bmw+history



march 8th, 1917: I Karl Friedrich Rapp owner and founder of Bavarian Motor Works (BMW) introduce a new breed of motors. Our new version of aircraft engines are meeting the expectations of the modern world. we are currently one of our great army top air craft supplier. we out last even our top competitor Gustav Flugmaschinefabrik. This is a time of great grief but BMW will always be there to supply any motor needs.

late fall 1923: Today we introduce a new type of BMW vehicle the R32 motorcycle with its top speed of 60 mph it is truly a master piece of design and engineering. with your support we shall create more powerful models. the R32 is only the beginning. not even Mercedes can combine performance with luxury this well. we are the best motor vehicle company in eastern Europe.

October 1929: our new car the Dixi car is a car that is priced 2 and one half times less than the cheapest Mercedes. we finally understand that the future isn't in air craft or motorcycles its in auto mobiles. this is truly a car worthy of our great motherland in other words BMW is truly worthy of Germany. with our factory here in Eisenach Very soon we shall develop new breakthroughs in motor vehicles.

Dec 1949: the future looks bleak for BMW with our bankrupt company is really looking dim but we promised to always be there so we will continue to make cars for many years to come so we invented the smallest car ever its only door is in the front it Has 49 miles to the gallon so it has a top speed of 53 mph tho things look bleak we cant quit in the many years to come

April first 2004: we are sorry to announce that we are gong bankrupt and are shutting down .....................APRIL FOOLS. but seriously we aren't shutting down for any reason in fact we are introducing the 5 series a top of the line series it consists of full size executive cars and mid size executive cars after that in the near future we will create electric cars and h2o cars it will be a true car compney



note: The circular blue and white BMW logo or roundel is often alleged to portray the movement of an airplane propeller, to signify the white blades cutting through the blue sky he //New Class// (German: //Neue Klasse//) was a line of compact [|sedans] and coupes starting with the 1962 1500 and continuing through the last 2002s in 1977. Powered by BMW's celebrated [|four-cylinder] [|M10] engine, the New Class models featured a fully [|independent suspension], [|MacPherson struts] in front, and front disc brakes. Initially a family of four-door sedans and two-door coupes, the New Class line was broadened to two-door sports sedans with the addition of the //02 Series// 1600 and 2002 in 1966.The BMW 3 Series is an [|executive car] manufactured since [|model year] 1975. The 3 Series is currently in its fifth generation, the [|E90] Current models include the sport sedan (E90), station wagon (E91), coupe (E92), and convertible (E93). It offers luxury. It has standard premium sound, and an optional navigation system. Sharing little in common with the rest the line beyond power train, the sporty siblings caught auto enthusiasts' attention and established BMW as an international brand. Precursors to the famed BMW [|3 Series], the two-doors' success cemented the firm's future as an upper tier performance car maker. New Class four-doors with numbers ending in "0" were replaced by the larger [|BMW 5 Series] in 1972. The upscale 2000C and 2000CS coupes were replaced by the [|six-cylinder] [|BMW E9], introduced in 1969 with the 2800CS. The 1600 two-door was discontinued in 1975, the 2002 replaced by the 320i in 1975.

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The origins of BMW trace back to 1913 when Karl Friedrich Rapp, a Bavarian who had been a well-known engineer in a German aircraft company, formed Rapp Motoren Werke in a suburb of Munich. The company specialized in airplane engines however Rapp found that they were problematic and suffered from excessive vibration. Nearby, Gustav Otto, also an airplane specialist, set up his own shop, Gustav Flugmaschinefabrik, building small aircraft []