All the BMW's - BMWism.com

Welcome to BMWism.com .... for not a boring life!

» During the past eighty years, BMW has made many great cars. Our list includes all BMW production models. Additionally we have tried to mention versions of the cars made by different coach makers when based upon specific BMW drive train, even if only individual cars were made. we have made separate lists for M-cars and Alpina cars, which basically use the same body with another power train.

>> Here is the list of all BMW automobiles:

Classic period (until 1943) :

1927-28 BMW 3/15 PS Dixi DA1 (Deutsche Ausführung): tourer

sedan

cabrio

1929-32 BMW 3/15 Dixi DA-1 Sport - roadster; body by Gebrüder Ihle (Bruchsal)

1929-30 BMW Wartburg 3/15PS (DA-2) sedan

tourer

cabrio

roadster

1929-36 BMW 3/15 DA-2 Sport - different roadsters bodied by Ihle Brothers

1931-32 BMW 3/15 DA-3 Wartburg Sport - roadster (no doors)

1930-31 BMW 3/15 PS DA-3 Sport - roadster

spezial (racing version)

1931-32 BMW 3/15 PS DA-4 sedan

cabrio, >roadster by Ihle

1931-32 BMW 3/15 PS DA-4 cabrio - roadster with body by Gebrüder Ihle (Bruchsal)

1932-33 BMW Dreirad Lieferwagen F 76 and F79 (from 1933) a delivery three-wheeler, 2 seats, mini-car produced in Munich

1932-33 BMW 3/20 AM1 (Auto Műnchen 1) sedan, so called tourer and full cabrio

1932-33 BMW 3/20 AM2

advertised as a 'Ladies Car'

please note: there was no AM3 model

1933-34 BMW 3/20 AM4 Limousine, body by Mercedes (Sindelfingen) and by Ambi-Budd

1932-33 BMW 3/20 AM4 roadster, body by Ihle

1933-34 BMW 303 Cabrio Limousine (sedan with a 'rolldach')

1933-34 BMW 303 Cabrio 4 Fenster by Ambi-Budd (Berlin)

1933-34 BMW 303 Sport

1933-36 BMW 309 2-door Cabrio Limousine (2 and 4 cyl.)

1933-36 BMW 309 Cabrio 2 Fenster

1933-37 BMW 315; 2-door sedan, Cabrio Limousine (sedan/soft top)

>> see more below

1933-37 BMW 315 Cabrio

>> see more below

1934-36 BMW 315/1; 2-seater Sport roadster bodied by Ambi Budd

1934-37 Frazer-Nash BMW 315 (RHD): 2-door sedan

cabrio

sports

1934-37? BMW 315; military vehicle

1933-37 BMW 319 2-door sedan (see >> Cabrio >>Frazer Nash >> roadster below)

1933-37 BMW 319 Cabrio built by Ambi-Budd, Berlin

>>> roadsters and cabrios below

1934-36 BMW 319/1 sports version roadster

1938? BMW 319 coupe

bodied by Ludwig Weinberger, Munich?

1936?-40? BMW 319 roadster

bodied by Ludwig Weinberger, Munich

1935 -37 Frazer-Nash-BMW 319 Sedan (RHD),

and cabrio

assembled in England

1936?-37 Frazer-Nash BMW Special (BMW 319 Cabrio RHD), bodied by E D Abbott, Farnham?

1936-41, 1945-46:BMW 326 sedan (4-door body by Ambi-Budd)

1937-39 Frazer-Nash BMW 326 - RHD, sedan (saloon) 4-door body

1936-41 BMW 326 Cabrio 4-door and 2-door (body by Autenrieth)

1937-39 Frazer-Nash BMW 326 - RHD, 2 door cabrio (body by Autenrieth)

1936-41 BMW 326; 2 door cabrio by Drauz KG, Heilbronn

1936-41 BMW 326; Spezial Roadster by Drauz KG, Heilbronn

1936-41 BMW 326; 2 door cabrio by Gläser (Gläserkarosserie GmbH), Dresden

1936-41 BMW 326; Cabrio - 2 seater by Erdmann & Rossi ?

