Not on display

Car Wheel Trim

1991 (made)
Artist/Maker
BMW (designed and made by)
Place of origin
Germany (made)

Silver coloured plastic trim with BMW badge in the centre.

Object details

Category
Transport
Object type
Car wheel trim
Materials and techniques
Injection moulded plastic with metal attachments
Plastic
Steel
Reaction Injection Moulding
Brief description
Car wheel trim, plastic, BMW, Germany, 1991
Physical description
Silver coloured plastic trim with BMW badge in the centre.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 39cm
  • Depth: 4.5cm
Gallery label
(1991)
European Ornament Gallery, V&A

BMW CAR WHEEL TRIM
German, 1991

Designed in 1983 for the 3 Series model. In 1991 it was used on the 5 and 7 Series. The badge in the centre, registered in 1917, is intended to represent a spinning aircraft propeller (BMW also made aeroplane engines), although it could be seen as a quartered heraldic shield.

(Given by BMW (GB) Limited)
Credit line
Given by BMW (GB) Ltd
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
M.13-2005

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Record createdJuly 21, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O114256/car-wheel-trim-bmw/
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