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BMW’s M1, made only from 1978-81, a star in Munich’s BMW Museum. By Olli1800 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
In Twelve Days in August, Todd compares the BMW, his favorite car in the world, to “sleek” Rita Beekman.
The BMW company history dates back to 1916, when airplanes and motorcycles were “Beemer” priorities.