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BMW

The company "Rapp Motorenwerke GmbH" was formed by Karl Rapp in 1913, and renamed to BMW in 1917. Until WWII BMW was also building engines for airplanes, and 1923 started the production of motorbikes. Today BMW is a premium manufacture, well known for its high quality, sportive cars.


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until 1949

Dixi 3/15PS DA 1 27-29 Cabriolet 3/15PS DA 2 29-31 Cabrio-Lim. 29-31 sedan 1929 Ihle-BMW 800 DA 3 Wartburg 30-31 roadster 30-31 Spezial 3/20PS 33-34 AM 4 309/315/319 34-36 309 34-36 315/1 34-36 319/1 35-37 319 Sport	303 33-34 2door sedan 33-34 2door convertible	321 39-41 Cabriolet 326 36-41 4door sedan	335 39-41 4door sedan 39-41 4door convertible	327 / 327/28 37-41 Convertible 37-41 Coupe 328 37-39 Roadster 37-39 Cabrio Wendler 1939 Mille Miglia 1939 MM Bügelfalte 1939 MM Bügelfalte Repl. 1940 Touring Coupe 1941 Berlin-Rom Roads.
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1950's

531 1951 531 Isetta 55-56 Isetta 250 57-62 Isetta 57-62 Isetta (GB spec.) 600 57-59 600			501/502/3200 52-58 501 54-55 502 54-56 502 Cabriolet 55-58 501/6 Cabriolet 57-61 502 Super 1956 502 Autenrieth	505 1955 limousine 503 56-59 Coupe 56-59 Cabriolet 507 56-59 507
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1960's

Isetta 57-62 Isetta 57-62 Isetta (GB spec.) 700/LS 59-62 700 sedan 60-63 700 Sport 1961 700 Rennsport 1961 700 RS 61-64 700 Cabriolet 62-65 LS Luxus 64-65 LS Coupe	02-Series 66-71 1600-2 67-71 1600 Cabriolet 67-68 1600 ti 68-73 2002 68-71 2002 ti	1500-2000 63-68 1800 64-66 1800 TI 65-70 2000C/2000CS 66-72 2000/TI/tii 1966 2000ti touringcar	502 1960 Autenrieth 2600-3200 61-64 2600/3200 E3 2500-3.3Li 68-77 2500 68-74 2800	3200CS 62-65 3200CS E9 2.5CS-3.0CSi 68-71 2800 CS concepts 1969 Spicup
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1970's

	02-Series 66-71 1600-2 67-71 1600 Cabriolet 1971 2002 Cabriolet 71-73 2002 Cabriolet 68-73 2002 68-71 2002 ti 71-73 2002 tii 71-72 1600 touring 71-73 1800 touring 71-73 2000 touring 73-74 1802 touring 73-74 2002 touring 1972 2002 Alpina A3 73-77 02-series 73-75 1602 73-75 1802 73-75 2002 73-75 2002 Cabriolet 73-75 2002 tii 73-74 2002 turbo 1975 1502 Group H E21 3-series 75-82 316/318/318i 75-82 320/320i/323i 75-82 320 78-82 323i 78-82 323i Cabriolet 76-77 320 Alpina A1/3 1976 320 Group 2 1977 320 Group 5 1979 320 Group 5 79-82 316 Baur TC 77-82 320 Baur TC 79-82 323i Baur TC	1500-2000 66-72 2000/TI/tii E12 5-series 72-76 4door sedan 75-76 528 76-81 4door sedan 76-81 518 76-81 525 76-77 528 77-81 528i 79-81 M535i 77-80 Alpina B8	E3 2500-3.3Li 68-77 2500 68-74 2800 71-77 3.0S 75-77 3.0L 71-77 3.0Si 74-77 3.3L 76-77 3.3Li E23 7-series 77-82 4door sedan	E9 2.5CS-3.0CSi 68-71 2800 CS 71-75 3.0CS 71-75 3.0CSi 73-75 3.0CSL 1972 3.3CSL Schnitzer 72-76 Group 2 1975 3.0CSL race E24 6-series 76-82 2door coupe 76-79 630CS 78-81 635CSi 77-80 Alpina 633CSi B8 E26 M1 78-81 M1 79-80 M1 Procar concepts 1972 (E25) Turbo
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1980's

