• Rare body style among UK BMW 315s • An older restoration • Remarkably original • Used during the last year with zero issues The acquisition of the Dixi works in 1928 provided BMW, hitherto a manufacturer of aero engines and motorcycles, with a foothold in motor manufacturing.

Dixi's built-under-license version of the Austin Seven was gradually developed and improved, before the arrival of the first true BMW in 1933: the Type 303.

A 1.2-litre six, the 303 was followed by another six-cylinder offering, the 1.5-litre Type 315, in 1934.

The 315 was well specified for a small car, boasting a twin-tube chassis, transverse-leaf independent front suspension, and a four-speed synchromesh gearbox.

Frazer Nash (AFN Ltd) held the UK concession and sold the 315 as the Frazer Nash-BMW Type 34.

Frazer Nash imported around 600 BMW saloons and cabriolets, converting them to right-hand drive before selling them to customers, some having German bodies and others locally made coachwork.

A two-door...