BMW 320

The BMW 320 was a car that BMW built in Germany from 1937 to 1938 as the successor to the 319-based 329. It was offered as a two-door saloon and as a convertible, and about 4,200 were made, of which 1,835 were cabriolets. First presented in July 1937, it closely resembled the 329 but was built on a shortened 326 frame and used a 326 six-cylinder engine with a single carburettor, giving 45 hp (33 kW) and a top speed of 65 mph (105 km/h). The suspension came from the 329, with an independent front end using a high-mounted transverse leaf spring and a live axle on semi-elliptic springs at the rear. It was smaller, cheaper and lighter than its predecessor, and the 321 replaced it in 1938.