1937 BMW 319

I took this photograph at the Vintage Sports Car Club's Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Oulton Park in July 1987.

It was one of the entrants in the Concours d’Elegance and shown in the programme of the event as the 1937 BMW 319/55 of M.Garfit. HJ Adlington had arranged for Frazer Nash to import BMW cars into the UK in 1935, marketing them as Frazer Nash BMWs, and of the 102 BMW 319s built 26 were imported to the UK. They had a 1,911cc straight-6 engine and were badged here as Frazer Nash BMWs. The DVLA record shows that the car is still taxed and shows it as a 1937 Frazer Nash. The '55' after the '319' apparently refers to its 55hp which is more powerful than the standard 319 model.