)
|-
|-
|Cooling|| Pump (7,5 l water)
|Cooling|| Pump (7.5&nbsp;L water)
|-
|-
|Transmission|| 4-speed
|Transmission|| 4-speed manual
|-
|-
|Chassis|| Aluminium body and steel ladder frame<ref name=Norbye48>Norbye, p.48</ref>
|Chassis|| Aluminium body and steel ladder frame<ref name=Norbye48>Norbye, p.48</ref>
|-
|-
|Suspension front|| swing axle with transverse leaf springs
|Suspension front|| Independent with transverse leaf spring

|-
|-
|Suspension rear|| live axle with leaf springs
|Suspension rear|| live axle with leaf springs
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|External dimensions|| {{convert|3900|mm|in|abbr=on}} × {{convert|1550|mm|in|abbr=on}} × {{convert|1400|mm|in|abbr=on}}
|External dimensions|| {{convert|3900|mm|in|abbr=on}} × {{convert|1550|mm|in|abbr=on}} × {{convert|1400|mm|in|abbr=on}}
|-
|-
|Tires || 5.25 or 5.50–16
|Tyres || 5.25 or 5.50–16
|-
|-
|Unloaded weight|| {{convert|830|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
|Unloaded weight|| {{convert|830|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
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==Motorsports==
==Motorsports==
[[File:Frank Pratt (BMW 328).jpg|thumb|Frank Pratt won the [[1948 Australian Grand Prix]] driving a 328]]
The 328 was introduced at the Eifelrennen race at the [[Nürburgring]] in 1936, where [[Ernst Jakob Henne|Ernst Henne]] drove it to win the 2.0&nbsp;litre class.<ref name="Norbye47" /><ref name=Noakes31>[[#Noakes|Noakes]], p. 31</ref> The 328 had more than 100 class wins in 1937, including the [[RAC Tourist Trophy]], the [[Österreichische Alpenfahrt]], and the [[La Turbie]] hillclimb.<ref name="Norbye6667">[[#Norbye|Norbye]], pp. 66&ndash;67</ref> In 1938, the 328 won its class at [[24 Hours of Le Mans|Le Mans]], the RAC Tourist Trophy,<ref name=Noakes35>[[#Noakes|Noakes]], p. 35</ref> the [[Alpine Rally]], and the [[Mille Miglia]].<ref name="Norbye6667" />
The 328 was introduced at the Eifelrennen race at the [[Nürburgring]] in 1936, where [[Ernst Jakob Henne|Ernst Henne]] drove it to win the 2.0-litre class.<ref name="Norbye47" /><ref name=Noakes31>[[#Noakes|Noakes]], p. 31</ref> The 328 had more than 100 class wins in 1937, including the [[RAC Tourist Trophy]], the [[Österreichische Alpenfahrt]], and the [[La Turbie]] hillclimb.<ref name="Norbye6667">[[#Norbye|Norbye]], pp. 66&ndash;67</ref> In 1938, the 328 won its class at the RAC Tourist Trophy,<ref name=Noakes35>[[#Noakes|Noakes]], p. 35</ref> the [[Alpine Rally]], and the [[Mille Miglia]].<ref name="Norbye6667" />

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The 328 won the [[RAC Rally]] in 1939<ref>{{cite web|title=1939 Miscellaneous Rallies|url=http://www.teamdan.com/archive/www2/miscral/39miscra.html|access-date=2018-03-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411212603/http://www.teamdan.com/archive/www2/miscral/39miscra.html|archive-date=2018-04-11|url-status=dead}}</ref> and came in fifth overall and first in class in the 1939 [[24 Hours of Le Mans]].<ref name="Noakes35"/><ref name="Norbye67">[[#Norbye|Norbye]], p. 67</ref>


Frank Pratt won the [[1948 Australian Grand Prix]] driving a 328.
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The 328 won the [[RAC Rally]] in 1939{{citation needed|date= March 2013}} and came in fifth overall and first in class in the 1939 [[24 Hours of Le Mans]].<ref name="Noakes35"/><ref name="Norbye67">[[#Norbye|Norbye]], p. 67</ref>


===Mille Miglia===
===Mille Miglia===
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In 1940, the Mille Miglia Touring Coupe won the Mille Miglia<ref name="Noakes35"/><ref name="Norbye68">[[#Norbye|Norbye]], p. 68</ref> with an average speed of {{convert|166.7|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.
In 1940, the Mille Miglia Touring Coupe won the Mille Miglia<ref name="Noakes35"/><ref name="Norbye68">[[#Norbye|Norbye]], p. 68</ref> with an average speed of {{convert|166.7|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.