1936-41 BMW 326; Cabrio 2 Fenster by Ludwig Weinberger, Munich

1936-41 BMW 326; Cabrio by Vereinigte Werkstätten für Karosserie- und Wagenbau, Munich

1936-41 BMW 326:customized cabrios by Baur

1936-41 BMW 326:customized cabrios by Fritz und Ernst Beutler - Gebrüder Beutler & Co, Thun (Switzerland) and Reutter

1936-41 BMW 326 customized Coupé by Wendler, Reutlingen

1936-40 BMW 328 Roadster

1937-39 Frazer-Nash BMW 328 (RHD),Roadster

1937-39 BMW 328 sports cabrio bodied by Autenrieth
1937-40 BMW 328 bodied by Gläser (Gläserkarosserie GmbH), Dresden and by Gustav Drauz KG, Heilbronn
1937 - ? BMW 328 sports cabrio bodied by Graber (Carroserie Hermann Graber), Wichtrach, Switzerland
1937- 38 BMW 328 Sport Cabrio I bodied by Vereinigte Werkstätten für Karosserie- und Wagenbau, Munich
1939- ? BMW 328 Sport Cabrio II bodied by Vereinigte Werkstätten für Karosserie- und Wagenbau, Munich
1936-40 BMW 328 DHC Ludwig Weinberger Sport-Cabrio
1937 BMW 328 Stromlinie Coupé, body by Wendler, Reutlingen
1938 BMW 328 Sports Cabrio, body by Wendler, Reutlingen
1938 BMW 328 Coupe body by Wendler, Reutlingen
1936-40 BMW 328 - individually customized racing cars
1937-40 BMW 328 NSKK (Nationalsozialistische Kraftfahrkorps) 110hp version
1937 -1940 BMW 328 Mille Miglia ‘Bügelfalte’ or trouser crease, Roadster
1939 BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring Coupé
1938 - ? BMW 328 customized by Müller-Karosseriebau, Freiburg
1939 BMW 328 customized by Anton Neumaier
1938 - BMW 328 with the body by Kamm and Konig von Fachsenfeld (K-3 wagen);first Kamm Coupe prototype only
1940 BMW 328 Mille Miglia Touring Berlinetta body build by Carrozzeria Touring, Milan
1940 BMW 328 - Mille Miglia by Wunibald Kamm ( Kamm Coupé), body build by Carrozzeria Touring
1940-41 BMW 328 Mille Miglia Roadster (Spider) by Carrozzeria Touring, Milan
1941? - BMW 328 customized for the Berlin-Rome race, which was to replace Mille Miglia rally
1936-37 BMW 329 2+2 Cabrio bodied by Baur also RHD
1936-37 BMW 329 2+2 Cabrio bodied by Drauz, Heilbronn
1936-37 BMW 329 Cabrio bodied by ?
1937-38 BMW 320 (a shorter wheelbase version of BMW 326) 2-door sedan
1937-38 BMW 320 2-door Cabrio by Autenrieth
1937 Frazer-Nash BMW 320 (RHD), 2-door Cabrio, body by Reutter, assembled in England
1937 Frazer-Nash BMW 320 (RHD), 2-door Cabrio bodied by E D Abbott Ltd, Farnham, Surrey?
1937-41 BMW 321; 2 door sedan (improved BMW 320) >Frazer-Nash >> cabrios >>>BMW*EMW 321
1938-39 Frazer-Nash BMW 321(RHD), 2 door sedan, assembled in England
1938-41 BMW 321; 2 door cabrio by Autenrieth, Darmstadt
1938-41 BMW 321; 2 door cabrio by Wendler
1937-41 BMW 327 Cabrio with rear wheels covered
1938-41 BMW 327 (see also > Frazer-Nash,BMW 327/55 >>EMW 327) Coupé after 1945 see also EMW Coupe & Cabrio >
1938-May'41 BMW 327/8 or 327/28: 327 Coupé with 328 power drive
1938-41 BMW 327/8 or 327/28 Cabrio
1937-41 BMW 327 Cabrio bodied by Autenrieth, two versions - also 327/28
1938-39, Frazer-Nash BMW 327/55 Cabrio (RHD)
1938-39, Frazer-Nash BMW 327/55 Coupe (RHD)
