[Roadsters] Interesting historical note

[Lore724 at aol.com]

BMW has been producing motorcycles since 1923 including through the war.  
After the war, they were forced to limit the size of bikes to 250cc for a few 
 years.  They released the R51/2 in 1950.  The whole bike was a prewar  
design.
 
Dave in MI
 
 
In a message dated 5/13/2016 3:30:25 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net writes:

 
I have sometimes heard Nissan/Datsun criticized by  Euro-centric car 
enthusiasts for simply copying British designs. This was  somewhat true after 
WWII, when Datsun was making Austin clones under  license. 
But I just ran across an interesting note in a Car and  Driver Web article 
about BMW, which began with airplanes prior to WWI, then  switched to 
motorcycles after the war. Here’s the quote: 
“1928: To enter the car business, BMW bought the Dixi  Automobil Werke, 
which was building Austin Sevens under  license.” 
Gordon Glasgow 
Renton, WA 



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