In 2004, the BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring Coupe became the first car to win both the Mille Miglia (1940) and the modern-day classical version of the race.<ref>{{cite web|last=Evans |first=Tom |url=http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=147863833 |title=Revealed:new BMW Mille Miglia! |publisher=Cars.uk.msn.com |date= |accessdate=2010-11-20}}</ref>
In 2004, the BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring Coupe became the first car to win both the Mille Miglia (1940) and the modern-day classical version of the race.<ref>{{cite web |last=Evans |first=Tom |url=http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=147863833 |title=Revealed:new BMW Mille Miglia! |publisher=Cars.uk.msn.com |access-date=2010-11-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723020348/http://cars.uk.msn.com/news/articles.aspx?cp-documentid=147863833 |archive-date=2011-07-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==Production==
==Production==
After [[World War II|the Second World War]], [[Automobilwerk Eisenach|the manufacturing plant]] in [[Eisenach]] where the 328 had been built found itself in the [[Soviet occupation zone|Russian occupation zone]], and automobile manufacturing in Eisenach would follow a state directed path until [[German Reunification]] in 1989.
After [[World War II|the Second World War]], [[Automobilwerk Eisenach|the manufacturing plant]] in [[Eisenach]] where the 328 had been built found itself in the [[Soviet occupation zone]], and automobile manufacturing in Eisenach would follow a state-directed path until [[German Reunification]] in 1989.


==Influence on Bristol==
==Influence on Bristol==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:BMW 328 'Fachsenfeld' Coupe (1937) 1Y7A6227.jpg|1937 BMW 328 "Fachsenfeld" Coupé
File:Bmw_328.jpg|BMW 328 photographed at the [[Gaisberg]]rennen, Salzburg, June 2004
File:Adolf Brudes im BMW 328 Mille Miglia am 14.08.1976.jpg|1940 BMW 328 „Mille Miglia“, with Adolf Brudes as the driver
File:Adolf Brudes im BMW 328 Mille Miglia am 14.08.1976.jpg|1940 BMW 328 "Mille Miglia", with Adolf Brudes as the driver
File:BMW 328 6-Zylinder-Motor.jpg|Picture of BMW 328 engine
File:BMW 328 6-Zylinder-Motor.jpg|Picture of BMW 328 engine
File:BMW 328 Bj 1938 - Heck.jpg|BMW 328, production year 1938
File:BMW 328 Bj 1938 - Heck.jpg|BMW 328, production year 1938
File:BMW 328 am 1986-08-16.jpg|BMW 328 at the AvD Oldtimer Grand Prix Nürburgring
</gallery>
</gallery>


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==References==
==References==
* {{cite book|last=Simons|first=Rainer|title=BMW 328: From roadster to legend|year=2004|publisher=Bentley Publications|location=|isbn=0-8376-1231-4}}
* {{cite book|last=Simons|first=Rainer|title=BMW 328: From roadster to legend|year=2004|publisher=Bentley Publications|isbn=0-8376-1231-4}}
*{{cite book |last=Norbye |first=Jan P. |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=BMW - Bavaria's Driving Machines|year=1984 |publisher=Publications International |location=Skokie, IL |isbn=0-517-42464-9|ref=Norbye}}
*{{cite book |last=Norbye |first=Jan P. |title=BMW - Bavaria's Driving Machines |year=1984 |publisher=Publications International |location=Skokie, IL |isbn=0-517-42464-9 |ref=Norbye |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/bmwbavariasdrivi00norb }}
*{{cite book|last= Noakes |first= Andrew |authorlink=Andrew Noakes|title= The Ultimate History of BMW |year= 2005 |publisher= Parragon Publishing |location= Bath, UK |isbn=1-4054-5316-8 |ref=Noakes}}
*{{cite book|last= Noakes |first= Andrew |author-link=Andrew Noakes|title= The Ultimate History of BMW |year= 2005 |publisher= Parragon Publishing |location= Bath, UK |isbn=1-4054-5316-8 |ref=Noakes}}
*{{cite web|url= http://www.bmwccn.no/eng/chapter2/articles/roadster2.htm|title= BMW 328 - the legendary roadster|accessdate= 2008-08-30|work= http://www.bmwccn.no|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100103093806/http://www.bmwccn.no/eng/chapter2/articles/roadster2.htm|archivedate= 2010-01-03|deadurl= yes}}
*{{cite web|url= http://www.bmwccn.no/eng/chapter2/articles/roadster2.htm|title= BMW 328 - the legendary roadster|access-date= 2008-08-30|work= bmwccn.no|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100103093806/http://www.bmwccn.no/eng/chapter2/articles/roadster2.htm|archive-date= 2010-01-03|url-status= dead}}


==External links==
==External links==
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[[Category:BMW vehicles|328]]
[[Category:BMW vehicles|328]]
[[Category:Sports cars]]
[[Category:Sports cars]]
[[Category:1930s automobiles]]
[[Category:1930s cars]]
[[Category:Vehicles introduced in 1936]]
[[Category:Cars introduced in 1936]]
[[Category:24 Hours of Le Mans race cars]]
[[Category:24 Hours of Le Mans race cars]]
[[Category:Mille Miglia]]
[[Category:Mille Miglia]]

Latest revision as of 10:10, 14 December 2024

This article is about the BMW 328 sports car of 1936–1940. For later BMW models badged as 328, see BMW 3 Series.
BMW 328
Overview
ManufacturerBMW
Production1936–1940
464 produced[1]
AssemblyGermany: Eisenach
DesignerPeter Szymanowski[citation needed]
Fritz Fiedler[2]
Alfred Böning[2]
Alex von Falkenhausen[2]
Ernst Loof[2]
Body and chassis
ClassSports car
Body styleRoadster
LayoutFR layout
RelatedBMW 319/1 (steering and suspension)
BMW 326 (brakes, engine block)[3]
Powertrain
Engine1,971 cc M328 straight-6
Transmission4-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,400 mm (94.5 in)
Length3,900 mm (153.5 in)
Width1,550 mm (61.0 in)
Height1,400 mm (55.1 in)
Curb weight830 kg (1,830 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorBMW 319/1
SuccessorBMW 507

The BMW 328 was a sports car produced by BMW from 1936 to 1940. Its body design is credited to Peter Szymanowski, who became BMW chief of design after World War II (although technically the car was designed by Fritz Fiedler).

