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I have sometimes heard Nissan/Datsun criticized by Euro-centric car
enthusiasts for simply copying British designs. This was somewhat true after
WWII, when Datsun was making Austin clones under license.
But I just ran across an interesting note in a Car and Driver Web article
about BMW, which began with airplanes prior to WWI, then switched to
motorcycles after the war. Here's the quote:
"1928: To enter the car business, BMW bought the Dixi Automobil Werke, which
was building Austin Sevens under license."
Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
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