VIDEO: A HUGE BMW Myth Gets Debunked

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I've owned Bimmers for years and was unaware that there WAS a HUGE myth - and have never given any thought to the origin of the BMW logo.
Didn't realize this was an important issue for a lot of people.

interesting video!

The origins of BMW are a well known fact to car enthusiasts. BMW actually stands for: Bayerische Motoren Werke, which can be translated into “Bavarian Motor Works”. To be able to know, where the colors in the BMW emblem are placed, remember that one: Blue, Middle, White (=BMW).

The history of BMW building engines for aircrafts is stunning:

After World War I, BMW was forced to cease aircraft (engine) production by the terms of the Versailles Armistice Treaty. The company consequently shifted to motorcycle production in 1923 once the restrictions of the treaty started to be lifted, followed by automobiles in 1928–29.

The circular blue and white BMW logo or roundel is portrayed by BMW as the movement of an aircraft propeller, to signify the white blades cutting through the blue sky – an interpretation that BMW adopted for convenience in 1929, twelve years after the roundel was created. The emblem evolved from the circular Rapp Motorenwerke company logo, from which the BMW company grew, combined with the white and blue colors of the flag of Bavaria, reversed to produce the BMW roundel. However, the origin of the logo being based on the movement of a propeller is in dispute, according to an article recently posted by the New York times, quoting "At the BMW Museum in Munich, Anne Schmidt-Possiwal, explained that the blue-and-white company logo did not represent a spinning propeller, but was meant to show the colors of the Free State of Bavaria."

BMW's first significant aircraft engine was the BMW IIIa inline-six liquid-cooled engine of 1918, much preferred for its high-altitude performance.[10] With German rearmament in the 1930s, the company again began producing aircraft engines for the Luftwaffe. Among its successful World War II engine designs were the BMW 132 and BMW 801 air-cooled radial engines, and the pioneering BMW 003 axial-flow turbojet, which powered the tiny, 1944-1945-era jet-powered "emergency fighter", the Heinkel He 162 Salamander. The BMW 003 jet engine was tested in the A-1b version of the world's first jet fighter, the Messerschmitt Me 262, but BMW engines failed on takeoff, a major setback for the jet fighter program until successful testing with Junkers engines.

Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW

That is unfortunately so true, many people don´t know what they are driving. A friend of mine wanted to give his brand new 7 series back, because, as he sad, the car would accelerate all by himself. After he showed me the behavior of his car, which, as he said, is repeatable any time, it was clear, that he had no idea that this / his car was equipped with active cruise control. So he activated the cruise control, a car changed lane in front of him, his car slowed down automatically, and after the car in front of him changed lane again, his BMW accelerated. Fact: The car acted as designed, the problem here was the user / driver.

And coming back to BMW, being an engine manufacturer for airplanes in the beginning, this is not a bad idea from my point of view, as I love their cars most for their power trains. Everything else is a welcome topping. Why would it cause fire?

Here are some interesting facts concerning Hyundai:
Hyundai is a group of companies founded by Chung Ju-yung in South Korea. The first Hyundai company was founded in 1947 as a construction company. Some of the best-known Hyundai divisions are Hyundai Motor Company, and one of the Big Asian Four (with Toyota, Honda and Nissan), and Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipbuilder. Other companies currently or formerly controlled by members of Chung's extended family may be loosely referred to as a part of the Hyundai chaebol. In 1998 Hyundai bought Kia Motors, another South Korean company.
Read more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai

Would I use this information to bash Hyundai? No. If we talk about cars, there are more relevant issues than where did this company actually come from. The same goes for my favorite car company which is BMW. Will I argue with somebody that bashes them because they used to build airplane engines? No. Will I join the discussion (given that I have spare time) if somebody says, that their cars today are scrap? Yes.

My BMW was the biggest heartbreak of my life and I won't let any more negativity in my life so I won't buy another BMW. What put the nail in the coffin was when the B fell of the logo and I freakin MW instead of a BMW and the next week the kidney grill popped out as the chintzy plastic bracket went KAput! The 2001 330Ci convertible was a 50 grand LEMON!

How can the B fall when the logo is actually a single piece ?!!! As for the kidney grill..that doesn't come out that easy. Maybe someone did hit your car in a parking lot or something similar.

Which logo? the one on the hood, the wheels or the trunk? either way i find it hard to believe that just the B would fall off.

Please educate me?

As hard as they tried to make it sound romantic, the truth behind the logo is just plain boring and uninteresting.