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    Second World War, and as the first BMW car built in Bavaria. The 501 and its derivatives, including the V8 powered BMW 502, were nicknamed “Baroque Angels”...
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    the 502-based 3.2 Super from 1957 to 1961. Applications:: 508  1956-1960 BMW 503 — 104 kW (140 bhp) 1956-1959 BMW 507 — 112 kW (150 bhp) 1957-1961 BMW 3...
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    six-cylinder engine. A new BMW 502 flagship model was introduced, with a higher trim level and the new 2.6 L (160 cu in) BMW OHV V8 engine, BMW's first V8 engine...
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    heavy losses for BMW. Hanns Grewenig, sales manager of BMW, repeatedly requested the development of a sports car based on their 501 and 502 luxury cars, and...
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    The fifth generation of the BMW 3 Series range of compact executive cars is designated under the model codes E90 (saloon), E91 (estate, marketed as 'Touring')...
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    (1991); HID (Xenon) headlamps (1991). E32 also introduced BMW's first V8 engine since the BMW 501/502, last produced in 1962, and their first V12 engine, which...
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    BMW 501 and BMW 502 saloons to fill the gap between the expensive Mercedes-Benz 300SL and the cheap and underpowered Triumph and MG sports cars. BMW engineer...
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    Georg Bialas Porsche 550 RS 12hr 54:05 28th 410 TS+2.0 Albert Heuberger BMW 502 12hr 54:33 29th 109 GT1.3 Bruno Grazioli Vicenza Paolo Grazioli Alfa Romeo...
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    The BMW M5 is a high-performance variant of the BMW 5 Series marketed under the BMW M sub-brand. It is considered an iconic vehicle in the sports sedan...
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    The BMW M6 is a high-performance version of the 6 Series marketed under the BMW M sub-brand from 1983 to 2018 (with a break from 1990 to 2004). Introduced...
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