BMW, short for Bayerische Motoren Werke, is a German multinational manufacturer of luxury cars and motorcycles headquartered in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The company was founded in 1916 as a manufacturer of aircraft engines, which it produced from 1917 to 1918 and again from 1933 to 1945. BMW became an automobile manufacturer in 1928 when it purchased Fahrzeugfabrik Eisenach, which, at the time, built Austin Sevens under license under the Dixi marque. The first car sold as a BMW was a rebadged Dixi called the BMW 3/15, following BMW's acquisition of the car manufacturer Automobilwerk Eisenach. Throughout the 1930s, BMW expanded its range into sports cars and larger luxury cars with such wonderful cars such as the BMW 327 and 328.
BMW 3/15
BMW's factories were heavily bombed during the war and its remaining West German facilities were banned from producing motor vehicles or aircraft after the war. The company survived by making pots, pans, and bicycles. In 1948, BMW restarted motorcycle production. BMW resumed car production in Bavaria in 1952 with the BMW 501 luxury saloon. To survive these troubled times they produced the cheaper Isetta microcar under license. Slow sales of luxury cars such as the beautiful 503 and 507 and small profit margins from microcars meant BMW was in serious financial trouble and in 1959 the company was nearly taken over by rival Daimler-Benz.
We produce power steering for nearly all popular classic BMW’s. From the early 327 and 328 cars to the luxurious Barockengel, 503, 507 and Bertone 3200CS models. Naturally we sell a lot more of the 02 series electric power steering kits which can be found in our web shop but we also produce kits for the BMW E21 and BMW E30. Please do not hesitate to send us an enquiry if you are looking for a power steering solution for your classic BMW. We are proud to mention that we have worked together with BMW Classic and that our 2002 power steering kit has been used for rally cars and numerous restomods with the 4-cylinder M3 engine.