	E21 3-series 75-82 316/318/318i 75-82 320/320i/323i 75-82 320 78-82 323i 78-82 323i Cabriolet 79-82 316 Baur TC 80-82 318i Baur TC 77-82 320 Baur TC 79-82 323i Baur TC 80-83 Alpina C1 E30 3-series 83-87 2door sedan 83-87 4door sedan 83-87 Baur TC2 83-87 320i Baur TC2 83-85 Hartge H26 85-90 Cabriolet 87-91 2door sedan 87-91 M-Tech 2 2door 87-91 4door sedan 87-91 touring 89-91 318is 89-91 318is Baur TC2 86-91 M3 1988 M3 Evolution II 1988 M3 Group A	E12 5-series 76-81 4door sedan 76-81 518 76-81 525 77-81 528i 79-81 M535i 81-82 Alpina B7S Turbo E28 5-series 81-84 4door sedan 81-84 520i 82-85 Alpina B9 3.5 83-87 Alpina B7 Turbo 83-87 Hartge H5 84-87 4door sedan 84-87 520i 1986 520iA 84-87 525e 84-87 525i 84-87 528i 84-87 535i 84-87 M535i 85-87 M5 84-87 524td 86-87 Alpina B7 Turbo E34 5-series 88-92 4door sedan 88-92 520i 88-92 M5 88-92 Alpina B10 3.5 89-94 Alpina B10 BiT.	E23 7-series 77-82 4door sedan 82-86 4door sedan 82-86 728i 82-86 745i E32 7-series 87-94 730i/740i/750i 87-94 730iL/740iL/750iL 86-94 730i 87-94 750iL	E24 6-series 76-82 2door coupe 78-81 635CSi 77-80 Alpina 633CSi B8 82-85 Alpina B9 3.5 82-86 2door coupe 82-86 635CSi 1982 635CSi Art Car 83-86 M635CSi 84-88 Alpina B7 Turbo 87-89 635CSi E26 M1 78-81 M1 79-80 M1 Procar Z1 89-91 roadster Formula 1 1983 Brabham BT 52
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1990's

E36 Compact 93-00 Compact	E30 3-series 87-91 2door sedan 87-91 M-Tech 2 2door 87-91 4door sedan 87-91 touring 89-91 318is 89-91 318is Baur TC2 90-93 Cabriolet 86-91 M3 1990 M3 Sport Evolution 1992 M3 DTM 2.5 E36 3-series 94-96 Baur TC4 94-99 touring 94-99 Coupe 94-99 Cabriolet 96-99 M3 Cabriolet E46 3-series 98-01 4door sedan 99-01 touring 1999 M3 Concept 98-02 Alpina B3 Coupe 99-02 Alpina B3 touring	E34 5-series 88-92 4door sedan 88-92 520i 88-92 M5 88-92 Alpina B10 3.5 89-94 Alpina B10 BiT. 91-92 touring 94-95 4door sedan 94-96 touring E39 5-series 95-00 4door sedan 96-00 540i touring 97-98 Alpina B10 3.2t. 98-00 M5	E32 7-series 87-94 730i/740i/750i 87-94 730iL/740iL/750iL 86-94 730i 92-94 740i 87-94 750iL E38 7-series 94-98 sedan swb 97-98 L7 98-01 sedan swb 98-01 L7	E31 8-series 89-99 2door coupe 89-93 850i 94-99 850Ci 92-96 850CSi Z1 89-91 roadster Z3/Z3 Coupe 96-99 Z3 4-cynlinder 97-00 M Roadster 98-00 M Coupe 98-99 Z3 Coupe 99-02 Z3 Roadster race cars 1999 V12 LMR concepts 91/93 E1 1999 Z9 GT
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since 2000

