The BMW 5 Series History. The 1st generation (E12).
Contrary to some opinions, BMW is not distinguished the best drivers of the global business course, the BMW brand automobiles are considered to be one of the few forms of engineering close to perfect, but the letters mean something less noisy and more debonair Bayerische Motoren Werke or Bavarian Motor Works.
The secret of their success lies not in specific astrological predictions or use malicious and flagrant industrial espionage, but rather for the sake of quality and the constant search for excellence Unlike most car manufacturers there, BMW hasn t concentrate on a vehicle as a whole, but started from its main power source, the engine, which was developed by generations of engineers during a closed season in a century of cardio-life approach resulted in BMW engines-happy vulgarly effective performance literally skyrocketed the company formed by Karl Friedrich Rapp in October 1913 straight to heaven.
The company Rapp, Rapp-Motorenwerke - later to become BMW - focused on aircraft engines due to high demand at the time, fueled by the impending First Wold War Despite the need for engines aircraft, Rapp has failed to sell its power plants due to a lack of reliability caused by unwanted engine vibrations However, his neighbor Gustav Otto, who was also the owner of a factory engines aircraft, has been very successful.
Struggles to keep Rapp-Motorwerke failed afloat and in 1916 Karl Rapp resigned under the pressure of financial difficulties that had been resting against the plant in the lungs for a few years as with other car brands such as Bentley or Aston Martin, expected and very predicable saviors Hollywood came and pushed the Austrian triumvirate formed by the new owners of the company Franz-Josef Popp and financial Camillo Castiglioni threats relaunched the Motoren Werke persuading Gustav Otto in a merger which would prove beneficial mutually Thus, Bayerische Flugzeug-Werke or BFW was formed.
Shortly after the new entity was born, his name turned into the murmur of what would later become a shout-out for quality BMW auto When the 20s came with the Charleston and sense afferents fashion weird, BMW had already developed a range of popular aircraft engines that had tons of earned success - especially after the 1918 type IIIA engine powered successfully improved biplane to the impressive height of 16.404 feet in only 29 minutes.
The early 20s also happily slapped BMW with his remains unchanged to this day logo, mimicking the movement of a white propeller on a blue sky while enjoying the heights of a popular and sought for the brand, BMW was abruptly pulled back to earthly existence, once the world war on the Treaty of Versailles prohibited BMW to continue its business and the company goes to the manufacture of air brakes for railway cars.
Constrained by the conditions imposed by Versailles, the company is looking for other alternatives and came fairly early to focus on developing motorcycle engines over a two year period of time 1920-1922, BMW builds two models motorcycle, Victoria and Flink their success has been marked by the construction of the first BMW plant, which could still hit the mark to new heights.
Although BMW motorcycles had problems selling because of faulty suspension, the company has always managed to maintain a position of constant leader in aeronautical engineering in 1927, the company was the proud owner of a little more a third of these aviation weather records, with an amazing 29 on a set of 87 two-wheeled vehicles quickly turned to four wheels in 1928, when the building license Dixi March 15 Austin has deployed the gates 'factory.
A year later, BMW has made headlines again, this time setting a new speed record motorcycle through their Ernst Henne mounted 750 cc bike, which reached a speed of 134 mph 216 75 km 65 h.
Balancer to beat world records to technical innovations, BMW has hit the bull's eye once again in 1932 with the launch of its new car model, the March 20 PS 782 cc engine car was the 4 cylinder first product independently by BMW Shortly after wave of success generated by the new machine, the company announced its next model, the 303 sedan, which would provide a persistent feature in all future configurations of the engine BMW 6-cylinder.
Only years after the launch of the 303 in 1933, BMW continued its series of breaking the world record, along with the beginning of a new chapter of its existence fueled cylinder developing the first roadster society, 328 1936 model, and a row of motorsport wins over the next two years.
Over time by BMW became bigger and bigger and, shortly before the outbreak of Wold War II, took over some other factories near Berlin More motorsport victories were to follow, with Baron Fritz Huschke von Kanstein winning the Mille Miglia race in 1940.
Needless to mention, the war necessities threw the company into the military policies of production equipment again Despite the long world war, BMW has developed some of his greatest pieces of machinery, such as motorcycle R57 Wehrmacht military and the motor 109-300 reaction was one of the first jet engine in the world to enter mass production.