1937-40, BMW 325 Leichter Einheits-Pkw (4WD military vehicle; also: Stoewer, Hanomag)
1938-39 Frazer Nash BMW 335 (RHD?), first shown in London, Oct.1938, sedan and cabrio (?)
1939-43, BMW 335 sedan; 4-door, 5 seats (prototypes:1936-1,1938-3;body Ambi-Budd, Berlin)
1939-40, BMW 335 cabrio: 2 and 4 door by Autenrieth, new improved engine
1939-40, BMW 335 cabrio 2 and 4 door by Baur (?)
1939 - ?, BMW 335 cabrio 2-door by Carrosserie Graber (Hermann Graber), Wichtrach, Switzerland one made?
1939 - 1940, BMW 335 coupe 2-door with the body by Wunibald Kamm two made?
1944, BMW 328 with the body by Kamm and Konig von Fachsenfeld; so called second Kamm Coupe prototype only
Stunde Null (Zero Hour) in post-Nazi Germany. Allied occupation of Germany after the WW2: BMW was not allowed to produce cars; the Eisenach factory located in the Soviet Occupation Zone became Soviet controlled AWTOWELO WERK BMW, at first producing cars under BMW logo, later using the new name and logo EMW; until December 1948 military and utility vehicle were produced as well as single BMW cars from old parts for special users, from December 1948 production resumed:
1945?-49, BMW 325-3 in Eisenach (* EMW 325-3) 4WD vehicle
1945 - 1946, BMW 326-2 in Eisenach, 18 sedans, 3 cabrios
dec 1948-49? BMW 321 (later as *EMW 321);2 door sedan
1949-55 BMW 327-2 in Eisenach (*EMW 327) Coupé
1949?-50? BMW 321- 2 door cabrio in Eisenach (*EMW 321)
1949?-55 BMW 327-2 in Eisenach (*EMW 327) Cabrio
1950-52 EMW 327-3 in Eisenach, Coupe and Cabrio (bodied by former Gläser firm, Dresden
1949?-54 BMW 335 in Eisenach (*EMW 335) 4 door sedan 2 and 4 door cabrio by Wendler
1949- 55 BMW 340 (designed-1943) (*EMW 340) sedan prototype 1953:
1949-54 BMW 340-4 (* EMW 340) in Eisenach, long sedan
1948-54 EMW 340 combi ambulance pick-up by Viby Karosserifabrik, Århus, Denmark
1949? EMW 340) roadster, in Eisenach, sports cabrio, prototype only?
1949 EMW S1 in Eisenach, sports car, prototype only?
1950 -51 EMW 342, in Eisenach: Limousine, small series?
1951- 53 EMW 343 in Eisenach: Limousine (sedan) prototypes only?
While BMW in West Germany (American, French and English occupation zones) has been not allowed to produce cars, new versions of BMW pre-war cars were produced by automakers abroad:
1947- 48 Bristol 400 (modified BMW 327) in England.(RHD), 2 doors coupe
1948- 53 Bristol 401, 2 doors Coupe, modified BMW 327, Carr.Touring Superleggera body
1949 - 50 Bristol 402 Drophead Coupe,modified BMW 327; 23 made, Superleggera body
1947- 50 Frazer Nash in England, modified BMW 328, Bristol engines, RHD; FN Mille Miglia:
1947-49? BMW 328 bodied by Figoni Falaschi, Boulogne-sur-Seine, France
1955 BMW 326 LeBlond Berlinetta, bodied by Eugene Martin from Talbot Lago (with motor from 1939 BMW 326)
Filling the void: 1945-1955 pre-war BMW 328 cars bodied and tuned anew for sport purposes - in West Germany Veritas RS,- in Italy Volpini, - in East GermanyEMW factory and later AMW continues to build competitive racing cars as a development of BMW pre-war engines, in UK Bristol, - in the Netherlands Co van der Tuyn.
