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Inside the BMW Factories: Building the Ultimate Driving Machine (Hardcover)

by Graham Robson (Author), Caroline Schulenberg (Foreword)
Key Phrases: motorcycle production, bubble cars, chassis frame, Land Rover, New Class, Ham's Hall (more...)
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"A treasure trove of images and information to any BMW fan, this is a worthy book for the shelf." --- Mark J. McCourt, Hemmings Sports and Exotic Car

"If you've ever had an interest of where it all started? I highly recommend this book. The pictures in this book are truly remarkable and worth the cost alone." --- Anthoney Casler

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“A treasure trove of images and information to any BMW fan, this is a worthy book for the shelf.” – Mark J. McCourt, Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car



“This is a wonderful book that any collector should have.” – Michael Mitchell, The Roadster, Sandlapper BMW CCA Chapter


 “If you’ve ever had an interest of where it all started? I highly recommend this book. The pictures in this book are truly remarkable and worth the cost alone.” - Anthoney Casler



“A treasure trove of images and information to any BMW fan, this is a worthy book for the shelf.” – Mark J. McCourt, Hemmings Sports and Exotic Car



“Author Graham Robson deserves praise for gathering together such a fine collection of historic BMW photography…” - Classic Car Mart   “For me, it’s the early factory pictures that are of the most interest – there’s something magical about a line of brand-new 2002 Turbos.” - Classics Monthly  


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  • Hardcover: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Motorbooks; 1st edition (November 7, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0760334633
  • ISBN-13: 978-0760334638
  • Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #67,103 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Poorly written history of BMW, February 9, 2009
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The author has problems in writing clear American English and has no capacity for explaining clearly the historical flow of entities leading to the present day BMW organization. Over used wording such as "of course" detracts from what the author is trying to explain. Phrases like " ... Dixi (whose buildings were, of course, quite un-damaged)..." reflect a conclusion not supported, i.e., it is not obvious why the buildings were not damaged. Also overused is "therefore" which the author has a tendency to apply in non-relationship situations. The author provides mile and km figures together but fails to define purely British English terms such a bonnet.He also uses "machine" to refer to either an automobile or to a machine used in the production of an automobile. No mention is made that BMW has the worlds first "green" automotive paint shop utilizing recycled landfill methane gas to power the ovens in its paint shop. Nothing is said of BMW's pioneering work on hydrogen engines or of the Mini electric. The book provides no model specifications and production information and excludes the modern manufacture of motorcycles, although it includes the motorcycle portion (through to the R39) of the company's history. The book's best features are the photographs included: these alone are worth the price. The reader is advised to seek other sources in order to gain an understanding of BMW not-so-complex beginnings.
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5.0 out of 5 stars interesting, February 28, 2009
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Makes a good gift for a BMW fan. Or for the engineer type. Just look at the cover.
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