E36 Compact 93-00 Compact E46 Compact 01-04 Compact E81-88 1-series 04-07 E87 4door hatchb. 04-07 E87 4door M Sport 07-11 E81 2door hatchb. 07-11 E87 4door hatchb. 07-11 E87 4door M-Sport 07-11 E82 135i M-Sport 08-11 E88 Cabriolet X1 09-11 E84 X1 09-11 E84 X1 xDrive 28i	E46 3-series 98-01 4door sedan 99-01 touring 98-02 Alpina B3 Coupe 99-02 Alpina B3 touring 00-05 M3 Coupe 01-05 sedan M-Sport 01-05 touring 2002 G3 G-Power 2002 Hamann Las Vegas 03-04 M3 CSL 03-04 M3 CSL AC Schn. 03-06 Coupe 03-06 Coupe M Sport 03-07 Cabriolet 2004 M3 GTR E90 3-series saloon 05-08 4door sedan 2006 320si WTCC 2007 320si WTCC 08-11 4door sedan 08-11 Alpina D3 Biturbo E91 3-series touring 05-08 touring 06-08 Alpina D3 08-11 touring 09-10 Alpina B3 BiTurbo E92 3-series coupe 06-10 Coupe M Sport 07-10 M3 Coupe 10-11 Coupe E93 3-series cabrio 07-10 Cabriolet 07-10 Alpina B3 08-10 M3 Cabriolet 10-11 Cabriolet 10-11 Cabrio M-Sport 10-11 M3 Cabriolet X3 04-06 E83 X3 2005 Concept X3 06-10 E83 X3 2010 F25 X3 pretest veh.	E39 5-series 95-00 4door sedan 96-00 540i touring 00-03 M5 00-03 4door sedan 00-03 sedan M Sport 00-04 touring 00-04 touring M Sport E60 5-series 03-07 sedan 03-07 sedan M Sport 03-07 sedan Breyton 07-10 sedan 07-10 M5 E61 5-series touring 04-07 touring 05-07 Alpina B5 tour. 07-10 touring 07-10 touring M-Sport 07-10 M5 touring 07-10 Alpina B5S tour. F10 5-series 2010 Conc. Active Hybrid 10-11 5-series 10-11 550i F07 5-series GT 09-11 5-Series GT X5 00-03 E53 X5 03-06 E53 X5 07-10 E70 X5 09-10 E70 X5 Security + 09-11 E70 X5 M	E38 7-series 98-01 sedan swb 98-01 L7 E65-68 7-series 01-05 4door sedan swb 02-05 4door sedan lwb 03-05 Alpina B7 05-08 4door sedan swb 05-08 760Li 2006 Hydrogen 7 2006 Hydrogen 7 F01-04 7-series 08-11 4door sedan swb 08-11 4door sedan lwb 09-11 760Li 09-11 Alpina B7 Biturbo 10-11 Active Hybrid 7 X6 2007 Concept X6 2007 Concept X6 Hybrid 08-11 E71 X6 09-11 E71 X6 M 09-11 E72 X6 Active Hybr.	E63/64 6-series 03-07 2door coupe 03-07 2door coupe 2005 AC Schn. Tension 06-07 Alpina B6 07-10 2door coupe 07-10 Cabriolet 07-10 M6 Coupe 07-10 M6 Cabrio 07-10 Alpina B6 S 09-10 Alpina B6 GT3 Z3/Z3 Coupe 97-00 M Roadster 98-00 M Coupe 98-99 Z3 Coupe 99-02 Z3 Roadster E85 Z4 02-06 Z4 Roadster 2003 AC Schn. Topster 2005 Concept Z4 Coupe 06-08 Z4 Roadster 06-08 Z4 Coupe E89 Z4 09-11 Z4 10-11 Z4 sDrive 35is Z8 00-03 Z8 concepts 2000 Z22 2001 X-Coupe 2002 CS1 2004 H2R 2006 Clever 2006 Concept Coupe 2008 Simple 2008 Gina Light 2009 Vision EfficientDyn.
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