Springboard to excellence.
From an enthusiast's standpoint, BMW is possibly the most well-rounded, consistent carmaker in the world. In the 1950s, however, the company was struggling to remain alive, World War II having reduced it from a builder of successful sports and racing cars to a bomb-devastated wreck. BMW's primary prewar automobile operations in Eisenach, Germany, fell under Soviet control in 1945, and unauthorized "BMW" products built at that location undermined what little brand equity remained. American occupying forces began dismantling the remnants of the BMW factory in Munich, which had manufactured Luftwaffe aircraft engines during the war. (Some of the structures ultimately survived, but not before valuable machinery was put in crates and dispersed by railcar to sixteen countries as part of war reparations.)
Photo Gallery: Collectible Classic: 1964-1971 BMW 1800 - Automobile Magazine
Photo Gallery: Collectible Classic: 1964-1971 BMW 1800 - Automobile Magazine
Kurt Adolff Fred Agabashian Kurt Ahrens Jr Christijan Albers Michele Alboreto Jean Alesi Jaime Alguersuari Philippe Alliot
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