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Re: BMW/Mercedes/Audi Design philosophies - 04-26-2007, 10:41 AM
fyi, the bangle butt, the clamshell bootlid, is the design trademark of the BMW 2002
go check a pic guys!
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Re: BMW/Mercedes/Audi Design philosophies - 04-26-2007, 10:56 AM


are you talkin about this??
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Re: BMW/Mercedes/Audi Design philosophies - 04-26-2007, 11:00 AM
Yes Sir!
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Re: BMW/Mercedes/Audi Design philosophies - 04-26-2007, 02:35 PM
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^fyi the so called bangle butt was first seen on a Maybach..
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fyi, the bangle butt, the clamshell bootlid, is the design trademark of the BMW 2002
go check a pic guys!
I have posted this before ...but that Clamshell boot is not a BMW invention -- many vehicles have used similar styles.

Rolls-Royce Phantom V from the early 1960s
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Re: BMW/Mercedes/Audi Design philosophies - 04-26-2007, 02:46 PM
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I have posted this before ...but that Clamshell boot is not a BMW invention -- many vehicles have used similar styles.

Rolls-Royce Phantom V from the early 1960s
I am sure others did, but BMW made it trendy again (with the 7er) or at least got the flack for it.
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Re: BMW/Mercedes/Audi Design philosophies - 04-26-2007, 06:47 PM
thanx for pointing that out rob..could be usefull to many of the members here
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Re: BMW/Mercedes/Audi Design philosophies - 04-27-2007, 06:09 PM
We have dicussed this clam shell bootlid for some time now and we are back doing it again. Well Roberto is right here, remember Rob, I found a Mercedes from the 50s with that clam bootlid. Even better than that a Ford from the 1930s


No, BMW is some 50-70 yeas late in the clamshell bootlid design.
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Re: BMW/Mercedes/Audi Design philosophies - 04-27-2007, 06:22 PM
but bmw had the guts to start the trend again, many new cars are influenced by the "bangle" butt. If it wasnt for the 7er I dont think the new S-class would use the "butt" today.
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Re: BMW/Mercedes/Audi Design philosophies - 04-28-2007, 12:37 PM
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If it wasnt for the 7er I dont think the new S-class would use the "butt" today.





I`m not going to rest my case on that comment.
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Re: BMW/Mercedes/Audi Design philosophies - 04-28-2007, 01:39 PM
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If it wasnt for the 7er I dont think the new S-class would use the "butt" today.
Although I think it's a redicolous discussion, I can't leave that uncommented.
The Maybach followed its concept and the S-class folloed the Maybach. Easy as that.
I can't see why people put the 7er as an insperation for the S-class!
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