BMW
328 Mille Miglia "Bügelfalte" Roadster

Why it matters

Chassis 85032 is described as the only such roadster built at BMW's Munich factory with its own bodywork, designed by Wilhelm Kaiser. The report says the shape became an informal styling template for several later cars from other makers.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Chassis 85032 was made as a standard 328 in May 1937, then assigned to the Experimental Department as a competition car. It raced at the 1937 Le Mans 24 Hours and the Tourist Trophy at Donington, and in 1938 won the 2-litre class of the Mille Miglia.

It was later converted to an open-cockpit streamliner and became one of three works entries in the 1940 Mille Miglia, finishing sixth. After the war it passed through several hands, including the designer of the Russian MiG aircraft, and returned to Munich where it was kept in the BMW Museum and a copy was made for display. RM offered the original at its Monaco sale.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

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Sources

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   Ultimatecarpage – BMW 328 Buegelfalte Roadster chassis 85032 Level C

   • 1 Works-bodied Bügelfalte roadster, chassis 85032 – 'the only 328 fitted by the works with a special aluminium body'

   Accessed 2026-11-12