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BIGpedia - Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online (230 words) |
 | The team was started by Alex von Falkenhausen, who was in the 1930s an important engineer in the development of BMW's model 328, along with Alfred Boning, Ernst Loof and Fritz Fiedler. |
| The 328 was a dominant sportscar in late 1930s Europe and winner of the 1940 Mille Miglia race in Brescia, Italy. |
| After World War II, von Falkenhausen opened a garage in Munich where he tuned pre-war 328s, comverting some of them into single-seaters, and in 1948 went on to build his own car marque with the 328's engine. |
| GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Constructors > AFM (Alex von Falkenhausen Motorenbau) (365 words) |
| From a famous Bavarian military family, Alex von Falkenhausen was drawn to automobile engineering and in the 1930s played an important role in the development of BMW's 328 model with engineers Alfred Boning, Fritz Fiedler and Ernst Loof. |
| The 328 was the dominant sportscar in Europe in the late 1930s and won the Mille Miglia in 1940 in Brescia. |
| von Falkenhausen continued to work with BMW and became technical director of the company's sporting programs. |
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