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The BMW R 51/2, BMW's first motorcycle with a Boxer engine, goes into production. |
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The six-cylinder 501, called the "Baroque
Angel", makes its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show. |
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Upward trend: within three years, BMW's motorcycle production has risen from 10,000 to 30,000 units. |
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Celebration: BMW's 100,000th motorcycle, an R 67/2, comes off the assembly line. |
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"Luxury cruiser" from the ISAR River: prototype of the BMW 502 Baur convertible with a new V8 light-alloy engine.
BMW is the World
Motorcycle Sidecar Champion and stays so for the next twenty
years. |
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Political interest: German President Theodor Heuss (left, foreground) and Economic Minister Ludwig Erhard (right) attend the
unveiling of the
507 at the 1955 Frankfurt Show.
The
503
was introduced at the same show. |
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Popular mini of the Fifties: the
Isetta signals BMW's entry into the small car sector; here it serves as a wedding
carriage. |
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"Stretch" version of the Isetta: the
BMW 600 with a Boxer engine takes a maximum of four passengers. |
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Ernst Hiller, riding a BMW, wins the Austrian Grand Prix. |
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After sustaining heavy financial losses
in the big
limousine sector, a merger with Daimler-Benz is planned. But Board Chairman Kurt Golda (center) convinces
majority shareholder Herbert Quandt (left) that BMW has a future.
The
700 model is
the first big-time series success for a BMW car. |
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