List of all classic BMW vehicles

BMW 303 sedan
1933–1934

The BMW 303 was a small family sedan produced by BMW between 1933 and 1934, being the first BMW car with the “kidney grille” associated with the brand. The platform developed for the 303 was used for several other BMW cars, including the BMW 309, a four-cylinder version of the 303, the BMW 315, a 1.5-litre version of the 303 which replaced it in 1934 and was built until 1937, the BMW 319, a 1.9-litre version of the 303 produced alongside the 315 from 1935 to 1937, and the BMW 329, a development of the 319 with styling based on the newer and larger BMW 326, which briefly replaced the 319 in 1937.

BMW 309 sedan
1934–1936

The BMW 309 was a development of the BMW 303 and replaced the BMW 3/20. It was powered by a four-cylinder engine developed from the six-cylinder M78 engine used in the 303 with a maximum output of 22 PS (16 kW; 22 hp) at 4000 rpm.

BMW 315 sedan
1934–1937

The BMW 315 replaced the 303 in 1934, differing from the 303 primarily by the use of a larger engine.

A total of 9,765 BMW 315s were built, including two-door saloon cars, passenger cars, convertibles, sports convertibles and 315/1 roadsters.

The BMW 315 was the first BMW to be equipped with a six-cylinder engine and also the first BMW car with the famous kidney grille.

The platform on which the BMW 303 was built was later used for the BMW 309, 303 and 315.

The vehicle bodies were produced at Daimler-Benz’s Sindelfingen plant. A two-seat sports convertible was also offered for the 303.

BMW 315/1 roadster
1934–1937 

The BMW 315/1 was a sports car based on the BMW 315 sedan. It used the same chassis as the BMW 315 and had an engine of the same displacement. However, with the increased compression ratio and the use of three Solex carburettors the power output increased to 40.6 PS (29.9 kW; 40.0 hp), while the roadster body reduced the curb weight to 750 kg.

The car won, among other speed awards, victory in the 1934 International Alpine Rally.

BMW 319 sedan
1935–1937

The 319 was introduced in 1935. Produced alongside the 315, the 319 differed from it mainly by its new, larger, 1,911 cc engine, which resulted in an increase in power to 45 bhp (33.6 kW) at 3750 rpm. The 319’s curb weight was 850 kg.

BMW 319/1 roadster
1935–1937

The BMW 319/1 roadster was a 1.9-litre version of the 315/1 introduced alongside the 319 sedan in 1935. The 319’s increased engine size resulted in a power output of 55 hp.
Production of the 319/1 ended in 1936, with 102 vehicles built. It was replaced by the BMW 328.

BMW 329 convertible
1937

The BMW 329 convertible is a semi-disguised body variant of the BMW 319.

BMW 326 sedan and cabriolet
1936–1941

The BMW 326 is a mid-size sedan produced by BMW between 1936 and 1941, and briefly, under Soviet control, after 1945. The 326 was BMW’s first four-door sedan.

BMW 327 coupé and cabriolet
1937–1941

BMW 320 sedan y cabriolet (basado en el 326)
1937–1938

The BMW 326 is a mid-size sedan or cabriolet produced by BMW between 1936 and 1941, and again briefly under production control by the Soviet Union after 1945. The 326 was BMW’s first four-door saloon, had an innovative design and sold well despite its relatively high price.

BMW 321 sedan and cabriolet
1938–1941

The BMW 321 is a six-cylinder compact car produced by the Bavarian company between 1938 and 1941. After 1945, production of the 321 resumed at the Eisenach plant and continued until 1950.

The 321 went on sale in 1939 as the successor to the BMW 320, and based on a shortened version of the BMW 326 chassis. Two years after its market launch, in 1941, car production at BMW’s Eisenach plant was suspended in order to produce war material, in favour of war production. By then, 3,800 units of the BMW 321 had been built.

BMW 335  cabrio
1939–1941

The BMW 335 is a six-cylinder sports saloon produced by BMW between 1939 and 1941. The prototype of the 335 was first presented in London in 1938.

