BMW radiator grille evolution. BMW kidney shape radiator cover – called often ‘BMW grille‘, is since 1932 one of the characteristics of the brand. Of course, there are many other traditional features of the BMW cars, but the ‘grille’, often imitated by other brands, is a truly recognizable feature of the BMWs. It had much to do with the construction of these cars: motor at the front, radiator just behind the grille, transmission in the middle, wheels powered at the rear.
Classic Period
1.BMW Dixi – the first BMW car (1929)
2.BMW 303 – first BMW car with a kidney shaped double grille (1932)
3. BMW 315 – 1934
4. BMW 326 – 1936
5. BMW 328 – 1936
6. BMW 328 cabrio by Wendler – 1937
7. BMW 321 – 1937
8. BMW 328 Kamm Coupe – 1940
Postclassic Period
1. BMW 501 (prototype) – 1949
2. BMW 503 – 1955
3. BMW 3200S Cabrio by Auterieh – 1960
4. BMW 507 – 1955
Cars of the modernism era
1. BMW 1800 ti SA – 1965
2. BMW 2000 -1966
3. BMW 2000 IInd edition -1968
4. BMW 2002 – 1969
5. BMW 3.0 CSL – 1971
6. BMW 520 – 1972
7. BMW 2002 – 1973
8. BMW 2500 E3 – 1975
9. BMW 323 E21 – 1975
Contemporary cars
1. BMW 5 series E39 – 1996
2. BMW 3-series coupe – 2006
3. BMW M-3 – 2008
4. BMW Gina Light Visionary Car concept – 2008
5. BMW X5 II ed. – 2009
6. BMW 5 series Gran Turismo – 2010
7. BMW X1 – 2011
8. BMW F20 1 series 2012 model Urban Line- 2011
