designed language including the famous hoffmeister kink a firm still uses today. that characteristic kidney radiator grille was the only homage to b.m.w. s glorious past otherwise the 1500 broke with tradition completely the car s delicate and almost rectangular roof lets in plenty of light sharp angles and side beams were a novelty at the time but continued to add further to automotive design to this day . the foam a poster on the steering wheel was an early concession to passive safety shows like the sunken instruments which don t reflect in the wind shield the new class offered drivers and passengers lots of room in a relatively small space. up through christophe s says of the 1504 cylinder power plant what is the stuff of legend it has a cast iron engine block with an aluminum cylinder head and over head camshaft and