The commercial success of the BMW 326, introduced in 1936, encouraged the German company to upgrade its cars and challenge Mercedes-Benz for the premium car throne.

The 335 was based on the 326, but with the wheelbase and chassis extended to accommodate an inline six-cylinder engine with a power output of 90 hp that allowed it to reach a top speed of 145 km/h (90 mph). The BMW 335 was the first car to offer a four-speed gearbox with full synchromesh in all ratios.

BMW 335 sedan
1939–1941

The 335 was first shown to the public in 1934 at the Motor Show. The BMW 335 was 23 cm longer than its predecessor, the 326. An increase in dimensions was necessary to accommodate the larger 3.5-litre engine.

BMW 328 Roadster
1936–1940

The BMW 328 is a sports car produced between 1936 and 1940 to the original design of Peter Szymanowski, who became BMW’s chief designer after the Second World War.

The car was unveiled at the Nürburgring in 1936 at the Eifelrennen race, driven by Ernst Henne, who drove it to victory in the 2.0-litre class.

The 328 scored over 100 class victories in 1937, including the RAC Tourist Trophy, the Österreichische Alpenfahrt and the La Turbie hill climb. In 1938, the 328 won its class in the RAC Tourist Trophy, the Alpine Rally and the Mille Miglia.

BMW  321 sedan y cabriolet
1945–1950

The BMW 321 is a six-cylinder compact car produced by the German company between 1938 and 1941. After 1945, production of the 321 resumed at the Eisenach plant and ended in 1950.

BMW 327 coupé y cabriolet
1945–1955

The BMW 327 is a medium-sized touring coupé produced by the Bavarian firm between 1937 and 1941, and produced again after 1945, at the end of the Second World War. It was based on a shortened version of the BMW 326 chassis.

BMW 700 sedan, coupe and convertible. 1959-1965

The BMW 700 was produced by BMW from August 1959 to November 1965, being the first BMW car with a monocoque structure. Its sales success saved the Munich company from financial ruin. It had a sporty version called the 700 RS.

BMW 507 convertible. 1956-1959

The BMW 507 is a two-seater roadster manufactured by BMW. Like the BMW 503, the model was designed by Albrecht Graf von Goertz and is considered an icon of automotive design.

The car was priced similarly to its competitor, the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, which from spring 1957 was no longer offered as a coupé with gull-wing doors, but exclusively as a roadster. Only 252 examples of the BMW 507 were produced, making it much rarer than the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, of which a total of 3258 coupés and roadsters were produced.

BMW Isetta 250/300 . 1955–1962

The BMW Isetta is a microcar produced by the German car manufacturer BMW between 1955 and 1962. It was designed by Italian designer Giovanni Michelotti, and was available as a two-door convertible or two-door coupé. The name “Isetta” derives from the Italian diminutive for “little sister”.

The Isetta’s body was made of glass-fibre reinforced plastic (GRP), a new material at the time. It was also one of the first cars to use polypropylene yarn in its upholstery. The Isetta had a rear-mounted air-cooled engine, which reduced its overall height. To make room for the engine and transmission, the four wheels were removed from their usual location and mounted on the floor in tandem. This required the front wheels to turn 180 degrees for steering.

Production began at BMW’s Munich plant in 1955; by 1956 it was also being manufactured in Brazil (at Vemag). In 1958, assembly began in Australia (by Motor Body Builders) and Mexico (by Automex). In 1959, production began in Spain (by FASA).

BMW 600

1957-1959

The BMW 600 is a four-seater car based on the Isetta, produced by BMW from 1957 to November 1959 under licence from the Italian company ISO.

BMW 503  coupe and convertible. 1956–1959

The BMW 503 is a two-door 2+2 car produced in the 1950s by BMW. The company developed the BMW 503 along with the 507 roadster in an attempt to sell a significant number of luxury cars in the United States, where it did not have a very large market share, and the 503 was the first BMW sports coupé produced after World War II.

