• Part of The Bavarian Legends Collection
• Finished in two-tone grey paintwork with red leather upholstery
• Powered by a 1.9-litre six-cylinder engine
• Listed in BMW’s archive as a “sportscar”; one of only 178 built

Please note this lot has entered the EU on a temporary import bond, which must be cancelled either by exporting the lot outside of the EU on an approved Bill of Lading with supporting customs documentation or by paying the applicable VAT and import duties to have the lot remain in the EU.

Bitte beachten Sie, dass dieses Fahrzeug mit einer vorübergehenden Einfuhrgenehmigung in die EU eingeführt wurde, die entweder durch die Ausfuhr des Fahrzeugs aus der EU mit einem genehmigten Frachtbrief und den entsprechenden Zollunterlagen oder durch die Zahlung der geltenden Mehrwertsteuer und Einfuhrzölle aufgehoben werden muss, damit das Fahrzeug in der EU verbleiben kann.

Following the success of BMW’s 315, the Munich manufacturer turned its focus to motorsport. With its eyes set on the 2.0-litre race classification, the 1.5-litre engine from the 315 was bored out to 1.9-litres. Aptly named the BMW 319/1, it produced 55 PS, could reach 130 km/h, and had a two-seat roadster body. With a price of 5,800 Reichsmark—considered expensive for a BMW roadster—only 178 examples were sold, making the 319/1 an extremely rare pre-war performance BMW.

Leaving the factory in the summer of 1936, chassis 56264 was finished in grey and delivered to its first owner, Andreas Gschwind, on 28 May. Gschwind resided in Würzburg and owned a shop that sold bicycles and motorbikes, while also offering repair services. The BMW reappeared several decades later when, in August 1984, this 319/1 was registered in Michigan, USA. It was sold to its second American owner in 1988, who retained the car until his passing in 2012. The car returned to its native Germany the following year, then entered the consigning owner’s collection in 2015. Since then, the car has been on static display as part of a museum exhibition, so it is recommended that buyers carry out a mechanical inspection prior to returning the BMW to the road.

Today, the car is finished in two-tone grey paintwork over red upholstery, and is an exciting opportunity to acquire a very rare pre-war BMW 319/1 Roadster. To view this car and others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mu22.