Car origins

[Landcrab1800]

Did anyone know that BMW's fist car was an Austin Eight built under licence.:laugh:

MG Midget, B, C, F,T's etc can be said to not be in the true spirit of MG. Old Faithful (1st MG) was a badge enginered Morris (Bullnose I think) with modified engine and suspension. A bit like the MGM's.:p

Gordon

[Austin-Rover]

All MG's can trace their ancestry back to Morris - it stands for 'Morris Garages' after all.....

:cool:

[Alan the Vanner]

Didn't Toyota build Austins under license after WW2?:confused:

[D87 SMW]

...and we all know it was Henry Fords bumhole that the Model T dropped out of all those years ago...;) :eek: :laugh: :laugh: :cool: :D

[threelitre]

Originally posted by Landcrab1800
Did anyone know that BMW's fist car was an Austin Eight built under licence.:laugh:


Close, but not totally.... It was the Austin 7, build in license by the Dixi Car Company in Eisenach - and BMW bought this company later on. Until that date BMW did only build aero-engines, boat-engines and motor-bikes. The aero-engines are the historical start of BMW.

The Austin 7 was also build in France as Rosengart and other places.

And there was a Japanese Austin: Nissan did build Austin cars during the '50s.

Cheers,

Alexander

[Alan the Vanner]

Ah! I knew SOME company in Japan built them. And I know that the BMW logo represents the movement of an aircraft propeller!