Bmw does not build many cars like the BMW 335: a 4-door saloon, 2 & 4-door cabriolets with 3485 , built from 1939 to 1941 when streamlining and independent suspension were arriving together. Its designer of record is Fritz Fiedler.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits 3485 . Kerb weight is 1300 kg. The gearbox is a 4-speed manual / all- synchromesh. The layout matters: a front engine drives the rear wheels, the classic proportion — long bonnet, cabin set back — that most people picture when they picture a sports saloon or a grand tourer. The wheelbase is 2980 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in Bmw's history is not in doubt: the BMW 501 followed it; it was built at Eisenach, Germany. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Lincoln Continental, the Volkswagen Beetle, the British Motor Corporation Austin 8. Nearby in the Bmw catalogue sit the BMW 116 and the BMW 269.
The money
MotorJury scores cars on the United States complaint and recall record, and the BMW 335 has none: too old, too rare, or never sold there. Its value today is a collector's question, decided by provenance and condition rather than by a class average.