Thanks to Baur Eta for posting this 1965 advertisement in Facebook today.
This ad may have contributed to the confusion around the origin of the BMW Roundel. Lots of folks have believed that roundel was based on an airplane propeller image, but in fact, the Roundel (circa 1917) preceded the propeller image (circa 1929) by about 12 years.
Here is a discussion of the issue:
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2012/10/friday-quiz-time-answer-origin-of-bmw.html
This ad may have contributed to the confusion around the origin of the BMW Roundel. Lots of folks have believed that roundel was based on an airplane propeller image, but in fact, the Roundel (circa 1917) preceded the propeller image (circa 1929) by about 12 years.
Here is a discussion of the issue:
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2012/10/friday-quiz-time-answer-origin-of-bmw.html
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