BMW 3200 CS coupe
1962–1965

The BMW 3200 CS was a sports car designed by Bertone and produced by BMW between January 1962 and September 1965, being the last variation of the platform that was first used in the 501, built in 1951.
It is the successor to the BMW 503 and was technically based on it.
The car’s design is one of the first by Giugiaro, who spent his apprenticeship with Bertone and gave the car a restrained Italian-style sports car line with panoramic windows and frameless side windows. Two prototypes were built in 1960, but as BMW was in a severe sales crisis at the time, the decision to build them could not be made because of the company’s doubts about the profitability of marketing them.

The 3200 CS was luxuriously equipped, being one of the first German cars with electric windows.

BMW E9 New Six coupe.
1968-1975

The BMW E9 is a coupé produced by BMW between 1968 and 1975. Initially launched as the 2800 CS model, the E9 was based on the four-cylinder BMW 2000 C / 2000 CS coupés. The body of the E9 was built by Karmann.

844 units of the BMW 2.5 CS were produced between 1974 and 1975. The two-and-a-half-litre 110 kW (150 hp) model was the basic model and could only be distinguished from the three-litre models by the lack of rear bumper guards and lettering.

BMW 1500/1600/1800/2000 New Class.
1962–1972

The BMW 1500/1600/1800/2000 New Class was a BMW automobile that filled the gap between the BMW 700 and the BMW 501/502, the “Baroque Angel”.

The BMW 1500/1600/1800/2000 New Class was produced from mid 1962 until 1972, when it was replaced by the first generation of the BMW 5 Series (E12).

BMW 2000C / 2000CS New Class coupe.
1965–1969

The BMW New Class coupe was introduced in June 1965. Designed by Wilhelm Hofmeister on the chassis of the sedan model. It was powered by a four-cylinder, 1.8-litre engine with 120 hp in the BMW 2000 CS (Type 120) and 100 hp in the BMW 2000 CA model with three-speed automatic transmission. The car was offered as BMW 2000 C with 100 hp and manual transmission from May 1967 until 1968.

BMW 1502/1600-2/1602/1802/1800 02 Series. Sedan, convertible and hatchback.
1966–1971

The BMW 02 series (internal series designation initially 114) was a mid-size BMW vehicle produced between April 1966 and July 1977. It was positioned below the Neue Klasse and derived from its 1600 model, but the vehicles were designed as two-door models.

There were only four-cylinder models with the designations 1502, 1600-2, 1602, 1600 TI, 1802, as well as 2002, 2002 ti, 2002 tii and 2002 turbo. The first two digits in each case indicate the engine displacement, except for the 1502, which had a 1.6-litre engine. L

Fue sustituido por el primer BMW Serie 3 (serie de modelos E21) en agosto de 1975, aunque el modelo más pequeño, el 1502, se siguió fabricando hasta julio de 1977. El número total de unidades producidas superó las 861.000.

BMW E3 New Six sedan.
1968-1977

Designated internally as the E3, the passenger car was a high-end BMW model with an inline six-cylinder that appeared on the market in the autumn of 1968. The E3 was the first BMW vehicle with the factory code designation E and was intended to compete with the Daimler-Benz S-Class (Mercedes-Benz W 108, W 109 and W 116) and Opel’s KAD series.

The E9 coupé variant was derived from the E3. The successor to the E3 was the first 7 Series, type E23, introduced in May 1977.

BMW M1 (E26 ).
1978–1981

The BMW M1 (internal designation E26) was a super sports car produced by BMW and equipped with a longitudinally mounted mid-engine and rear-wheel drive. From autumn 1978 to the end of 1981, 460 vehicles were produced.

Originally, the BMW M1 was intended as a model for use in motor racing, and only a homologation series would be built in small numbers for use on public roads. However, due to changes in international regulations even before the BMW M1 was introduced, it became virtually superfluous as a racing car. Although it continued to be used as a racing car in several series with moderate success, most of the vehicles produced were sold to private individuals as road-going versions, contrary to the original plan.

