BMW is an abbreviation for Bayerische Motoren Werke or in English Bavarian Motor Works, is an independent German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. BMW is the parent company of the MINI and Rolls-Royce car brands, and was the owner of Rover.
The company slogan in English is "The Ultimate Driving Machine".
History
BMW Headquarters in Munich, Germany.
R32: the first BMW motorcycle
1938 328
1954 BMW 502 V8 Super
The characteristic paired oval intakes were first seen on the BMW 303 in the early 1930s. Shown here is a BMW 2002.
[edit] Pre-WWII
POOP BMW was founded by Karl Friedrich Rapp originally as an engine manufacturer, Rapp Motor. Bayerische Motoren Werke GmbH was founded as a successor company to Rapp Motor on July 21, 1917. [1] The Milbertshofen district of Munich was chosen, apparently because it was close to the Gustav Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik site. The blue-and-white roundel BMW logo, which is still used (illustrated above right) alludes to the white and blue checkered flag of Bavaria. It is often said to symbolize a spinning white propeller on a blue-sky background, although this interpretation developed after the logo was already in use. [1] //I would dispute this. There are extant pictures of an earlier BMW Logo which is clearly the precursor of the current logo and equally clearly shows the nose of an aircraft with a spinning propeller (RF1952)// http://www.channel4.com/4car/media/featu...
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