1939 BMW 327/28 Sports Cabriolet
- Engine
- BMW 328 inline-six with Bristol cylinder head
Chassis 74308 is a BMW 327/28 Sports Cabriolet, one of just 569 built before production ceased in 1940, combining the elegant 327 body with the more potent 328 engine for a 140 km/h top speed. Delivered new through the Danish importer to a buyer in Aalborg in April 1939, it later passed to amateur racer Peter Morgens Skarring, who campaigned it in several notable early-1950s events including the inaugural Svenska Rallyt till Midnattssolen — the forerunner of Rally Sweden. Following decades of changing hands, a workshop fire, and an incomplete restoration, the car was eventually brought to completion under the supervision of BMW 328 specialist Yngve Falk, with additional mechanical work by TT Workshop in the UK.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €184,000 (≈ $202K)
- 1939-04-05 →Factory deliveryFirst owner via Danish dealer in Aalborgpartial documentation
Car ordered through the Copenhagen-based Danish agent and registered in Aalborg upon delivery.
- 1949 → 1953Acquisition unknownPeter Morgens Skarringpartial documentation
Enthusiastic amateur racer who actively campaigned the car in Scandinavian events during the early 1950s; period photographs document his racing use.
- 1953 → 1964Acquisition unknownThird owner and subsequent unidentified ownersnone documentation
Car changed hands multiple times before being withdrawn from use in January 1964.
- 1970 → 1992Acquisition unknownOwner who commissioned Yngve Falk chassis restorationpartial documentation
After a workshop fire made a full rebuild necessary, this owner engaged BMW 328 specialist Yngve Falk to restore the chassis, though the project remained unfinished at time of sale.
- 1992 → 1999Private saleBMW enthusiast who died before completing restorationpartial documentation
Purchased the car as an incomplete restoration project but passed away in 1999 before the work could be finished.
- 1999-09-01 →Private saleCurrent owner's fatherfull documentation
Acquired from the previous owner's widow and commissioned Yngve Falk to oversee the restoration; bodywork and interior were completed in Sweden, brakes rebuilt by TT Workshop in the UK, and a synchromesh Volvo gearbox installed. Expenditure documented by invoices exceeding €150,000.
Competition
- 1949-09-18Lufthavnsløbet CopenhagenDriver: Peter Morgens Skarring
Airport-circuit race held in Copenhagen; first recorded competitive outing for the car under Skarring's ownership.
- 19501950 Tulip RallyDriver: Peter Morgens Skarring
Documented by period photographs showing Skarring at the wheel.
- 19501950 Svenska Rallyt till MidnattssolenDriver: Peter Morgens Skarring
Inaugural running of the event that would eventually evolve into Rally Sweden.
- 19511951 Viking RallyDriver: Peter Morgens Skarring
Norwegian rally; participation confirmed by period photographic evidence.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1999RestorationYngve Falk / TT Workshop
Full completion of the restoration overseen by Yngve Falk, with bodywork and interior finished in Sweden. TT Workshop in the UK rebuilt the braking system, fitted a BMW 328 engine with a Bristol cylinder head, and replaced the original gearbox with a synchromesh Volvo unit.
Commissioned by the consignor's father after acquiring the car in September 1999; total documented expenditure on the car over subsequent years exceeded €150,000.
- —RestorationYngve Falk
Following damage sustained in a workshop fire, the chassis was restored by BMW 328 specialist Yngve Falk; the overall restoration was not completed before the commissioning owner sold the car in 1992.
Work began sometime after the car was acquired in 1970; the project remained unfinished at the point of sale.
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