The BMW 326 was introduced in 1936 as an up-market sedan for the German domestic market. The vehicle was designed by Fritz Fiedler and featured several design innovations – a box chassis readily adaptable for derivative models, torsion-bar rear suspension, and hydraulic brake control. Production of the BMW 326 is undertaken at the firm’s plant in Eisenach.
It its first year of production 2,200 examples of the BMW 326 were sold, followed by 4,060 in 1937. Sales slipped slightly in 1938 to 3,750 units but recovered in 1939 which saw 5,150 units leave the factory. Production is continuing at the present time.
The BMW 327 sports coupé and the BMW 328 roadster are based upon the design of the BMW 326