1,971 cc OHV Inline Six-Cylinder Engine 80bhp at 4,600rpm Triple Downdraft Solex Carburetors 4-Speed Manual Gearbox Front Independent Suspension – Live Rear Axle with Semi-Elliptic Springs Four-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes *A sublimely elegant BMW Grand Tourer *Retains matching numbers engine *Finished in original colors of Ivory and Blue *One of 482 produced *The subject of a recent specialist restoration THE PRE-WAR BMW With BMW's acquisition of the Dixi works at Eisenach in 1928, the company gained its first foothold in motor manufacturing, having hitherto built aero engines and motorcycles.

Dixi's licensed version of the Austin Seven was gradually developed and improved under BMW's guidance, ultimately gaining swing-axle suspension and overhead valves.

In 1933 came the first true BMW – the six-cylinder 303 – which adopted a twin-tube frame and abandoned the rear swing axles in favor of a conventional live axle, while up front was a transverse-leaf independent suspension and rack-a...