What does BMW stand for?

[quackagator]

I thought it was for Britsh Machine Works

 

[Zenmervolt]

Bayriche Motern Werk.

In English: Bavarian Motor Works.

ZV

EDIT: You're probably thinking of BMC, which is British Motor Corporation.

 

[minendo]

Bavarian Motor Works
Bayerische Motoren Werke

 

[d33pt]

bavarian

 

[saxophonoia]

nice car

 

[quackagator]

Tanks

 

[olds]

I thought it was Big Macho Woman?

 

[brigden]

Break My Windows.

 

[JC]

Blau mit Weiss.

Just look at the emblem

 

[cressida]

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
I thought it was Big Macho Woman?

My friends always told me it stood for Big Mexican Women.

 

[dmurray14]

Beat My Wife?

 

[AbsolutZero]

Beautiful Mechanical Wonder
Bavarian Manure Wagon
Biggest Metal Waste
Big Money Works
Bought My Wife
Brutal Money Waster
Break My Window
Bring More Women
Bring More Wrenches
Bavarian Money Waster
Bring My Wad!
Blew My Wad!
Big Money Wasted
Bring Money Where?
Buy More Women

 

[flxnimprtmscl]

Bring My Wood?

 

Break My Windows.

Haha.

Their logo, the blue and white roundel, actually represents a propeller. They built airplane engines back in the day. Part of us whipping their @sses in WWII was they'd stop building aircraft engines.

If anyone ever is in Spartanburg SC, come to the "Zentrum" at the BMW factory, it's a small, but wonderful museum.

 

[dmurray14]

Yeah, I go to the Zentrum every year. I know it like a second home

Great people there...and the factory tour is something you don't want to miss...also, the performance driving center (which = fun) is right down the road as well.

 

[sharkeeper]

Beat My Woody!

Cheers!

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: brigden
Break My Windows.

I love this one.
my teacher told me a story that in the 70s or 80s in nyc, the car thief likes to break the windows and steal the radio in the car. A BMW owner put a card saying "nothing here." the windows broke when he came back. when he checks the back of the card...the thief wrote down "just checking."

 

[Jackhammerz]

Bring My Weed!!!
Break My Wife!!!!

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Originally posted by: MisterJackson

Break My Windows.

Haha.

Their logo, the blue and white roundel, actually represents a propeller. They built airplane engines back in the day. Part of us whipping their @sses in WWII was they'd stop building aircraft engines.

If anyone ever is in Spartanburg SC, come to the "Zentrum" at the BMW factory, it's a small, but wonderful museum.

The roundel was used after WW1. Hans Fritz(sp) the head engineer was hard pressed to design the BMW m/c of the early 20's. He did a good job but hated m/c's.
That is correct the aircraft motors were no more after 1918. That is until the 30's.
There are some others but BMW, Honda & Suzuki had m/c's. The cars came later......
:sun:

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: brigden
Break My Windows.

I love this one.
my teacher told me a story that in the 70s or 80s in nyc, the car thief likes to break the windows and steal the radio in the car. A BMW owner put a card saying "nothing here." the windows broke when he came back. when he checks the back of the card...the thief wrote down "just checking."

I've heard that with about 20 different luxury brands and in even more locales.

Snopes.

ZV

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: DaWhim

Originally posted by: brigden
Break My Windows.

I love this one.
my teacher told me a story that in the 70s or 80s in nyc, the car thief likes to break the windows and steal the radio in the car. A BMW owner put a card saying "nothing here." the windows broke when he came back. when he checks the back of the card...the thief wrote down "just checking."

I've heard that with about 20 different luxury brands and in even more locales.

Snopes.

ZV

snopes > DaWhim

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: Synergy

Originally posted by: oldsmoboat
I thought it was Big Macho Woman?

My friends always told me it stood for Big Mexican Women.

LOL! You Bastard! I almost spit out my drink, a whole moutfull at that on my screen and system!

 

[OIKOS]

BIG MOUTH WOMAN...

 

[DaWhim]

Originally posted by: OIKOS
BIG MOUTH WOMAN...

BIG MOUTH WOIKOS

 

[GTaudiophile]

Ganz einfach: Bayerische Motoren-Werke

Yes, we call it Bavarian Motor Works, but a more literal translation would be Bavarian Engine Factory.