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Old 06-26-2006, 11:37 PM   #7
ZfrkS62
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^ yeah, they originally were an airplane engine maker, but they turned to motorcycles after WW1 when Germany was sanctioned against making planes. They began making cars in 1928. Technically BMW still makes aircraft engines, but under the Rolls Royce moniker.

interestingly enough, when they were founded in 1911, the name was Gustav Otto Flugmaschinenfabrik Munchen (Gustav Otto Munich Aircraft Works). The name was changed to BMW in 1918.
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