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1937 BMW 328 Mille Miglia \u2018B\u00fcegelfalte\u2019<\/h1>\n

For the 1940 Mille Miglia, BMW`s design department, K\u00fcnstlerische Gestaltung, produced this one-of prototype with a streamlined body. It was driven by Count Giovanni Lurani and Franco Cortese and placed 6th overall. At the same race, two similar cars were built by Touring of Milan and a 328 Coupe won the Mille Miglia outright. The name B\u00fcegelfalte comes from the \u2018trouser crease\u2019 at the top of the fenders which are unique to this car.<\/span><\/p>\n

The body was fitted to the car in 1940, after it had already contested Le Mans and Mille Miglia as a factory car.<\/p>\n

Only one of the streamlined 328s came from BMW in Munich directly while the rest were outsourced to Touring in Milan. The cars finished in Milan are sometimes refereed to the Series II Mille Miglia Roadster. These cars were an exercise in light weight design with many magnesium-alloy pieces such as the body, seat frames and disc wheels. Aditional upgrades included a strengthened Hurth Transmission.<\/p>\n

See full 1937 BMW 328 Mille Miglia \u2018B\u00fcegelfalte\u2019 Gallery<\/a> here<\/p>\n

After the war, the sole B\u00fcegelfalte survived in Russian hands and was eventually sold. For many years it was cared for by BMW’s own technicians while they replicated an exact copy. In 2010 it was offered by RM Auctions for their Sporting Classics of Monaco sale. Below is an except of the description:<\/p>\n

RM Auctions Description.<\/h4>\n

In preparation for the 1940 Mille Miglia BMW built an aerodynamic coupe and a lightweight open roadster. The streamlined roadster was based on chassis 85032, extensively modified to lower the engine and driveline in the chassis to reduce the body\u2019s frontal area and lower the center of gravity to improve handling. Its concept is credited to BMW designer Wilhelm Mayrhofer and was tested in Dr. Kamm\u2019s wind tunnel. Its long, tapered tail took advantage of the lowered engine and profile.<\/p>\n

Aside from its low silhouette and flowing fenders, the prototype roadster\u2019s fenders had a pronounced ridge along their tops. It resembled the crease in a pair of ironed trousers and gave the unique car the name it still carries today, B\u00fcgelfalte or \u201cironing crease.\u201d Its panels were formed over an armature of small diameter tubing, the superleggera system patented by Carrozzeria Touring in Milan. Welded to the twin tube frame, the body structure lends substantial rigidity to the B\u00fcgelfalte\u2019s chassis while weighing just 103 kg.<\/p>\n

In autumn 1939, the car was dismantled at the BMW factory\u2019s racing division in Milbertshofen before being extensively re-engineered and used as the basis for even more streamlined bodywork in preparation for the 1940 season and the Mille Miglia in particular. To that end, BMW built both an aerodynamic coup\u00e9 and this lightweight open roadster.<\/p>\n

Extensive modifications to 85032 included lowering the engine and driveline in the chassis to reduce the body\u2019s frontal area and lower the centre of gravity to improve handling. Its design is credited to Wilhelm Kaiser, a very experienced member of BMW\u2019s new design department, headed by chief stylist Wilhelm Meyerhuber. A 1:10 scale model was tested in the wind tunnel of pioneering aerodynamicist Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wunibald Kamm, with a long, tapered tail that took advantage of the lowered engine and profile.<\/p>\n

The stunning bodywork was hand-formed by \u201cBlasi\u201d Huber in Ernst Loof\u2019s racing department and made from a lightweight aluminium-magnesium alloy (Al MG 3-4) frequently used in high performance aircraft construction. Aside from its low silhouette and flowing fenders, the prototype roadster\u2019s fenders had a pronounced ridge along their tops. It resembled the crease in a pair of ironed trousers and gave the unique car the name it still carries today, B\u00fcgelfalte or \u201cironing crease.\u201d<\/p>\n

Its panels were formed over an armature of small diameter tubing, preceding the similar superleggera system patented by Carrozzeria Touring in Milan years later. Welded to the twin tube frame, the body structure lends substantial rigidity to the B\u00fcgelfalte\u2019s chassis while weighing just 103 kg. The wheel wells were made of the same lightweight aluminium-magnesium alloy, and the inside panels were partially made of pure magnesium. In fact, the seat frames were pure magnesium as well. This was the absolute cutting edge of racing technology and helped bring the car\u2019s curb weight down to just 725 kgs. An extraordinary achievement, then and now!<\/p>\n