1948-50 Veritas Rennsport (Veritas RS - Spyder) some cars badged as BMW
1948 - 50? Veritas Comet S, Comet RS 2, body by Spohn
1949 - 51? Veritas Scorpion
1949 ? Veritas RS coupe, also called C-90
1949 - 51? Veritas Saturn, coupe and cabrio
1951 - 52 Veritas Meteor 2000 -F2 racing car Veritas Avus Stromlinie (1952)
1953 Veritas RS Coupe (2nd version, a Heinkel built BMW 328 motor, body Spohn)
1950 - 53? Veritas Nürburgring 2 Liter - coupe, cabrio, body by Spohn, Ravensburg
1947 BMW 328 body by Giancarlo Volpini, built by Carrozzeria Colli (Colli Brothers), Milan
1947-54? different small marques in Germany West and in GDR (ex-Soviet Zone) - racing derivatives of the BMW 328: AFM, Greifzu, Heck-BMW, Holbein, Krakau (on the picture), Monopol, Polensky, Reiff -BMW, Artur Rosenhammer -BMW, Spitzmüller-BMW, Straubel-BMW, Traube, Veritas (>>see above), WAM-BMW, Werkmeister, Wojciechowski
1947-55 EMW factory in the Soviet Zone, later GDR, builds competitive racing and record cars
1955 - 56 AMW racing cars built in GDR: AMW cars compete with Porsches and Maseratis
1946? - Bristol Roadster built using 328 components see also above > Bristol 400, 401 and below >Arnolt-Bristol
1953-60 Anrnolt-Bristol; body-Bertone; chassis-Bristol 404, motor-BMW 328; models:Bolide Deluxe
1950 BMW 328 Cotura bodied in The Netherlands by Co Van der Tuyn, Rotterdam
Postclassic period: resumption of the BMW car production after the WW2 in the West Germany (after 1949):
1949-55 BMW 501: prototype and some cars? body by Reutter, Stuttgart
1951-55 BMW 501 2L Barockengel:sedan, Cabrio, Coupé (all bodied by Baur, Stuttgart),(E 541)
1955-58 BMW 501/6 2.2L sedan and Coupé, Cabrio (by Baur)
1951-64 BMW 501 2.6L V8 sedan (until 1955 bodied by Baur)
1951-64 BMW 501 2.6L V8 Coupé, Cabrio by Baur
1951-64 BMW 501 2.6L V8 Coupé, Cabrio with body by Autenrieth
1951-64 BMW 501 2.6L V8 Cabrio with bodies by Beutler, Weinberger, Worblaufen
1956 - BMW 501 Ambulance I-st - bodied by Heidemann, München II-nd by Binz & Co., Lorch
1956 BMW 501 funeral car, bodied by Bierhake, Babenahusen and Karrosseriefabrik Paul Stolle, Hannover
? 1956 BMW 501 small bus, bodied by Mikafa (Mindener Karrosseriefabrik Mikafa), Minden
1954-64 BMW 502 3,2 V8 (E542) sedan > see Coupe, Cabrios below
1955-? BMW 502 Autenrieth - Coupé and Cabrio bodied by Autenrieth, Darmstadt
1954 - 56 BMW 502 Baur - Coupé
1954 - 56 BMW 502 Baur Cabrio bodied by Baur
1955-60 BMW 503 (E503/E543), Coupé, Cabrio
1955 BMW 503 built by Jacobsen & Steinberg in Berlin
1955 BMW 503 built by Ramseier, Worblaufen
1955 BMW 505 sedan - sedan (so called Pullman), only 2 produced
1957 BMW 503 Coupé built by Karosseriefabrik Gebrüder Beutler & Co, Thun, Switzerland
1956-1957 Talbot Lago America Coupé, Ist version (12 cars with BMW 503 drive train)
1957-1959 BMW 502 station wagon with the body by Miesen, Switzerland
1961 BMW 502 Autenrieth Coupé; (built using BMW 503 body elements); 2 produced
1956 BMW 502 Beutler Coupé (body by Beutler & Co, Thun, Switzerland, made before Porsche 696 Beutler)

