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1939 BMW 328 Wendler Cabriolet

Lot 110 | The Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este Auction 2025 Saturday, 24 May 2025

Estimate: $250,000 - $350,000
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1939 BMW 328 Wendler Cabriolet

Lot 110 | The Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este Auction 2025 Saturday, 24 May 2025

Estimate: $250,000 - $350,000
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  • Dressed in bespoke Cabriolet coachwork from Wendler Karosserie of Reutlingen, Germany
  • Retains its original matching-numbers engine according to its BMW Group Classic Birth Certificate
  • Reportedly formerly owned by BMW executive Rudolf Graf von der Schulenburg-Wolfburg
  • Restored in the early 1990s to its current two-tone silver and black livery
  • Shown at the 2009 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este
  • Esclusiva carrozzeria in configurazione Cabriolet di Wendler Karosserie a Reutlingen, Germania
  • Motore originale matching-numbers, come attestato dal record del BMW Group Classic
  • Si ritiene che sia appartenuta al dirigente BMW Rudolf Graf von der Schulenburg-Wolfburg
  • Restaurata nei primi anni ’90 nell’attuale livrea bicolore argento e nero
  • Esposta al Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este nel 2009

Chassis No. 85419
Engine No. 85419

This extraordinary BMW 328 represents one of the most elegant interpretations of BMW's legendary pre-war sports car. Clothed in bespoke Cabriolet coachwork from German coachbuilder Wendler, this example combines the model's renowned performance credentials with a level of luxury and refinement rarely seen in its contemporaries.

Chassis 85419 was first registered on 2 July 1940, and according to previous research, boasts previous ownership by Rudolf Graf von der Schulenburg-Wolfburg—a notable BMW executive director who later served as President of the German Automobile Club and held membership within the FIA. In 1993, the BMW underwent a comprehensive photo documented frame-off restoration, with the work completed later that year. Following this painstaking work, the car made its post-restoration debut at a Automobilclub von Deutschland (AvD) event at a Munich dealership in 1994, followed by an AvD event celebrating 60 years of the BMW 328 in 1996.

In 2009, the Wendler Cabriolet appeared at the exclusive 2009 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este, where it stood among the world's finest automobiles. Its active history continued with participation in the 2010 Südsteiermark Classic and the 2012 Gaisberg Rennen.

Today, the Cabriolet is accompanied by extensive documentation including restoration images, registration papers, and a FIVA identity card designating it as a Class A3 historic vehicle. Perhaps most importantly, the car retains its original matching-numbers engine according to its BMW Group Classic Birth Certificate.

This BMW 328 offers its next owner the opportunity to acquire a coachbuilt and thoroughly documented example of one of BMW's most celebrated pre-war model.

Telaio No. 85419
Motore No. 85419

Questa straordinaria BMW 328 rappresenta una delle interpretazioni più eleganti della leggendaria sportiva anteguerra della casa bavarese. Carrozzata su misura in configurazione Cabriolet dalla tedesca Wendler, questa vettura unisce le rinomate prestazioni del modello a un livello di lusso e raffinatezza raramente riscontrabile tra le auto di quel periodo.

Da i registri della casa costruttrice - BMW Group Classic -, l’ autotelaio n. 85419 fu consegnato il giorno 11 Maggio 1940 al concessionario Andreas Gschwind in Würzburg in attesa di raggiungere l’atelier Wendler per essere vestito dell’elegante carrozzeria. Immatricolato per la prima volta il 2 luglio 1940 e, secondo ricerche precedenti, appartenne a Rudolf Graf von der Schulenburg-Wolfburg - un importante dirigente esecutivo di BMW che successivamente ricoprì il ruolo di Presidente del German Automobile Club e fu membro della FIA. Nel 1993, la vettura venne sottoposta a un restauro completo documentato fotograficamente e che venne ultimato lo stesso anno. L’auto fece il suo debutto durante un evento dell’Automobilclub von Deutschland (AvD) presso una concessionaria BMW di Monaco nel 1994, seguito da un altro evento AvD nel 1996 per celebrare i 60 anni della BMW 328.

Nel 2009, la Wendler Cabriolet è stata esposta al Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, insieme alle automobili più raffinate del mondo. Ha partecipato poi alla Südsteiermark Classic del 2010 e alla Gaisberg Rennen del 2012.

Oggi, la Cabriolet è accompagnata da un’ampia documentazione, che comprende le fotografie del restauro, documenti di immatricolazione e un passaporto FIVA che la classifica come veicolo storico di Classe A3. Forse ancor più importante, l’auto conserva il suo motore originale matching-numbers, come indicato nei registri BMW Group Classic.

Questa BMW 328 offre al suo prossimo proprietario l’opportunità di acquisire un esemplare carrozzato su misura e ampiamente documentato di uno dei modelli anteguerra più celebri della casa bavarese.

Joe Twyman
VP of Sales, EMEA