Specifications

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Specifications[1]
Engine straight-6 OHV (light alloy cylinder head)
Displacement 1,971 cc (1.971 L; 120.3 cu in)
Bore × Stroke 66 mm (2.6 in) x 96 mm (3.8 in)
Compression ratio 7.5:1
Fuel feed 3× Solex 30 JF downdraft carburetors
Power 80 PS (59 kW; 79 hp) @ 5000 rpm
Valve train Pushrod OHV, side cam shaft driven by duplex chain
Fuel capacity 50 L (13 US gal; 11 imp gal) (if needed 100 L (26 US gal; 22 imp gal) possible)
Cooling Pump (7.5 L water)
Transmission 4-speed manual
Chassis Aluminium body and steel ladder frame[3]
Suspension front Independent with transverse leaf spring
Suspension rear live axle with leaf springs
Shock absorbers Hydraulic shock absorbers
Brakes 280 mm (11 in)-diameter hydraulic drum brakes
Wheelbase 2,400 mm (94 in)
Track 1,153 mm (45.4 in)/1,220 mm (48 in)
External dimensions 3,900 mm (150 in) × 1,550 mm (61 in) × 1,400 mm (55 in)
Tyres 5.25 or 5.50–16
Unloaded weight 830 kg (1,830 lb)
Top speed: 150 km/h (93 mph)

Awards

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In 1999 the BMW 328 was named one of 25 finalists for Car of the Century by a worldwide panel of automotive journalists.

Motorsports

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Frank Pratt won the 1948 Australian Grand Prix driving a 328

The 328 was introduced at the Eifelrennen race at the Nürburgring in 1936, where Ernst Henne drove it to win the 2.0-litre class.[2][4] The 328 had more than 100 class wins in 1937, including the RAC Tourist Trophy, the Österreichische Alpenfahrt, and the La Turbie hillclimb.[5] In 1938, the 328 won its class at the RAC Tourist Trophy,[6] the Alpine Rally, and the Mille Miglia.[5]

The 328 won the RAC Rally in 1939[7] and came in fifth overall and first in class in the 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans.[6][8]

Frank Pratt won the 1948 Australian Grand Prix driving a 328.

Mille Miglia

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In 1938, BMW 328 became a class winner in Mille Miglia.[5]

In 1940, the Mille Miglia Touring Coupe won the Mille Miglia[6][9] with an average speed of 166.7 km/h (103.6 mph).

In 2004, the BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring Coupe became the first car to win both the Mille Miglia (1940) and the modern-day classical version of the race.[10]

Production

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After the Second World War, the manufacturing plant in Eisenach where the 328 had been built found itself in the Soviet occupation zone, and automobile manufacturing in Eisenach would follow a state-directed path until German Reunification in 1989.

Influence on Bristol

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One of the Mille Miglia 328s (disguised as a Frazer Nash) and BMW's technical plans for the car were taken from the bombed BMW factory by English representatives from the Bristol Aeroplane Company and Frazer Nash companies. Fiedler, the BMW engineer, was persuaded to come, too. Bristol Cars was set up to build complete cars, called Bristols, and would also supply engines to Frazer Nash for all their post-war cars. The first Bristol car, the 400, was heavily based on the BMW plans. This Bristol engine was also an option in AC cars, before the Cobra.

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  • 1937 BMW 328 "Fachsenfeld" Coupé
    1937 BMW 328 "Fachsenfeld" Coupé
  • 1940 BMW 328 "Mille Miglia", with Adolf Brudes as the driver
    1940 BMW 328 "Mille Miglia", with Adolf Brudes as the driver
  • Picture of BMW 328 engine
    Picture of BMW 328 engine
  • BMW 328, production year 1938
    BMW 328, production year 1938

Notes

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  1. ^ a b "BMW 328 - The Legendary Roadster". Bmwccn.no. Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2010-11-20.
  2. ^ a b c d e Norbye, p.47
  3. ^ a b Norbye, p.48
  4. ^ Noakes, p. 31
  5. ^ a b c Norbye, pp. 66–67
  6. ^ a b c Noakes, p. 35
  7. ^ "1939 Miscellaneous Rallies". Archived from the original on 2018-04-11. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  8. ^ Norbye, p. 67
  9. ^ Norbye, p. 68
  10. ^ Evans, Tom. "Revealed:new BMW Mille Miglia!". Cars.uk.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2010-11-20.

References

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