Coupe
Chassis #: 74509
A decade after coming into existence, The Bayerische Motoren Werke Company began building its first automobile. They began life as an aero engine manufacturer and was purchased in 1928 by the Dixi Werke of Eisenach and continued to manufacture the smallest Dixi product, a license-built version of the Austin Seven. In January of 1929, the company adopted the BMW badge for these cars.By 1934, BMW was building the Type 315 fitted with a 1490cc engine with 40 brake horsepower (in triple-carburetor tune). The Type 326 was introduced at the 1936 Berlin Auto Show. The 326 would serve as a replacement for the Type 320, a cheaper four-cylinder car. The 326, the company's first four-door sedan, featured a 1971cc engine offering 50 horsepower and a top speed of 72 mph. In comparison to BMW's prior products, this vehicle was much more streamlined and it would define the marque until World War II. Shortly after introducing the Type 326, the company introduced the 327 - a short-chassis, two-seat coupe or convertible. Next came the Type 328 with a 1971cc engine with a new crossflow head with hemispherical combustion chambers, which used short horizontal pushrods to operate opposing exhaust valves from the single camshaft. This gave twin-cam performed with less complexity and lower cost. The cars had a twin-tube chassis and clothed in a two-seat sporting body. The standard model was capable of achieving 96 mph. British driver S.C.H. 'Sammy' Davis drove a lightweight prototype example at Brooklands to a speed of 102.16. A streamlined 328 won the two-liter class at Le Mans in 1939, and the same car, which was part of a five-car team, won the 1940 Mille Miglia outright.
The BMW 328 was available only as a compact two-seater. In 1938, the more powerful 328 engine became available in the 327, which was designated somewhat ambiguously as the 327/28. Production would continue through 1940, with a total of 482 Sport cabriolets, 86 Sport Coupes, and one bare chassis being created.
By Daniel Vaughan | Feb 2014
1939 BMW 328
BMW
2014 RM Auctions - Automobiles of Arizona
Sale Price :
USD $176,000
1939 BMW 328 Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the BMW 328
(Data based on Model Year 1939 sales)
1939 BMW 328 Roadster Chassis#: 85351 Sold for USD$500,000 2021 RM Sothebys : Arizona | ![]() ![]() |
1939 BMW 328 Roadster Chassis#: 85446 Sold for USD$621,000 2018 Bonhams : Quail Lodge | ![]() ![]() |
1939 Frazer Nash-BMW 328 Sports by Leacroft Chassis#: 85427 Sold for USD$825,000 2017 RM Sothebys : Monterey | ![]() ![]() |
1939 BMW 328 Chassis#: 85351 Sold for USD$550,000 2016 RM Sotheby's : Monterey | ![]() ![]() |
1939 BMW 327/28 Coupe Chassis#: 74509 Sold for USD$176,000 2014 RM Auctions - Automobiles of Arizona | ![]() ![]() |
1939 BMW 327/28 Sport Cabriolet Chassis#: 74590 Sold for USD$176,000 2011 Automobiles of Arizona by RM Auctions | |
1939 BMW 328 Roadster Chassis#: 85406 Sold for USD$539,000 2010 RM Auctions - Sports & Classics of Monterey | ![]() ![]() |
BMW 328s That Failed To Sell At Auction
1939 BMW 328's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1939 BMW 328 Roadster | 85351 | 2020 RM Sothebys : Shift/Monterey | $500,000 | $600,000 | |
1939 Frazer Nash-BMW 328 Roadster | 85411 | 2019 Bonhams : The Bond Street Sale | $650,000 | $850,000 | |
1939 BMW 328 Roadster Re-creation | 85345RC | 2013 Bonhams Collectors' Motor Cars and Automobilia |
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