The engine itself was completely upgraded in all respects, now producing 130 hp, a full 50 hp more than the standard engine of a road-going 328. A larger oil pan was fitted, as were an additional side-mounted oil cooler, a 100-litre fuel tank and a special air box that helped draw in air at high speed. This motor received a magnesium valve cover and was mated to a strengthened race-ready Hurth transmission with gearbox housing partially made of magnesium, as was the differential with a 3.44:1 gear ratio.<\/p>\n

Magnesium was even used in the braking system, comprised of Alfin drum brakes with a Duplex system front and rear. The 17-inch steel disc wheels have riveted light metal rings, and the tyres were specially made by Continental for the Mille Miglia, so the car could go the entire distance without changing tyres. In true racing fashion, the rear leaf spring suspension was adjustable, controlled with additional stabilising bars. Even the hubs were super-light special edition units, as was much of the hardware, aluminium nuts, screw heads and the like.<\/p>\n

Following its completion at BMW\u2019s Milbertshofen works, the B\u00fcgelfalte BMW was tested on the autobahns near BMW\u2019s Munich headquarters. One can only imagine what contemporary motorists must have thought as this space-age streamliner blasted by at unheard-of speeds!<\/p>\n

The coachwork of two more roadsters and a second streamlined coup\u00e9 was entrusted to Touring in Milan, which had the capacity of finishing them before the 1940 Mille Miglia. It should be noted that these two \u201csecond series\u201d Touring-bodied roadsters had their complete mechanics and tubular substructure completed in Munich, before the bodywork was completed in Milan. As such, they did not have the characteristic \u201ctrouser crease\u201d fenders.<\/p>\n

Held over nine laps of a triangular 165 km circuit between Brescia, Mantua and Cremona on April 28, 1940, in the brief interlude between the declaration of war by France and Britain and the German invasion of France when Italy was still officially neutral, the 1940 Mille Miglia saw competitors from all four nations assemble in an uneasy sporting moment. They included two Delage D611s entered by the British importer, Watney, four Alfa Romeo 6C 2500s and two Auto Avio Costruzione 815s entered by Enzo Ferrari. They were matched against the team of five BMW 328s with tuned engines reputedly making 135 bhp at 5,500 rpm.<\/p>\n

The Munich-bodied coupe was entrusted to Count Giovanni Lurani\/Franco Cortese while its Touring-bodied counterpart was in the capable hands of Count Fritz Huschke von Hanstein\/Walter B\u00e4umer. The Touring-bodied roadsters were driven by Adolf Brudes\/Ralph Roese and Willi Briem\/Uli Richter while the original \u201cTrouser Crease\u201d roadster was handled by 1939 Le Mans class winner Hans Wencher and Rudolf Scholz.<\/p>\n

Von Hanstein set a furious pace from the outset with Lurani soon passing Piero Taruffi\u2019s Delage and Giuseppe Farina\u2019s Alfa Romeo. On the third lap Von Hanstein averaged 174.102 km\/h. Lurani began to have fuel system problems which eventually sidelined him but the three BMW roadsters were more than capable of matching the speed of the Alfa Romeo coupes. Comfortably in the lead after Taruffi\u2019s Delage retired with engine trouble and Comotti\u2019s Delage caught fire, Von Hanstein relaxed his pace and cruised to the victory, finishing over 16 minutes ahead of Farina\u2019s Alfa.<\/p>\n

The BMW roadsters finished third, fifth and sixth with the \u201cTrouser Crease\u201d roadster of Wencher and Scholtz just a minute behind the fifth place car. It was an epic triumph for the Munich marque.<\/p>\n

The BMW team attempted to take part in another race at Kronstadt but the onset of the shooting war intervened and the cars were returned to Munich.<\/p>\n

During the war the B\u00fcgelfalte roadster was given to Albert Speer, the Reichsminister f\u00fcr Bewaffnung und Munition (Armaments and Munitions.) Remarkably, it survived five years of world war and was seized by Russia as reparations. The Russians awarded it to Artiom Ivanovich Mikoyan, head of the Mikoyan i Gurevich Design Bureau, creator of the famed MiG fighters. Mikoyan let his son use it but the boy\u2019s escapades eventually exhausted his father\u2019s patience and he traded the B\u00fcgelfalte in 1972 to Guido Adamson of Riga, Latvia, for a Lada, a vehicle much less inclined to excite the fantasies of a young man.<\/p>\n