Only in the Procar Series, a Formula 1 support programme in 1979 and 1980, did the BMW M1 attract greater racing attention. In the Procar Series, the five fastest Formula 1 drivers in practice raced BMW M1 factory cars against selected private drivers of this type of vehicle.

BMW  Serie 3 (E21 ).
1975–1983

The BMW E21, BMW’s first 3 Series, was launched in August 1975 as the successor to the 02 models. The E21, which was only available as a two-door model, was available with a four-cylinder engine (M10) and from the summer of 1977 also with an inline six-cylinder engine (M20).

In December 1982, the successor model, the E30, appeared, which was also offered with four doors, as a touring car, fully convertible and with a diesel engine.

A total of 1,364,039 vehicles of all engine types were built, of which 4,595 were convertibles produced by Baur.

BMW Serie 6 (E24).
1976–1989

The BMW E24 is a luxury four-seater coupé manufactured by BMW and is the first model of the 6 Series. Production began in October 1975 as the successor to the E9 series. The E24 was officially unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1976. It largely anticipated the appearance of the 7 Series (E23) introduced in May 1977, but was still based on the modified and slightly shortened wheelbase of the first 5 Series (E12).

Production of the E24 ended in April 1989. It was succeeded by the 8 Series.

BMW Serie 7 (E23).
1977–1986

The BMW E23 was the first BMW 7-series and was launched in spring 1977. It replaced the E3 series produced from 1968 onwards. French car designer Paul Bracq was responsible for its design.

BMW Serie 5 E28 sedan.
1981–1988

The BMW E28 is a BMW 5 Series saloon. It is the second generation of the BMW 5 Series and replaced its predecessor E12 in autumn 1981. The successor to the E28 is the E34, produced from autumn 1987. BMW produced the E28 between April 1981 and December 1987 at BMW’s Dingolfing plant and from 1985 to 1989 at the Rosslyn plant. A total of 14 different E28 models were offered, with some models reserved for specific markets. A total of 722,328 E28s rolled off the production line, with the 520i, 528e, 528i and 524td models making up around two-thirds of production.

BMW Serie 7 E32 series sedan.
1986–1994

The BMW E32 is a premium saloon of the BMW 7 Series and was introduced in September 1986. A year after the market launch with six-cylinder engines, the 750i variant with the twelve-cylinder M70 engine arrived. The E32 was designed by the then chief designer Claus Luthe and Ercole Spada. In June 1994, the E32 was replaced by the E38, after some 310,000 units had been produced.

BMW Serie 5 E34 series  sedan y wagon.
1988–1996

BMW E34 is the name given to the third generation of the BMW 5 Series. The official presentation to dealers and journalists took place in January 1988. Like its predecessor, the E28, the E34 series belonged to the upper mid-range. The appearance of the E34, created under the direction of chief designer Claus Luthe and drawn by Ercole Spada, was based on the 7 Series saloons of the E32 series. From September 1991, a second body variant, the Touring, became available.

Se construyeron un total de 1.331.056 unidades.

BMW Z1 convertible.
1989–1991

The BMW Z1 was introduced in 1987 and was designed by BMW as an exercise in image and technology. The factory code was E30 (Z).
The BMW subsidiary BMW Technik GmbH, founded in 1985, was responsible for the planning and execution of the project. The designers were Ulrich Bez and Harm Lagaay. Between early 1989 and mid-1991, exactly 8,000 Z1s were built in a limited series. Daily production was initially a maximum of six vehicles.

BMW Serie 8 E31 coupe.
1989–1999

The BMW 8 Series (E31) is a luxury coupé created under the direction of BMW chief designer Claus Luthe. It was officially presented at the IAA in Frankfurt in the summer of 1989 and was produced until mid-1999.

The body shape was designed by Klaus Kapitza, who later became head of design at BMW Technik GmbH. The front end was based on that of the M1. The E31’s main competitors were the C 126 and C 140 coupé models of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. The 8 Series was only available as a coupé. Prototypes of a cabriolet version were developed, but lacked the stability required for this type of vehicle.

