Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly referred to as BMW, is a German multinational corporate manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The corporation was founded in 1916 as a manufacturer of aircraft engines, which it produced from 1917 until 1918 and again from 1933 to 1945.

Portraits of people posing with their BMW automobiles from between the 1930s and 1950s

Automobiles are marketed under the brands BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce, and motorcycles are marketed under the brand BMW Motorrad. BMW is headquartered in Munich and produces motor vehicles in Germany, Brazil, China, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

These vintage photos from Vintage Cars & People that captured portraits of people posing with their BMW automobiles from between the 1930s and 1950s.

A fellow experiencing tyre trouble with a BMW 3/15 PS on a gravel road in a forest in wintertime. The car is registered in the former German state of Oldenburg, circa 1930

A lady dressed in a white blouse and tie and her two sons enjoying a picnic in the countryside. A BMW 3/20 PS Cabriolet convertible can be seen behind them, circa 1935

A lady in a checkered dress posing with a BMW 303 saloon on a sunny day in early spring. The car is registered in the district of Lower Bavaria, circa 1935

A young lady in a two-piece swimsuit posing on the bonnet of a BMW 315/1 sports car in the countryside. The car is registered in the state of Baden, circa 1935

A young lady wearing a white blouse and a dark skirt posing with a BMW 315 in the countryside. The BMW is registered in the state of Thuringia, circa 1935

Four members of a German middle-class family posing with a BMW 3/20 PS in the countryside. The BMW is registered in the city of Leipzig, circa 1935

A lady in a striped summer dress posing with a BMW 319 Sport-Cabriolet convertible on a stretch of newly-built Autobahn, September 5, 1936

A young lady dressed in the fashion of the 1930s posing with a BMW 303 Cabriolet on a gravel road in the countryside. The car is registered in the Prussian province of Saxony, 1936

Two stylish ladies posing with a BMW 319 Cabriolet convertible with its hood up. The car is registered in the city of Berlin, circa 1936

A cheerful lady posing in the driver’s seat of a BMW 327 Cabriolet in a rundown urban backstreet. The car is registered in the Prussian province of Silesia, circa 1938

A cheerful lady posing with a BMW 327/28 Cabriolet convertible on a mountain road in summertime. She is wearing the traditional Alpine dress known as Dirndl. The car is registered in Upper Bavaria, circa 1938

A company of three posing with a BMW 320 in the countryside. The car is registered in the formerly Prussian Rhineland, circa 1938

A young lady enthusiastically posing with a BMW 326 on a mountain road. She is wearing the traditional Alpine dress known as Dirndl. The BMW is registered in the state of Hesse, circa 1938

A young lady posing on the bumper of a BMW 326 on a country road. A range of snow-covered mountains is visible in the background. The BMW is registered in the state of Hesse, circa 1938

A young lady posing with a BMW 315 Cabriolet in an Alpine landscape. The car is registered in the city of Munich, 1938

A young lady seductively posing on the bonnet of a BMW 326 by the side of a country road. She is wearing a checkered dress, beret, and pumps in the fashion of the 1930s, circa 1938

A young lady wearing a Dirndl posing with a BMW 326 on an Alpine road. The car is registered in the state of Hesse, circa 1938

An elegant lady in a female suit posing with a BMW 326 Cabriolet on a stretch of newly-built Autobahn. The car is registered in the city of Munich, circa 1938

A fellow wearing a double-breasted pinstripe suit and hat pos ing with a BMW 320 Limousine 2 Türen next to a ‘Bevaulin’ petrol pump. The car is registered in the German state of Thuringia, circa 1939

A lady posing in the passenger seat of a BMW 327/28 Cabriolet convertible on a gravelled mountain road. The car is registered in the city of Munich, 1939

A lady posing with a BMW 327/28 Cabriolet convertible by the side of the coastal road at Lake Garda. The car is registered in the city of Munich, 1939

Three members of a German middle-class family posing with a BMW 321 in the countryside. The car is registered in the Prussian province of Saxony, circa 1939

A lady wearing a light-colored coat and a flying helmet posing with a BMW 315/1 on a gravel road in the countryside. A little boy can be seen sitting in the car’s roof compartment, circa 1948

A young lady in a fashionable Dirndl-style dress posing with a BMW 326 in the countryside, circa 1948

A young lady dressed in the fashion of the forties posing with a BMW 327/28 Cabriolet convertible on a gravel road in the countryside, circa 1949

A blonde lady posing in the passenger seat of a pre-war BMW 326, circa 1950

A blonde lady posing next to a pre-war BMW 326 on an Alpine road. A snow-covered mountain range is visible in the distance. The car is registered in the Austrian city of Graz, circa 1950

A blonde lady posing next to a two-tone BMW 326 by the side of an Alpine lake in summertime, circa 1950

A blonde lady posing on the bumper of a pre-war BMW 326 on an Alpine road overlooking a lake. The car is registered in the Austrian city of Graz, circa 1950

A fellow with a wild haircut refueling his BMW 327 Cabriolet, while his girlfriend or wife is looking on. The car is registered in the city of Mannheim with black licence plates of Allied-occupied Germany, circa 1950

A young lady in a checkered coat posing on the fender a BMW 320 Cabriolet on the side of the road on a bleak summer’s day. The car is registered in the city of Bonn with black licence plates of Allied-occupied Germany, 1950

A young lady in a checkered coat posing with a BMW 320 Cabriolet convertible on a hillside overlooking the Rhine Valley. The location is the town of Remagen with St. Apollinaris Church visible in the distance, July 1950

A young lady posing with a BMW 321 Limousine 2 Türen on a sunny summer’s day, circa 1950

An elegant lady posing with a BMW 319 Cabriolet convertible in a cobbled street in an upper-middle-class neighborhood. The car is registered with licence plates of Allied-occupied Berlin, circa 1950

Two ladies and a gent posing with two convertibles on a mountain road in late-afternoon sunshine. The car to the left is a Mercedes-Benz 170 V Roadster and the other is a BMW 327 Cabriolet, circa 1950

A BMW 327 Coupé pictured on a snow-covered road in the countryside. A lady can be seen in the driver’s seat of the car, February 16, 1954

A fellow in a double-breasted coat posing with a BMW 501 on a sunny winter’s day. Although the car is registered in West Germany, the photo was actually taken in Spain, circa 1954

Two cheerful ladies posing with a BMW 327/28 Cabriolet convertible in the parking lot of Edelweißspitze in glorious sunshine, June 8, 1954

A brunette lady in a 3/4-length dress posing with a BMW 501 on the cobbled driveway of a mansion or palace, circa 1955

A cheerful lady in a female suit posing with a BMW 501 in the drive of a hotel, probably somewhere in the Black Forest. The car is registered in the town of Ludwigsburg with black licence plates of Allied-occupied Germany, circa 1955

A lady wearing a white blouse and hat posing with a BMW Isetta on a mountain road. The car is registered with licence plates of Allied-occupied Berlin, circa 1956

A lady posing with an eight-cylinder BMW 502 on a country road in early spring. The car is registered in the city of Hamburg, circa 1958

A lady wearing a 3/4-length skirt posing with an eight-cylinder BMW 502 on a mountain road. The car is registered in the city of Hamburg, circa 1958

A middle-aged lady in a female suit posing with a slightly shabby BMW 327/28 in summertime. The car is registered in West Berlin, circa 1958

A young lady posing with a BMW Isetta on the side of a tree-lined country road. The car is registered in the city of Ludwigshafen, circa 1958