BMW
328 Mille Miglia Touring Roadster

Why it matters

Carrozzeria Touring of Milan built lightweight bodies on 328 chassis in 1939-40. Besides the closed car that won the 1940 Mille Miglia, the conceptcarz account says Touring built three further roadsters of the Bügelfalte general design but without its pressed-crease fenders.

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

The conceptcarz account describes one surviving example, chassis 85133, as a probable used-chassis car delivered to Touring in 1939 and believed to be one of the first five or six Touring-bodied 328 prototypes made in early 1939. They were meant for the 1939 Mille Miglia, which was cancelled. The same page says Touring built five more bodies of similar design that year, of which two became Auto Avio Costruzioni racers and three went onto Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 chassis.

In this car's later life the body was moved to a Simca chassis for parts supply, and the original BMW chassis and engine were later reunited with it. Paint analysis during restoration found traces of German industrial silver, a colour linked to pre-war BMW and Silver Arrows racing cars.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Identification guide

How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.

Chassis 85133 is described as carrying a period "Spezial" engine tag listing the dimensions and components of the 1939-40 Series I Mille Miglia cars. It is believed to be the only one of the seven cars with a dry-sump engine, and its body is consistent with a dry-sump layout.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   1940 BMW 328 Sport Roadster Chassis 85133 Level B conceptcarz.com

   • Touring would built an additional three roadsters

   Accessed 2026-11-12
2. 2
   Ultimatecarpage – BMW 328 Touring Spider Level C

   • 3 BMW 328 Touring Spider/Roadsters (Ultimatecarpage 'Numbers built' field; other sources say two Touring roadsters ran the 1940 Mille Miglia)

   Accessed 2026-11-12