History behind the design
BBS was founded in 1970 by Heinrich Baumgartner and Klaus Brand in Schiltach in the Black Forest. The company name is an acronym for Baumgartner Brand Schiltach. Plastic auto body parts were initially manufactured at the plant until 1972, when an innovative three-piece motorsports wheel was designed there. This strongly positioned the company in the motorsports sector. The company continued to expand steadily. Shortly thereafter the first foreign subsidiary was established in France, the three-piece wheels were launched for the retrofit market, and sales on the aftermarket boomed. As a result of these positive developments, BBS went public in 1980, operating under the name BBS Kraftfahrzeugtechnik AG. After three further years, the subsidiaries in Japan and the USA were established, along with the opening of a branch in Italy. (source: bbs.com)
Three-piece wheel design revolution
Back in the 1972, BBS started their three-piece wheel era. It was a ground-breaking component in racing environment these days. Later, along with the RS, BBS introduced the "turbofans" - a brake cooling solution, which gained huge attention in motorsport world. BBS has engineered the Air Inside Technology (AIT) where hollow chambers are created within the wheel structure to compensate for the small air volume in modern ultra-low-profile tyres, reduce unsprung weight, improve handling dynamics, and increase fuel efficiency without sacrificing strength and rigidity. This is what you should think about before buying a piece of replica wheels. It is not just REAL, cool-looking three-piece wheel. It has huge engineering and effort put behind it.
The final product
All of our designs are vector-based, because we seek to achieve best overall quality. Petrol Passion is trying to only use eco-friendly materials when producing and shipping products around the world - each reuse of a material significantly reduces its carbon footprint. We have done it without any cost to your experience - every customer gets personalized gift packaging and note. Not just design, but sustainability. For the clothing, we print on comfortable tee shirts and sweatshirts using consistent DTG technology.
A retro-futuristic take on the iconic Volvo 240 interior. In the artwork you can see original Volvo AR-5170 radio, detailed cluster and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the BMW E30 interior. In the artwork you can see the Mtech interior and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the Nissan S13 - the iconic Japanese Sports Coupe. The car is enclosed by 80's-styled geometrical lines and represented in flashy period-correct colours.
A retro-futuristic take on the iconic BMW E36 interior. In the artwork you can see BMW "M Rain" seats and door cards, OEM steering wheel, CD43 head unit, 18 button OBC and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the Volkswagen Corrado Pre-Facelift interior. In the artwork you can see the Heidelberg radio, Recaro Ultraviolet seats and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the BMW E21 interior. In the artwork you can see the detailed radio, cluster and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the BMW E28 interior. In the artwork you can see the 3 Spoke Sport steering wheel, leather seats, OEM CM5905 head unit and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the iconic Toyota AE86 interior. In the artwork you can see detailed digital cluster, radio, cassette player and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the BMW E30 interior. In the artwork you can see the Mtech interior and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the Volkswagen Scirocco MK2 interior. In the artwork you can see the Grundig Braunschweig 2 radio, early MK1 Wolfsburg steering wheel and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the interior of Honda CRX - the iconic Japanese hatchback. The car is enclosed by 80's-styled geometrical lines and represented in flashy period-correct colours. In the artwork you can see variuos small details such as Gathers audio system, Non-Smoker personal box and etc.
A retro-futuristic take on the iconic Toyota Supra MK4 interior. In the artwork you can see very detailed OEM CD and Cassete players, cluster and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the iconic Mercedes-Benz W124 interior. In the artwork you can see Becker 1432 radio, leather interior and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the iconic Nissan 180SX interior. In the artwork you can see original Sony CDX-5N24W CD player and Xanavi CSK-9801K cassete player, very detailed cluster and many more details.
The Alfa Romeo 1750 GT Veloce was one of the cars in 105/115 series designed by the one and only Bertone. You can see the Italian alps, interpretation of Stone Pine tree along with the Alfa Romeo itself.
A retro-futuristic take on the Chevrolet Corvette C4 interior. In the artwork you can see the iconic digital cluster, OEM radio and many more details.
The Alfa Romeo 1750 GT Veloce was one of the cars in 105/115 series designed by the one and only Bertone. You can see the Italian alps, interpretation of Stone Pine tree along with the Alfa Romeo itself.
A retro-futuristic take on the iconic Audi Quattro interior. In the artwork you can see Blaupunkt radio, "Differentialsperre" diff locks and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the BMW E21 interior. In the artwork you can see the detailed radio, cluster and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the BMW E21 interior. In the artwork you can see the detailed radio, cluster and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the BMW E28 interior. In the artwork you can see the 3 Spoke Sport steering wheel, leather seats, OEM CM5905 head unit and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the BMW E28 interior. In the artwork you can see the Mtech 1 steering wheel, leather seats, OEM CM5905 head unit and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the BMW E30 interior. In the artwork you can see the Mtech interior and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the BMW E30 interior. In the artwork you can see the Mtech interior and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the BMW E30 interior. In the artwork you can see the Mtech interior and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the iconic BMW E34 interior. In the artwork you can see leather seats and door cards, OEM steering wheel, CM5903 head unit and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the iconic BMW E34 interior. In the artwork you can see leather seats and door cards, OEM steering wheel, CM5903 head unit and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the iconic BMW E34 interior. In the artwork you can see leather seats and door cards, OEM steering wheel, CM5903 head unit and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the iconic BMW E36 interior. In the artwork you can see BMW "M Rain" seats and door cards, OEM steering wheel, CD43 head unit, 18 button OBC and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the iconic BMW E36 interior. In the artwork you can see BMW "M Rain" seats and door cards, OEM steering wheel, CD43 head unit, 18 button OBC and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the BMW E39 interior. In the artwork you can see the detailed BE6507 head unit, cluster and many more details.
A retro-futuristic take on the BMW E46 interior. In the artwork you can see the detailed CD53 head unit, cluster and many more details.
The iconic, all time classic wheel design and engineering - BBS RS. These wheels quickly gained fame back in the day and probably they still are most famous 3 piece wheels in the world.
