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- 1929 BMW Motorcycle - Today Bavarian Motor Works may be better known for its automobiles, but the company's first manufactured vehicles were motorcycles. This 1929 model is powered by a transverse-mounted, two-cylinder opposed engine. This layout provides for excellent cooling as the cylinders are exposed to passing air. However, it also leaves the cylinders largely unprotected in the event of an accident.

- 1929
- Collections - Artifact
1929 BMW Motorcycle
Today Bavarian Motor Works may be better known for its automobiles, but the company's first manufactured vehicles were motorcycles. This 1929 model is powered by a transverse-mounted, two-cylinder opposed engine. This layout provides for excellent cooling as the cylinders are exposed to passing air. However, it also leaves the cylinders largely unprotected in the event of an accident.
- BMW Emblem, 1995-2011 - An automobile manufacturer's badge is fundamental to the company's brand identity -- just as the maker's name is often important to <em>our</em> identity as consumers and drivers. Early automobile badges tended to be small and often discreetly located; today they have evolved into enlarged, prominently placed, and frequently symmetrical logos -- easy to recognize, even at a glance in a rear-view mirror.

- 1995-2011
- Collections - Artifact
BMW Emblem, 1995-2011
An automobile manufacturer's badge is fundamental to the company's brand identity -- just as the maker's name is often important to our identity as consumers and drivers. Early automobile badges tended to be small and often discreetly located; today they have evolved into enlarged, prominently placed, and frequently symmetrical logos -- easy to recognize, even at a glance in a rear-view mirror.