BMW A History

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Here is a definitive history of the BMW, the famed motorcar from Bayerische Motoren Werke of Germany, whose white and blue emblem has invaded the postwar automotive market throughout the world. Universally acknowledged for its excellence in engineering and its triumphs in competition, the BMW has become one of the most desirable of cars, renowned for its high performance, speed, safety and superb handling. For collectors who are now reaching back to capture the illustrious past of the BMW automobile, this book will be of special importance as it looks back at cars like the Dixi, 315 sport, the famous 328 and postwar 2002. Few are aware, for example, that BMW's roots extend back to the pioneer Wartburg cars of 1899, nor is it well known that the company's experience includes aero and marine engines—or that BMW earned wide acclaim for its shaft-driven motorcycles. Some of the world's most celebrated coachbuilders—Pininfarina, Frua, Vignale, Touring Milano, Bertone, Karmann and Glaser, have set their hands to this outstanding marque and there are illustrations of their work within these pages. Many other facets of the company's history include BMW powered automobiles such as the Bristol and Frazer Nash-BMW from England, and such German derivatives as the Veritas and AFM. A special chronological section of one hundred forty six illustrated pages contains a technical description and photographs of every Wartburg, Dixi and BMW automobile built from 1899 to 1979, providing for the first time an accurate genealogy of the company's multi-faceted family tree.