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1979 BMW 320

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Although BMW's are incredibly popular cars here in the UK nowadays, their presence here has actually been shorter than you think. Prior to the introduction of the 3 Series in the UK, the only other BMW cars that had really found their ways onto our roads in any great number were the E3 7 Series and a few collectable Isetta 'Bubblecars' bought for nought but novelty.

However, the perfect development chemistry that went into the development of the 3 Series helped cement BMW's place on the UK Market, a powerful but beautifully styled machine that could easily combat the British equivalents such as the Rover SD1 and the Jaguar XJS. It also proved to Britain the might that West German engineering had to offer, and thus created a rift in the market that it's held ever since. As the Italian car builder Lancia was slowly but surely being evicted from the UK following the failure of the Beta, BMW simple moved into the void left behind, and hit Britain again in 1984 with the BMW E30 3 Series and its various derivatives.

Today you can find BMW dealerships everywhere in the UK, and no trip to town is without seeing at least one of their modern products. But the presence of the 7 Series, the 5 Series, the X3 & X5's, the 1 Series, and even the continuing 3 Series, is all thanks to this amazing little upstart back in the 1970's.
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bobbytomorow's avatar
timeless, it still looks modern