With the collapse of the \u201cIron Curtain\u201d Adamson drove the B\u00fcgelfalte from Riga to Munich and entrusted it to BMW\u2019s care, using it occasionally, most particularly in the 1991 Mille Miglia Storica where it was featured on a BMW poster commemorating the event.<\/p>\n

1937 BMW 328 Mille Miglia \u2018B\u00fcegelfalte\u2019 Gallery<\/a><\/h3>\n

See full 1937 BMW 328 Mille Miglia \u2018B\u00fcegelfalte\u2019 Gallery<\/a> here<\/p>\n

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In Detail<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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type<\/td>\nRacing Car<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
released at<\/td>\n1940 Mille Miglia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
built at<\/td>\nMilbertshofen, Germany<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
body stylist<\/td>\nWilhelm Mayrhofer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
coachbuilder<\/td>\nBMW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
production<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
predeccesor<\/td>\n1936 BMW 328 Roadster<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
succeccesor<\/td>\n1941 BMW 328 Berlin-Rome Roadster<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
engine<\/td>\nInline-6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
position<\/td>\nFront, Longitudinal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
aspiration<\/td>\nNatural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fuel feed<\/td>\nthree Downdraft Solex Carburetors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
displacement<\/td>\n1971 cc \/ 120.28 in\u00b3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
power<\/td>\n100.7 kw \/ 135 bhp @ 5500 rpm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
specific output<\/td>\n68.49 bhp per litre<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
bhp\/weight<\/td>\n186.21 bhp per tonne<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
body \/ frame<\/td>\nAluminum\/Magnesium Alloy over Steel Chassis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
driven wheels<\/td>\nRWD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wheel type<\/td>\nAluminium-Magnesium Discs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front tires<\/td>\nContinental<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear tires<\/td>\nContinental<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
front brakes<\/td>\nAlfin Drums<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
rear brakes<\/td>\nAlfin Drums<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
f suspension<\/td>\nIndependent w\/Transverse Leaf Springs, Tubular Shock Absorbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
r suspension<\/td>\nLive Axle w\/Semi-Elliptical Leaf Springs, Tubular Shock Absorbers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
curb weight<\/td>\n725 kg \/ 1599 lbs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
wheelbase<\/td>\n3400 mm \/ 133.9 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
transmission<\/td>\nHurth 4-Speed Manual<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
final drive<\/td>\n3.44:1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
fuel capacity<\/td>\n100 litres or 26.40 gal.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
key drivers<\/td>\nCount Giovanni Lurani, Franco Cortese<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Auction Sales History<\/h4>\n
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1937 BMW 328 Mille Miglia \u2018B\u00fcegelfalte\u2019<\/a> – did not sell for \u20ac4,300,000<\/b> During the war, the B\u00fcgelfalte roadster was given to Albert Speer, the Reichsminister f\u00fcr Bewaffnung und Munition (Armaments and Munitions). Remarkably, it survived five years of world war and was seized by Russia as reparations. The Russians awarded it to Artiom Ivanovich Mikoyan, head of the Mikoyan i Gurevich Design Bureau, creator of the famed MiG fighters. Mikoyan let his son use it, but the boy\u2019s escapades eventually exhausted his father<\/p>\n

\u2019s patience, and he traded the B\u00fcgelfalte in 1972 to Guido Adamson of Riga, Latvia, for a Lada, a vehicle much less inclined to excite the fantasies of a young man.<\/p>\n

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With the collapse of the \u201cIron Curtain,\u201d Adamson drove the B\u00fcgelfalte from Riga to Munich and entrusted it to BMW\u2019s care, using it occasionally, most particularly in the 1991 Mille Miglia Storica where it was featured on a BMW poster commemorating the event.<\/p>\n

It was acquired by its present owner from Mr. Adamson in 2001 and, for the last decade, has been serviced and maintained by the expert specialists at Tom Fischer Classic & Race Car Service. Working in conjunction with BMW 328 engine specialist Georg Thiele and with utmost attention to originality, the complete mechanicals, including engine, front and rear axle and brake system, have been rebuilt.<\/p>\n

Auction Source: <\/b>2010 RM Auctions Sporting Classics of Monaco<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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