For several months, a team of BMW enthusiasts has been putting together the BMW CCA Foundation Museum’s new exhibit, GENESIS: BMW From the Beginning, Presented by The Werk Shop. This exhibit includes 24 motorcycles and cars from 1927 to 1965. And now, after an upgrade to the facilities to address COVID19 safety, this exhibition is now available for viewing.
GENESIS represents the most comprehensive exhibit of early BMWs ever staged in North America. Bringing 24 significant cars and motorcycles from BMW’s first 50 years to Greer, South Carolina, GENESIS tells the story of BMW’s origins as a maker of airplane engines during World War I through its expansion into motorcycle and automobile production in the 1920s. Informative kiosks and fascinating archival photos will guide visitors through five decades of BMW history. GENESIS illuminates BMW’s technical innovations as well as its role in supplying the German military through two world wars, and its re-emergence as a peacetime mobility company in the aftermath of World War II.