{"product_id":"the-bmw-century-2nd-edition-tony-lewin-9780760373774","title":"The BMW Century, 2nd Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eCelebrate more than 100 years of Germany's best two- and four-wheeled rides. This handsome volume is filled with images, history, and in-depth review of the incredible machines BMW has created year after year.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Established in 1916, BMW is one of the automotive and motorcycle industry's oldest and most-respected manufacturers. Over the past 100-plus years, the company has passed through myriad incarnations. \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBMW Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003echronicles this remarkable transportation story through the cars and motorcycles manufactured\u003c\/b\u003e, from the 1923 R32 motorcycle to today's sleek electric, hybrid, and high-performance cars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe BMW Century \u003c\/i\u003eshowcases how the company's visionary team systematically rebuilt BMW in the post-World War II years into the spectacular success we know today--a company with sales in excess of two million cars annually, led by its top-selling 3-series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e BMW's motorcycle division is no less legendary. It began with the 1923 avant-garde \u003cb\u003eR32\u003c\/b\u003e, which featured a 180-degree, horizontally opposed twin, the engine configuration that would become BMW's hallmark. Over the decades, BMW used that configuration to power groundbreaking machines like the \u003cb\u003eR90S\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eR100RS\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eR80GS\u003c\/b\u003e. Beginning in 1983, the company added add three- and four-cylinder machines to their offerings, culminating in today's spectacular \u003cb\u003eS1000RR sport bike\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the pre-war motorcycles to the iconic R-series twins of the 1970s and '80s to the mighty M-cars and superbikes of today, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBMW Century\u003c\/i\u003e offers a full review of German engineering at its zenith. The book is illustrated generously with \u003cb\u003ehundreds of historic, contemporary, and racing photographs\u003c\/b\u003e--many sourced from BMW's historic archives--and \u003cb\u003ethorough text covering BMW's full history\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the one volume no BMW aficionado will want to be without.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tony Lewin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0760373779\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780760373774\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Motorbooks International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.30h x 10.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Tony Lewin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059644461311,"sku":"9780760373774","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9008443d-2806-415b-9b96-ae89be679e29.jpg?v=1685059475","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bmw-century-2nd-edition-tony-lewin-9780760373774","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}