
BMW’s original Neue Klasse cars of the 1960s and 1970s created the brand we know and love today. Sure, BMW had made cars since the late 1920s, but it wasn’t until the 1500 sedan arrived in 1962, and the iconic 2002 in 1969, that BMW became BMW.

BMW’s original Neue Klasse cars of the 1960s and 1970s created the brand we know and love today. Sure, BMW had made cars since the late 1920s, but it wasn’t until the 1500 sedan arrived in 1962, and the iconic 2002 in 1969, that BMW became BMW.