Alfred Böning
Alfred Böning (1907-1984) was the chief engineer in BMW in the 1930s who was responsible for designing many iconic BMW motorcycles and motorcars. He reigned over the BMW design studio as a chief engineer before being replaced by chief engineer Fritz Fiedler and was promoted to become head of the automotive drawing office. Among his designs were the legendary 1934 BMW R7 motorcycle, that never saw the light of the day.
Alfred Böning
- Born
- 1907.
- Died
- 1984.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- engineer and designer.
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Alfred Böning (1907-1984) was the chief engineer in BMW in the 1930s who was responsible for designing many iconic BMW motorcycles and motorcars. He reigned over the BMW design studio as a chief engineer before being replaced by chief engineer Fritz Fiedler and was promoted to become head of the automotive drawing office. Among his designs were the legendary 1934 BMW R7 motorcycle, that never saw the light of the day.
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He was credited with either designing of corroborating in design for several early BMW automobile models including the BMW 3/20, BMW 326, BMW 328, and the BMW 331.
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Alfred Böning is recorded as engineer and designer.
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1907
Alfred Böning born.
1984
Alfred Böning died.
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- 1.Norbye, Jan. BMW - Bavaria's Driving Machines. Publications International. 1984. 0-517-42464-9.
- 2.Sánchez, Miguel. Art Deco: BMW R7 Nmoto Nostalgia. La Escudería. 2018-11-13.
- 3.Deepak. BMW R7 Motorcycle by Alfred Boning - Review. BikeAdvice.in. 2010-11-07.
- 4.BMW. How It Feels To Drive The Iconic BMW 507. Motor1.com.
- 5.Noakes, Andrew. The Ultimate History of BMW. Parragon Publishing. 2005. 1-4054-5316-8.
- 6.The UnixNerd's Domain - BMW's Early History. www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk.
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