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MysticBlueX3 01-20-2006 02:51 PM

BMW trivia
 
What is the story behind the BMW Roundel?

SILENTx5 01-20-2006 03:08 PM

BMW originally made airplane engines. The blue and white came from the propeller spinning against the blue sky, hence the blue and white roundel. Then they went on to make motorcycles and then cars.....

MysticBlueX3 01-20-2006 04:59 PM

Correct!

SILENTx5 01-20-2006 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by MysticBlueX3
Correct!

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iop9000 01-20-2006 08:22 PM

bmw trivia....did bmw created the first sideview mirror with turn signals?

ricky.agrawal 01-20-2006 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by iop9000
bmw trivia....did bmw created the first sideview mirror with turn signals?

On which car did you see that on?

Would it be the Mercedes S-Class? Just a guess out of the blue.

White05X3 01-21-2006 12:18 PM

A concept similar to that first appeared on the "Baroque Angels" after WWII. The turn signals were integrated into the b-pillar. They were basically flags that popped-out when planning a turn...

White05X3 01-21-2006 12:19 PM

Here's another one... what was the name of the first car BMW built? Where did they get the design and rights?

BMW330XI01 01-21-2006 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by White05X3
Here's another one... what was the name of the first car BMW built? Where did they get the design and rights?

it was built in 1928.
They built it in the Eisenbach factory
the car was the Dixi 3/15 PS
It was built under license from Austin and was essentially the same model as the US Bantam and the Japanese Datsun.


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EDIT: that was the 1st car if thats not the answer your looking for
then
what BMW calls the 1st REAL car was the AM4 built in 1932 also called the 3/20 PS, was the successor to the Dixi and the first production car to be built entirely in-house by BMW.


still amazing that now we have the V10 M5 making 500hp where the dixi made only 15hp and the AM4 made 20hp both with top speeds of 50mph and the M5 tops out in gear 5 of 7 cause of the gov.

jaaX3 01-21-2006 01:37 PM

Was it the 3/15PS?

EDIT: Too slow :(


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