Jon Searles' photos with the keyword: BMW

It isn't clear whether this is a factory race car, but the lack of an "M" badge on the grill would suggest that car was prepped by its racing team (if it's even a real race car, and not a custom made to look like one). This version of the 3-series, the so-called E30, was produced for the 1982-1989 model years, and included the original M3, introduced in 1986.

Here's a rear view of the 2002, showing the 2002 badging, but no sign of a performance package. It isn't clear whether the "Bavaria" is a real BMW badge, although it could have been a special edition of some kind. Again, if you know the answer, you can comment below.

Also called the BMW 02, this car, in several body styles and trims, was produced from 1966 to 1977, with the most famous model being the 1973 2002 Turbo, which specifically came with the 1990cc M10 turbo I-4 engine. The distinction between an 02 and a 2002 was that a 2002 came with some version of the 1990cc M10 engine, which when rounded, was a 2-liter displacement engine. Given that the specific car in these photos is badged as a 2002, it presumably is a "real" 2002 with the 1990cc engine. However, it isn't clear one way or the other whether this is a turbo. The original 1973 2002 Turbo prototype had decals to this effect, but production 2002 Turbos didn't have them. Although the 2002 Turbo had only modest performance, with a 7-second 0-60 time, and a top speed of 211km/h(131 m.p.h.), it was one of the most important cars for establishing BMW as a sports car brand. BMW had already been heading in this direction with the 2002tii in 1968, and the "New series" of sedans in 1966, which the 02 was a downsized version of. Having said this, the vast majority of BMW 2002's lacked either the tii or the turbo package.

This BMW was also among the motorcycles displayed at the Palace of Culture and Science, but being a BMW it's naturally a lot less exotic, even if it is very old.