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Inhaltsverzeichnis Inhaltsverzeichnis Historie Klassiker des Hauses BMW in Farbe (II) Vorwort 9 BMW 328 Mille Miglia 1940 Europa im Jahre 1928 10 BMW 335 Cabriolet Graber 1939 Geschichte der Bayerischen Motoren Werke 18 BMW Kleinwagen Prototyp 1949 Automobilbau in Eisenach 29 BMW 328 Cabriolet Beutler 1939/49 Automobile als Ausdruck der Exklusivität 40 BMW 326 Limousine 1936 1945: Nur der Name war geblieben 60 BMW 3200 Limousine 1961 BMW 503 Coupe 1957 BMW 503 Coupe 1958 Klassiker BMW-Glas 1600 Cabriolet GT 1968 BMW 700 Coupe 1960 in Farbe BMW Isetta 1955 BMW 600 1958 BMW 502 Cabriolet Baur 1955 BMW 501 Limousine 1954 Markenzeichen und Embleme 1899 bis 1987 113 Wartburg 1898 114 Nutz- und Dixi Tourer 1928 115 Militärfahrzeuge BMW 303 Limousine 1933 116 BMW 4/20 PS Limousine 1933 116 BMW 309 Cabriolet 1934 116 BMW 3/15 PS Limousine 1929 117 BMW 3/15 PS Ihle Sportzweisitzer 117 BMW 327/28 Coupe 1937 118 Dixi Lastwagen und Omnibusse BMW 319/1 Roadster 1935 118 BMW F79 Dreiradwagen BMW 328 Sport 1938 119 BMW Kastenwagen und Ambulanzfahrzeuge BMW 328 Sport 1938 120 Militärfahrzeuge, Isetta Kleinlaster Frazer Nash-BMW Coupe 327 1937 120 Sonder- Typologie Karosserien 1898-1987 Ambi-Budd Berlin Wartburg Benzin- und Elektromobile 1899-1903 122 Gebr. Assmann Eisenach Dixi Automobile 1903-1928 130 Autenrieth Darmstadt BMW Automobile 1929-1942 166 Baur Stuttgart BMW Automobile 1952-1987 196 Bertone Turin BMW-Alpina 302 Projekt Z Roadster 304 6 \ http://d-nb.info/870938444 Buhne Berlin 336 Beutler Thun 337 Faszination Drauz Heilbronn 338 Erdmann & Rossi Berlin 339 Motorsport Frua Turin 340 Gläser Dresden 341 Karmann Osnabrück 342 Ihle Bruchsal 343 Magirus Ulm 344 Michelotti Turin 345 1899-1922 Musigk & Haas Berlin 346 1923-1924 Pininfarina Turin 347 1925-1928 Ramseier Worblaufen 348 1929-1930 Reutter Stuttgart 349 1931-1933 Schebera Berlin 350 1934-1936 Touring Superleggera Mailand 351 1937-1939 Vignale Turin 352 Mille Miglia 1940 Vereinigte Werkstätten München 353 1946-1951 Weinberger München 354 Rennsportwagen fremder Marken auf BMW-Basis Wendler Reutlingen 356 Veritas Chevron, Martini, Elva 1952-1958 BMW -verwandte 1959-1960 1961-1963 Automobile 1964-1965 1966-1967 1968-1969 1970-1972 1973-1974 1975 Kombiwagen-Unikate 358 1976 Vom Biene Cycle-Car zu Bristol und Frazer Nash 359 1977 EMW Automobile 367 1978 Glas Automobile 371 1979 1980 Klassiker 1981 1982 in Farbe (III) 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 BMW in der Formel 2 BMW 507 Roadster 1958 377 BMW in der Formel 1 BMW 2002 Cabriolet 1971 378 BMW Tuning BMW 507 Prototyp Loof 1954 378 BMW auf dem Wasser BMW 525 i Cabriolet 1986 378 Im Kielwasser von BMW BMW 320 Cabriolet Baur 1978 379 BMW 3.0 Coupe CSL 1977 380 BMW 320 Rensport 1977 380 Zahlen, Namen, BMW 635 CSi Coupe 1978 381 BMW 635 CSi Coupe Schnitzer 1986 381 Daten, Fakten BMW M635 CSi Coupe 1986/87 382 BMW Ml 1979 382 BMW 735 i 1986/87 383 BMW 750i V12 1987 384 Produktion, Mitarbeiter, Umsatz 1898-1987 Stammbaum einer Großfamilie BMW Konzernstruktur 1986/87 Technische Hauptdaten aller Serienfahrzeuge Vorstand und Aufsichtsrat 1928-1987 Stichwortverzeichnis 7 .
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