BMW CARS 1945 to 2013: A Pictorial History
TREVOR ALDER
Veloce (non-affiliate Bookshop.org link)
$26.99 paperback, $11.99 ebook, available now
Rating: 4.5* of five
The Publisher Says: Profusely illustrated throughout, a worthy addition to the Veloce Pictorial History series. Each BMW model (1945-2013) has been painstakingly researched detailing body derivatives, production changes, technical information and hundreds of period photos and diagrams, plus how the ever-changing advertising was used to promote each model. A comprehensive pictorial history of BMW cars covering the post-war models right through to 2013 when electric and hybrid models started to make an appearance.
The detailed text covers all model ranges, and includes full specs, colour variations and styling details. Illustrations include period photographs, advertising brochures, and original drawings. Complementing the historical content are technical specifications, ongoing production changes, and build figures, making this the ideal reference work for model identification and authenticity. Appendices cover model designations, motorsport achievements and TV/movie appearances.
This title is a bookshelf-must for anyone interested in BMW motoring heritage.
I RECEIVED A DRC FROM THE PUBLISHER VIA EDELWEISS+. THANK YOU.
My Review: BMW is one of those cars that has cachet...nowadays...my dad brought home two of them in 1961, and my mother laughed so hard at them he was forced to get rid of them.
My how things change...forty-plus housewife-equivalents today would not laugh themselves silly at a pair of BMW sedans.
The cars we now call BMWs have been so carefully image-managed it would be a feat if they were not lusted after. James Bond, style icon, drove one. They've gone into brand-manager nirvana...no one who has a dud car with their label dares speak about it because they won't be believed.
Is a BMW loyalist among those you need to give a gift to in 2025? You're in luck: these books from Veloce, an imprint of David & Charles, are very reasonable paperback originals, and even cheaper as ebooks. I've viewed them on a modestly-priced tablet, and their design and image presentation survived very well indeed.
The images throughout cover all the ages and types of BMWs. The samples provided for promotion were more limited in scope:
The author chose to end the survey with the year that BMW brought out electric and hybrid options for its vehicles. These are somewhat cursorily tacked on at the end:
A modest ding to my rating, though it likely won't matter to most serious aficionados. A modestly-priced book that will greatly please its recipient.
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