What does BMW stand for?

"pete" > wrote in message
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> I know what they letters BMW stand for colloquially but could some
> body tell me the actual meaning of the letters. Is it Bremen
> Motorwerken or something similar please?
> pete

Bayerische Motoren Werk.

Bavarian Motor Works, in English.

-Russ.

On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 14:06:20 +0000, pete > wrote:

>I know what they letters BMW stand for colloquially but could some
>body tell me the actual meaning of the letters. Is it Bremen
>Motorwerken or something similar please?

Only if you think Bremen is in Bavaria. 8

Bayerischen Motoren Werke GmbH

-- Larry

Somebody wrote:
> "pete" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I know what they letters BMW stand for colloquially but could some
> > body tell me the actual meaning of the letters. Is it Bremen
> > Motorwerken or something similar please?
> > pete
>
> Bayerische Motoren Werk.
>
> Bavarian Motor Works, in English.
>
Whew, that's a relief. I've owned my BMW for 9 years now (its a 90
535i, 5spd, 97K miles) and I always thought it meant
"Bring Money Willingly"...

Somebody wrote:

> "pete" > wrote in message
> ...

>> I know what they letters BMW stand for colloquially but could some
>> body tell me the actual meaning of the letters. Is it Bremen
>> Motorwerken or something similar please?
>> pete
>
> Bayerische Motoren Werk.
>
> Bavarian Motor Works, in English.

Yup, it started as an aircraft motor company. The logo is actually a stylized
propeller.

Matt O.

"Matt O'Toole" > wrote in message
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> Somebody wrote:
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> > "pete" > wrote in message
> > ...
>
> >> I know what they letters BMW stand for colloquially but could some
> >> body tell me the actual meaning of the letters. Is it Bremen
> >> Motorwerken or something similar please?
> >> pete
> >
> > Bayerische Motoren Werk.
> >
> > Bavarian Motor Works, in English.
>
> Yup, it started as an aircraft motor company. The logo is actually a
stylized
> propeller.


OK, what does EMW stand for and what was their logo?

I'll bet Burns knows without looking :^)

"bfd" > wrote in message
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> Somebody wrote:
> > "pete" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I know what they letters BMW stand for colloquially but could some
> > > body tell me the actual meaning of the letters. Is it Bremen
> > > Motorwerken or something similar please?
> > > pete
> >
> > Bayerische Motoren Werk.
> >
> > Bavarian Motor Works, in English.
> >
> Whew, that's a relief. I've owned my BMW for 9 years now (its a 90
> 535i, 5spd, 97K miles) and I always thought it meant
> "Bring Money Willingly"...
>


Bring My Wallet ...

Jeff Strickland wrote:

> Bring My Wallet ...

Break My Window...

Matt O.

BMW= Break My Wallet !



"Matt O'Toole" > wrote in message
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> Jeff Strickland wrote:
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>> Bring My Wallet ...
>
> Break My Window...
>
> Matt O.
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>
>

"Jeff Strickland" > wrote in message
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>> > Bayerische Motoren Werk.
>> >
>> > Bavarian Motor Works, in English.
>> >
>> Whew, that's a relief. I've owned my BMW for 9 years now (its a 90
>> 535i, 5spd, 97K miles) and I always thought it meant
>> "Bring Money Willingly"...
>>
>
>
> Bring My Wallet ...
>
>
My father always said "Bavarian Made Waste"! Shows how much he knew about
cars! (Well, he did work for British Leyland at the time!!!) ;-)

Badger.

In article >,
Jeff Strickland > wrote:
> > Whew, that's a relief. I've owned my BMW for 9 years now (its a 90
> > 535i, 5spd, 97K miles) and I always thought it meant
> > "Bring Money Willingly"...

> Bring My Wallet ...

Or by some, with more than a tad of jealousy, Black Man's Wheels.

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