BMW reacquires original factory as classic center
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/timewarp/" rel="tag">Classics</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/euro/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/plants-manufacturing/" rel="tag">Plants/Manufacturing</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/bmw-factory-on-moonsacher-strasse/"><img alt="BMW factory on Moonsacher Strasse" data-credit="BMW" data-mep="144886" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/hss/storage/adam/fbc89ecec5fb6cb597174dda4 060123e/bmw-moonsacher.jpg" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> was barely two years old when it started manufacturing airplane engines in a factory on Moosacher Strasse in Munich. Two years after that, it sold the factory to Knorr-Bremse AG, a leading manufacturer of brakes for trains and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/commercial-trucks/">commercial vehicles</a>, and BMW moved into a new facility on Lerchenauer Strasse. There it expanded into the industrial giant we know today, building engines for cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats and planes. It's taken the better part of a century to get that original factory back, but that's exactly what BMW has done, reacquiring the expanded facility from Knorr-Bremse this month.<br />
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The factory on Moonsacher Strasse will now serve as the headquarters for <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bmw+group+classic/">BMW Group Classic</a>, the division that handles archives and historical vehicles for BMW, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/mini/">Mini</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/rolls-royce/">Rolls-Royce</a>. From there, just a stone's throw from corporate headquarters and its main plant (as well as <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bmw+welt/">BMW Welt</a> and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bmw+museum/">BMW Museum</a>), the classic division's operations will include a restoration workshop, vintage parts store, the company's archives, administration as well as a place to hold events. In addition, there will be an exhibition space for historical vehicles from the company's considerable collection.<br />
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At the heart of the new/old campus is the gatehouse, which is a protected heritage site and will serve as a gateway into the company's history. Read the full details in the press release <a href="/2014/02/26/bmw-group-classic-factory-moonsacher-munich-official/#continued">below</a>.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/27/bmw-group-classic-factory-moonsacher-munich-official/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>BMW reacquires original factory as classic center</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/27/bmw-group-classic-factory-moonsacher-munich-official/">BMW reacquires original factory as classic center</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 27 Feb 2014 08:45:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/27/bmw-group-classic-factory-moonsacher-munich-official/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20838517/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/02/27/bmw-group-classic-factory-moonsacher-munich-official/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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