1955-57 BMW Isetta Standard Motocoupé (E100), 3 wheeled, bubble like
1956-62 BMW Isetta 250 (E101); 4 and 3 wheeled versions, also RHD, sliding-windows, versions
1956-62 BMW Isetta 300 Motocoupé DeLuxe, also as Cabrio; 3&4 wheeled; CKD or SKD (E102, E103)
1957-59 BMW 600, BMW 600 LF1 also SKD (E111, E112 )
1955-59 BMW 507 (E507 / E547/1)
1959-64 BMW 700 Coupe,, Sport and CS (Coupe Sport) (E107, E110) Belgium and Argentina: 700 De Carlo (1960-)
1960-64 BMW 700 Sport Cabrio and BMW 700 CS Cabrio bodied by Baur
1961 BMW 700 RS racing version (only 19 built)
1963-65 BMW 700 sedan (2 -door sedan based on an old, short coupe version)
1962-65 BMW 700 LS Luxus (E119), sedan - new, longer version
1964-65 BMW 700 LS Luxus Coupe and Cabrio - new, longer version both bodied by Baur

1961 BMW 531 - a prototype
1961-62 BMW 2600 1963- 64 BMW 2600 L (Luxus )
1961-62 BMW 3200L, -1963 BMW 3200S also Cabrio (E512 )
1960 BMW 3200S Cabrio Autenrieth four door; (built using BMW 503 body elements)
1963 BMW 3200S Staatslimousine - so called Ministerpräsident Goppel (after Chancellor of Bavaria)
Modernism or The New Functionalism - BMW retakes the position as one the world's leading cars constructors:
1962-64 BMW 1500 (E115), 4 door sedan shown in sept 1961
1963-68 BMW 1800 (E118) four door sedan
1963-68 BMW 1800 GL (E118) custom made estate
1964-66 BMW 1800ti (touring Internationale),
1965 BMW 1800 ti/SA, racer version, only 200 made
1964-68 BMW 1600 (E 114, E116) four sedan
1966-75 BMW 1600-2 - two door version
1967-71 BMW 1600-2 Cabrio (bodied by Baur) (E114C)
1967-68 BMW 1600 ti
1962-65 BMW 3200 CS, coupe and cabrio, body made by Bertone
1965-70 BMW 2000 C 2000 CS (E120C, bodied by Karmann, only in white)
1967-68 BMW Glas 3000 V8
1967- 71 BMW 1600 GT, based upon Glas 1300 GT
1968 BMW Goggomobil TS 250 Coupé Roadster (BMW badged Glas car)
1966-71 BMW 2000 (E118) two versions: 1966 and 1969, also touring; 1970-71-BMW 2000 - 1800cc
1968-68 BMW 2000TI (E121) BMW 2000 tilux,
1970-71- BMW 2000 tii, also touring
1968-71 BMW 1800 model 1969 (black front grille)
1971-77 BMW 1502-1802 (E114) sedan touring Cabrio
1973-75 BMW 2002 Turbo (E10T, later E20), also a touring version
1971-75 BMW 1602, 1802, 2002 cabrios by Baur: Voll Cabrio Top Cabrio (from 1971, Targa-like)
1968-71 BMW 2.5L/2500 (until 1972), 2.8L/2800 (E3) sedan
1971 BMW 2800 Bavaria (BMW 2500 with 2800 engine for the US market, E3) ,
1972-74 BMW 3.0S badged also as Bavaria
1975-76: 3.0Si (E3) sedan
1974-77 BMW 3.0L, 3.3L, 3.3Li - Longer wheelbase versions of the sedan E3
1968-75 BMW 2.5CS, 2800CS, 3000CS, 3.0 CS, 3.0 CSi (E9, coupe by Karmann)
1971-75 BMW 3.0 CSL (Batmobile: by Karmann, lightweight racing car with a tail wing)
1972-81 BMW 5 Series (E12): 518,518i,520,520/6,520i,525,528,528i (US), 530, 530i (US), 533iM, M535i,
1975-83 BMW 3 Series (E21) 2-door sedan, 316, 318,320i, 320/4, 320iS, 323i, (1981-83) 315
1977-82 Baur TC1 (Top Cabrio 1) Targa-like convertible/BMW 3 Series (E21)
1976 BMW 3 Series (E21) touring: 2-door estate BMW Dealership Faigel, Saulgau (3 cars made)
1976-84 BMW 6 Series: 630 CSi (until 1978), 633 CSi (until 1984) (E24)
1985-89 635CSi (E24), also L6 (Luxury - from 1987) and M6 (Motorsport - from 1987 )
1977- 87 BMW 7 Series (E23) sedan
1977- 87 BMW 7 Series (E23) individual, custom made touring cars
1986-87 BMW L7 - a luxury version of 735i (E23) for the US market