After recovering the 1944 bombing that heavily damaged their factory in Munich, BMW has received permission to repair power equipment of the allied army at their factory in Allach Because of the versatility of BMW and the need for tools mechanical Faming and spare parts, the first BMW bike was born soon after the genesis of the vehicle with two leg powered wheels, BMW received a blow to the US military, who had ordered the dismantling of factories and Munich Allach.
After an absence of five years in the industry in Germany, BMW is back in style to cross the ocean all the way to New York, BMW debuted their first motorcycle in nearly two decades - after their last early 40 s more successful waited in line for BMW, as a model of the R68 motorcycle developed in the 50's has quickly become a standard-setter among international motorcycle manufacturers Meanwhile, a previous model, the R67 2, reached the threshold 100,000 in 1953.
BMW receives acclaim in the years to come because it is positioned as an engineering force to be reckoned with in 1955 Isetta, powered by December 1 13 hp motorcycle engine, becoming a favorite among customers The result Over 160 000 units are sold, turning the Isetta a symbol of the decade after the war.
In addition to coming up with newer models and bending technology upgrades on their cars, BMW has also held a privileged position among the winners of the race around the world after the development of the 507 and 600 models, BMW has unleashed a scream of childlike joy, grabbing an impressive victory in the 1958 Austrian Grand Prix, Ernst Hiller.
With the help of Herbert Quandt, BMW, still a corporation owned, is brought a step closer to independence outside offers of sale or merger were rejected despite the enormous benefits of such an operation would have led to model 700 entries in the production lines and the R69 top model BMW motorcycle range.
The 60s brought a multitude of achievements with the series 1500 and 1600, as well as a range of new sedans, 2500, 2800, American Bavaria and May 2 CS 2800 coupe CS BMW has proven once again that he has not left his run-up king-of-the-hill, as Austrian racing driver Dieter Quester scored several victories in Formula Two series title and a triple champ car European tour in 1968, 1969 and 1977 .
However, BMW did not stop there after giving a lot of magic mechanics to the world, the company resumed its animation through the development and unveiled the Turbo model 2002 1973 After the success of its aircraft engine earlier, the 2002 Turbo is one of the first ever Turbos to enter mass production.
The production lines that become parts worldwide success came soon, as series 6 and 7 and the BMW M1 model recently rebuilt the late 70s, BMW had dug deep into other areas related to the automotive improvement as well, and the electronics have proven to be the ideal ground for the growth of the next generation BMW computerized automotive devices economical fuel research becomes a priority not only the company was quick to s adapt to trends in these rapidly changing times, but it has also become a steady and reliable supplier of armored vehicles for various public and private clients.
Racing has never lost his fans, therefore, BMW never lost enthusiasm in the race The 80s finally marked BMW's involvement in Formula One is in 1983 that BMW was handed his first title of the series, with Brazilian Nelson Piquet became king of the formula world Championship Racing the same time, the 5 series has entered a new development stage and was gifted the 518i engine and the powerful M535i M established a new standard in power and endurance M5 and M3 models launched in 1985 and 1986, thus joining the top of precision engineering and the true power and beauty among sports car enthusiasts.
Research has begun to be strongly reinforced and reached new areas unexplored by employing more than 6,000 people Z1 Once that happened, the benefits tend maintained pileup Taking customer care and stay ahead of the competition was a sufficient proof that BMW had turned into a real, mature expansion marks was inevitable and good as a Big Bang, BMW spreads across the world and ushered in a new car plant in the United States, namely in Spartanburg, SC South models that were in production at the time slowly rotated versions received, which BMW has covered an even larger slice of the market.
BMW would later reveal the Z8, a successor to the 507, which later made for movies The world wasn t enough and were therefore BMW achievements in their own vision Since 1999, they have been consistently delivering performance vehicles or attire motorized for their wealthy clients out there racing remained a pleasant and profitable pastime for the German mark, which emerged victorious in three consecutive seasons FIA WTCC from 2005 to 2007 recently, BMW's engineers and designers have honored M1 to a modern replica of the high 70's pretty angled original Sadly, the M1 will not be revived by mass production.
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