The technology and engines came partly from the 7 Series, the E32. Later, newer engines from the 5 Series and the E38 were gradually introduced.

BMW Z3 E36/7, E36/8 convertible and coupe. 1995–2002

The BMW Z3 is a sports car from the German car manufacturer BMW. The two-seater roadster was introduced to the market in autumn 1995. In the summer of 1998, the coupé variant was launched.

In April 1999, both the roadster and coupé underwent a model update. The engine line-up ranged from a 1.8-litre four-cylinder engine with 115 hp to a 3.2-litre six-cylinder engine with 325 hp.

By 5 July 2002, 279,273 roadsters and 17,815 coupés had rolled off the production line at BMW US Manufacturing Company, LLC in Greer, South Carolina (USA). The Z3 bears the internal designation E36/7 for the roadster and E36/8 for the coupé (E36/7S or E36/8S for the racing models). It is based on the platform of the E36 Compact and shares the rear axle and parts of the passenger compartment with it

BMW Serie 7 E38 sedan.
1994–2001

The E38 series is the third generation of the BMW 7 Series and was introduced in June 1994 as the successor to the BMW E32. The BMW E38 was the first car from a European manufacturer to be offered with a navigation system ex-factory. Up to July 2001, 327,598 units were produced at BMW’s Dingolfing plant. Successor models were the E65, E66, E67 and E68.

BMW Serie 5 E39 sedan and wagon.
1995–2003

The E39 series is the fourth generation of the BMW 5 Series and was introduced in December 1995 as the successor to the E34 series. The estate model, known as the Touring, followed in March 1997, and the sporty M5 model in autumn 1998. In total, more than 1.48 million units of the E39 were sold, including some 266,000 Touring models. The saloon was produced until mid-2003, the Touring continued to roll off the production line until early 2004 when they were successively replaced by the E60/E61 series.

E46 3 Series sedan, coupe, convertible, wagon and hatchback. 1998–2006

The E46 series is the fourth 3-series of the BMW automobile manufacturer and was introduced to the public in March 1998 as the successor to the E36 series.

Production of the E46 models took place mainly at the Munich-Milbertshofen plant and at the plants in Leipzig, Regensburg and Rosslyn (South Africa).

As usual for BMW, it was initially marketed as a saloon only, with six-cylinder (M52TU) and four-cylinder (M43TU) petrol engines and a newly developed four-cylinder diesel engine (M47). With the M47, BMW sold a diesel engine with direct injection for the first time. Safety equipment on all models includes anti-lock brakes (ABS), traction control (ASC+T), cornering brake control, electronic brake-force distribution and six airbags as standard.

BMW Z8 E52  convertible.
1999–2003

The BMW Z8 (internal model E52) is a sports car produced by German automaker BMW from March 2000 to July 2003.
The design with the wide BMW kidney and side air intakes, inspired by the BMW 507 roadster produced from 1956 to 1959, was created by Henrik Fisker. The interior was designed by Mike Ninic and Bruno Amatino, the steering wheel by David Carp. Under the direction of Adrian van Hooydonk and David Carp, in close coordination with designers Fisker and Ninic, a concept car was produced under the designation Z 07 which has a high degree of similarity to the design of the production model.

Model history
The Z 07 concept car was shown at the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show and the 1998 Detroit Motor Show. The production version of the car was unveiled at the 1999 IAA.
Between March 2000 and July 2003, 5703 examples were produced in handcrafted form (555 vehicles based on the Z8 were sold by the car manufacturer Alpina).

BMW X5 E53 SUV
1999–2006

The BMW E53 is an all-wheel drive passenger car and is the first generation of the BMW X5.

The vehicle, unveiled in 1999, was the first off-road vehicle offered by BMW. It was manufactured in the USA in Greer, South Carolina. After the vehicle was already in US dealerships at the end of 1999, it also arrived in Germany in May 2000. This first X5 series was produced until the end of 2006 and is thus the predecessor of the BMW E70, which became available in Europe in March 2007.