1978-1981 BMW M1
1981- 83 BMW 315 (E21/LA)
1981-87 BMW 5 Series (E28) 518, 520i/105hp, 520i/129hp, 525i, 528i, 525e (Eta),525td, 524d
1984 - 87 BMW 5 series (E28) touring version built by Schulz in Germany
1982-1991 BMW 3 Series (E30), sedan 4-door, sedan 2-door touring>below, Cabrio; also ix (4wd) and E (Eta -economical car)
1982-91 BMW 3 Series - cabrio built by Baur - Baur TC2 (Top Cabrio ) also ix(4wd)
1982-91 BMW 3 Series (E30), custom made,pick-up truck several different ideas
1988-1994 BMW 3 Series (E30) touring also custom made 2-door version
1986-94 BMW 7 Series (E32) also an L7 (luxury) version and 750i L (long wheel base)
1986-94 BMW 7 Series (E32), custom made touring version
1986-94 BMW 7 Series (E32) custom made cabrio
1986-94 BMW 7 Series (E32), custom made two door coupe
1988-96 BMW 5 Series (E34) , sedan and touring also ix (4wd);
1988-1995 (E34) M5 from March 1992 with a stronger engine, also touring and (a prototype - 1989) M5 cabrio
1988-96 BMW 5 Series (E34) custom made cabrios and trucks, also camera car
1988-91 BMW Z1 (without E-code, usually coded as a version of E30) also a prototype of a 2-door coupe
1989-99 BMW 8 Series (E31) 850i, BMW 850C, 850Ci, 850CSi(all V12) and 2ver.of 840Ci (V8) :custom made in the US: 860i
1989-99 BMW 8 Series (E31) different custom made cabrios of 840i and 850i
Postmodernism. Contemporary cars - ahead of competition:
1991-98 BMW 3 Series (E36) 4 door sedan, 2 door coupe, touring, cabrio
1991-98 BMW 3 Series (E36) Cabrio built by Baur - Baur TC4
1994-2000 BMW 3 Series Compact (E36/5)
1994-2001 BMW 7 Series (E38) custom made 2-door coupe
1995-2003 BMW 5 Series (E39) sedan touring, M5
1995-2002 BMW Z3 (E36/7)
1998-2007 BMW 3 Series (E46), also M3
1999-2001 BMW 7 Series Long Wheel Base (E38/L7)
1999 - 2006 BMW X5 (E53)
2000-2003 BMW Z8 (E52)
2001 - 2008 BMW 7 Series (E65, E66, E67)
2002 -2008 BMW Z4 (E85)
2003 - BMW 5 Series (E60), also M5
2004 - BMW 5 Series touring (E61), from 2008: also M5 touring
Deconstructivism. Pursuit of excellence - BMW cars presently in production:
2003 - BMW X3 (E83)
2003 - BMW 6 Series (E63), Cabrio ( convertible - E64)
2004 - BMW 1 Series: 5 doors hatchback (E87)
2006 - BMW X5 2nd generation (E70)
2006 - BMW 3 Series sedan (E90), touring (E91), also M3 as sedan
2007 - BMW 1-series: 3 doors hatchback (E81), 1-series Coupe (E82), Cabrio (convertible-E88)
2007 - BMW 3-series Coupe (E92), Cabrio (convertible-E93), also M3
2008 - BMW 7-series (F1), also a long version
2008 - BMW X6 (E71)
2009 - BMW Z4 second generation (E89)
2009 - BMW 5-series Gran Turismo (F07)
2009 - BMW X1 (E 84)
2010 - BMW 5-series (F10) also long wheel base (2011) M5 version in testing
2010 - BMW 5-series touring (F11)
2010 - BMW X5 , facelift of E70, from March 2010 -model 2011
2011? - BMW 0-series, first front wheels drive BMW ever
2011? - BMW 6-series, third generation (F12, F13)
2011? - BMW X3, second generation (F25)
2012 - BMW 3 series (F30)
2012? - BMW Z8, second generation ?

BMWism is a site published by people fascinated by BMW automobiles. BMWism publishers are not associated in any waywith BMW AG or any of its subsidiaries, except for the proud ownership of the BMW cars.

BMW name, the names of the specific BMW automobiles and the BMW logo are the property of BMW AG.

updated July 25, 2010

® For a Non-Boring Life