A Visit to The BMW Museum in Munich: Key Exhibits, Details and Image Gallery

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Stacked up! These are the first models of the 3, 5, 6, and 7 series cars from BMW!

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Could you ever have imagined that BMW would produce something like that? Yes, it’s a three-wheeler and its a BMW – the Isetta. the 247cc 12 bhp Isetts was an Italian design, but completely re-engineered by BMW. The first BMW Isetta appeared in April 1955

BMW M1 supercar

The Legendary BMW M1, the first and only mid-engined car manufactured by BMW. 3.5 L 6-cylinder petrol engine produced 277 PS in the street version, with a top speed of 260 km/h. Turbocharged racing versions were capable of producing around 850 hp.

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A vertically stacked glass showcase of BMW’s journey as a motorcycle manufacturer.

BMW Art cars

BMW Art Cars are famous the world over for fusing automotive engineering excellence with the creativity of artists.

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An exponent of a half-finished clay model with styrofoam inside.

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The evolution of the 3 series cars over the years. Check out the gallery after the article to see all the 3-series cars individually.

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A representative collection of the some of the best BMW motorcycles. The S 1000 RR lead the pack at the top.

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Another angle of the same exhibit. We see the Paris Dakar participating motorcycles in the lead here, followed by the sidecar racing car and others in the back.

bmw wr500 speed racing motorcycle

BMW Wr 500 from 1937 was meant for speed racing and was streamlined to attain maximum possible speed. Ernst Henne’s modified supercharged BMW WR 500 (500cc), on 28 November 1937 achieved a land speed of 279.5km/h at an enclosed section of Autobahn. Such was the phenomenal speed for the time, it took another fourteen years before the record was officially beaten.

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The 2002ti was very successful in racing and Hans Stuck won the Nurburgring 24-hour race in 1970. The car also won many hill-climbs and rallies

BMW Z3 James Bond car

Z3 convertible – The Bond Car, featured in GoldenEye

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Cars like the 2004 M3 GTR, the 1989 M3 or the 1975 3.0 CSL stand proud with their achievement and wins in several races such as Le Mans and 24 hours of Nurburgring.

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The 1934 BMW 315/1 roadster. The car had a 1.5 liter engine with 40 bhp on tap. Not bad at all for 1930s

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A special section of the museum is dedicated to the M division of the company

Check out a detailed gallery of exhibits at the BMW museum on the next page>>>

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