The BMW community mourns the loss of Burkard Bovensiepen, an icon who founded Alpina in 1965. He had been working on BMWs since 1962 when he developed a Weber dual carburetor for the 1500, which garnered the attention of BMW’s sales boss at the time. As a testament to the high quality of Alpina's products, the German luxury brand decided in 1964 to retain the full factory warranty of cars modified by Alpina.
