If you had a 'Need For Speed" In 1938.... [PIC]

You'd take the BMW 328 roadster like this '39 Mille Miglia winner

and turn it into a light weight streamlined coup. The Nazi Party had set up their own racing ministry with its own rules and regulations basically to decide which German manufacturer would receive state support to pick an international winning team for propaganda purposes. Closed top cars were already forbidden to race in German events and BMW's attempt to secure a coupe bodied 328 from a German coach builder was thwarted. Germany, at this time, already had a cozy relationship with Fascist Italy, so BMW sent 3 chassis to Carrozzeria Touring Superleggera in Milan for 2 light weight roadsters  and one coupe. Touring had already provided a similar body for Alfa Romeo's  Ready to kick butt for both the 1939 and 1940 season, these 3 cars did well, but the one-off coupe was the singular winner in endurance racing including the prestigious Mille Miglia where it averaged 100 mph with a top speed of 137 mph.. The wrecked car survived the war emerging in 1945 and was restored and in 2002 was sold to BMW to be displayed in their museum.

Touring's superleggera body for the 1938 Alfa Romeo 2900B roadster: