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On Dec 5, 2019, Rich wrote
(in article >):

BMW?

On Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:13:32 -0600,dmoorman
ganews.com>

>On Dec 5, 2019, Rich wrote
>(in article >):
>>Web find - 5755.jpg
>
>BMW?

Yes, and according to this a none too popular one. It briefly
describes the history of BMW.

"...The legend is that Adenauer sat in it once but knocked his hat off
when exiting the car, which caused much embarrassment to BMW. One of
the 505s ended up with the Bavarian State government, but Adenauer
stuck to his beloved Benzes and nobody felt the urge to order this
particular model."
https://www.curbsideclassic.com/auto...h-the-v8-cars/

attached is a different view.
"The first big V8-powered dud was the 505 limousine. BMW eyed
Mercedes-Benz’s 300 "Adenauer" with envy: not only the West German
chancellor, but many other VIPs were ordering the stately Benz in the
mid-‘50s."
ibid.

On Dec 8, 2019, drek wrote
(in >):

> On Fri, 06 Dec 2019 16:13:32 -0600,dmoorman
> ganews.com>
>
> > On Dec 5, 2019, Rich wrote
> > (in article >):
> > > Web find - 5755.jpg
> >
> > BMW?
>
> Yes, and according to this a none too popular one. It briefly
> describes the history of BMW.
>
> "...The legend is that Adenauer sat in it once but knocked his hat off
> when exiting the car, which caused much embarrassment to BMW. One of
> the 505s ended up with the Bavarian State government, but Adenauer
> stuck to his beloved Benzes and nobody felt the urge to order this
> particular model."
> https://www.curbsideclassic.com/auto...history-german
> -deadly-sins-the-bayern-cycle-part-1-bmws-brush-with-death-the-v8-cars/
>
> attached is a different view.
> "The first big V8-powered dud was the 505 limousine. BMW eyed
> Mercedes-Benz’s 300 "Adenauer" with envy: not only the West German
> chancellor, but many other VIPs were ordering the stately Benz in the
> mid-‘50s."
> ibid.

Interesting background, drek.