Hofmeister – Cars Less Traveled

September 7, 2021March 26, 2021

Neue Klasse – 60 Years of the BMW 1500

There are moments in any successful business that have, or will, come to define it; and its success or failure. There's IBM's Personal Computer, the Walkman from Sony; Apple's iPhone moment. For BMW, it's Projekt Neue Klasse; and the birth of the BMW 1500. History Lesson Facing a Grille-ing - BMW's iconic kidney grille debuted …

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May 1, 2021October 16, 2021

A Brief History of Car Design – Part 3

Welcome to the Swinging ‘60s. A time of sexual revolution and chemical wars, the race for nuclear arms, space and civil rights and the evolution of music, drugs and communication. A time when "Flower Power" blossomed, Pop-Art flourished and all manner of cultural movements gave people a voice, whether in protest at the turbulent political …

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