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BMW History





     The origins of BMW trace back to 1913 when Karl Friedrich Rapp, a Bavarian
who had been a well-known engineer in a German aircraft company, formed Rapp
Motoren Werke in a suburb of Munich. The company specialized in airplane
engines however Rapp found that they were problematic and suffered from
excessive vibration. Nearby, Gustav Otto, also an airplane specialist, set up
his own shop, Gustav Flugmaschinefabrik, building small aircraft.
Because of the faulty engines, Rapp Motoren Werke secured a contract with
Austro-Daimler, who was unable to meet its demands, to build V12 Aero engines
under license. The company expanded too quickly, however, and by 1916 Rapp
resigned from the company because of financial troubles. In his place Franz
Josef Popp and Max Friz, two Austrians, took over the company. In March that
same year, Rapp Motoren Werke merged with Gustav Flugmaschinefabrik to form
Bayersiche Flugzeungwerke. It was shortly afterwards renamed Bayersiche Motoren
Werke (Bavarian Motor Works), or BMW, forming the company we know today.





  

    

    

  


   
BMW M3
       
BMW M5


  

    

    

  


   
BMW M6
       
BMW Schnitzer




  

    

    

  


   
BMW X5
       
BMW Z3




  

    

    

  


   
BMW Z4
       
BMW Z5







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