1,971cc DOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine 3 Solex Downdraft Carburetors (see text) 125bhp at 5,750rpm (see text) 4-Speed Manual Transmission Front Leaf-Spring Axle – Semi-Elliptic Leaf Springs at the Rear 4-Wheel Drum Brakes *Single family ownership since 1967 *Recent refurbishment by BMW specialists The Werk Shop *Uprated with an AC Bristol motor *Rare opportunity to acquire a BMW 327 THE BMW 327 Introduced for 1938, the 327 sports-tourer used the shortened, boxed, ladder-type chassis of the 326 Saloon, shared by the 320, but with semi-elliptic rear springing in place of torsion bars.

The gearbox was a Hurth four-speed manual unit with freewheel between 1st and 2nd gears, enabling clutch-less gear changes at low speeds, while there were hydraulic brakes all around and centralized chassis lubrication.

BMW's pushrod six had by now been enlarged to 1,971cc and developed around 55bhp in Type 55 form, as installed in the 327, which could also be ordered with the 328 sports car's 80bhp 'hemi-...