When you look at pictures of a 1937 BMW Mille Miglia, the Bugelfalte, you get a true sense of the BMW at its most basic. There is a lot of history to this particula BMW model. One thing to remember is that the Chicago 3 series you drive yourself or see passing you by got it’s start somewhere!

The 328 MM was heavily involved in racing in the prewar years. It raced in a 24 hour Le Mans series with Anthony F.P. Fane driving, then in 1937 it had the great opportunity to be a part of the 1937 Donington Tourist Trophy.

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Our BMW Dealer in Chicago, Patrick BMW, is pleased with the fourth quarter reports for BMW’s earnings that were released earlier this month.  The carmaker more than doubled its operating cash flow and the year-end net auto cash was significantly higher than it had been at the start of the quarter. Our used BMW dealer, Chicago’s leading BMW dealership for new and used cars, say the earnings show that customers are happy with the direction the brand has taken in the last few years.  Over the years, BMW has repeatedly produced sleek looking cars with classy angles and killer engines.  In addition, the cars are extremely well made and, most importantly, have safety as their number one motivator.

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Let’s face it, successful musicians can have their pick of expensive homes, clothing and/or jewelry.  Cars, that’s no exception either!  The fact that the Black Eyed Peas chose the Chicago BMW X6, the ActiveHybrid, to play a part in their new music video says a lot.  This luxurious SUV can be seen in the pop group’s video for their new hit single, Imma Be Rocking That Body.

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The newest member of the 7 Series Chicago lineup is going to be amazing.  The Alpina B7 has quite a bit of greatness about it.  Let’s see what BMW has put in their new auto.

The Alpina recently showed it stuff at the Chicago Auto Show in mid-February.  Sadly, I could not go this year, so a few close friends spied it for me and gave their opinion.  Both of them loved the color, the deep, royal blue that was a welcome change from your regular black, gray, and white car colors.  Another eye-catching feature were the wheels.  They are 21 inches and have 20 spokes.  The spokes are an attractive silver color with the Alpina badge in the middle.

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A new app on your iPhone will be able to work in conjunction with your Chicago 5 Series.  It is called the M Power app and it can be downloaded for free…What are you waiting for?  Try it out now.

What this application does is allow the driver to see how long it takes to accelerate up to a certain speed, factoring in distance.  For example, you want to see how long it takes for your Chicago BMW X6 to go from 0-50 mph?  You can set the app to calculate that for you.  The applications default is set for 0-30ish mph (30 mph equals 50 km/h).  The M power app also figures distance, seconds, maximum forward, and maximum lateral stats for your Chicago BMW M5.

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