Megafactories:BMW tonight.
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Well we had it tough. We used to have to get up out of the shoebox at twelve o'clock at night, and lick the road clean with our tongues. We had half a handful of freezing cold gravel, worked twenty-four hours a day at the mill for fourpence every six years, and when we got home, our dad would slice us in two with a bread knife.
EI Right. I had to get up in the morning at ten o'clock at night, half an hour before I went to bed, (pause for laughter), eat a lump of cold poison, work twenty-nine hours a day down t'mill, and pay mill owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home, our dad would kill us, and dance about on our graves singing "Hallelujah."
But you try and tell the young people today that ... and they won't believe ya'.
Well we had it tough. We used to have to get up out of the shoebox at twelve o'clock at night, and lick the road clean with our tongues. We had half a handful of freezing cold gravel, worked twenty-four hours a day at the mill for fourpence every six years, and when we got home, our dad would slice us in two with a bread knife.
EI Right. I had to get up in the morning at ten o'clock at night, half an hour before I went to bed, (pause for laughter), eat a lump of cold poison, work twenty-nine hours a day down t'mill, and pay mill owner for permission to come to work, and when we got home, our dad would kill us, and dance about on our graves singing "Hallelujah."
But you try and tell the young people today that ... and they won't believe ya'.
Watched the Porsche one.. Got my bro to record the Z4 one as he has HD so ill be watchin it over the weekend at some point..
I really need HD.. They have a deal on at the mo for anyone interested, free box, £60 installation and an extra £10 per month.. Not sure whether its worth it or not ??
I really need HD.. They have a deal on at the mo for anyone interested, free box, £60 installation and an extra £10 per month.. Not sure whether its worth it or not ??
Watched this last night....
Was a very good show.. lots of information about the Z construction that I didnt know....
Funny though, they kept showing clips of how good the Z handles/performs but every time they used the //M which is NOT built at the US factory!!
As I understand it, the //M is built originally in the US factory then shipped back to Munich to be made (properly!!
) into an //M!
Would have love the show to follow 1 of the //M cars too as I've always wondered what gets shipped to Munich?? The body in white? A full chassis and interrior without the running gear?? or a complete 3.0si??
Was a very good show.. lots of information about the Z construction that I didnt know....
Funny though, they kept showing clips of how good the Z handles/performs but every time they used the //M which is NOT built at the US factory!!
As I understand it, the //M is built originally in the US factory then shipped back to Munich to be made (properly!!
) into an //M!Would have love the show to follow 1 of the //M cars too as I've always wondered what gets shipped to Munich?? The body in white? A full chassis and interrior without the running gear?? or a complete 3.0si??
Z4//MMY said:Watched this last night....
Was a very good show.. lots of information about the Z construction that I didnt know....
Funny though, they kept showing clips of how good the Z handles/performs but every time they used the //M which is NOT built at the US factory!!
As I understand it, the //M is built originally in the US factory then shipped back to Munich to be made (properly!!
Would have love the show to follow 1 of the //M cars too as I've always wondered what gets shipped to Munich?? The body in white? A full chassis and interrior without the running gear?? or a complete 3.0si??
I'm sure that I saw an M rolling off the production line. Watch it again closely, it is a shot where the car comes off the line with the bonnet up and you can see the S54 motor.
Also in the paint booth, that colour looked very 'interlagos' to me.
I think you may be getting confused with the Alpina; IIRC for each Roadster S made, BMW shipped a 3.0i to the Alpina factory then Alpina took over.
I know they mentioned the X5 but the Z3 was made at that plant too, on top of one of the machines or someone's desk there was a little red model of a '3.
Watched it again last night and it's a real good view 
Odd though as they keep flicking from prefacelift to facelift. I'm sure they have edittd some stuff in since I first saw it a couple of years back ??
All the PS shots are original German footage and the factory of the facelift
One thing that still amazes me is to see 6' diameter ostrich feather roller dusters cleaning the paint. Better than anything man can make?
Odd though as they keep flicking from prefacelift to facelift. I'm sure they have edittd some stuff in since I first saw it a couple of years back ??
All the PS shots are original German footage and the factory of the facelift
One thing that still amazes me is to see 6' diameter ostrich feather roller dusters cleaning the paint. Better than anything man can make?
texasjohn said:Z4//MMY said:Watched this last night....
Was a very good show.. lots of information about the Z construction that I didnt know....
Funny though, they kept showing clips of how good the Z handles/performs but every time they used the //M which is NOT built at the US factory!!
As I understand it, the //M is built originally in the US factory then shipped back to Munich to be made (properly!!
Would have love the show to follow 1 of the //M cars too as I've always wondered what gets shipped to Munich?? The body in white? A full chassis and interrior without the running gear?? or a complete 3.0si??
I'm sure that I saw an M rolling off the production line. Watch it again closely, it is a shot where the car comes off the line with the bonnet up and you can see the S54 motor.
Also in the paint booth, that colour looked very 'interlagos' to me.
I think you may be getting confused with the Alpina; IIRC for each Roadster S made, BMW shipped a 3.0i to the Alpina factory then Alpina took over.
I know they mentioned the X5 but the Z3 was made at that plant too, on top of one of the machines or someone's desk there was a little red model of a '3.
Yes - the car dropping of the aerial conveyor is a fully complete Z4M. No way does that go to Germany to be rebuilt - it was complete and finished for delivery
cj10jeeper said:Watched it again last night and it's a real good view
Odd though as they keep flicking from prefacelift to facelift. I'm sure they have edittd some stuff in since I first saw it a couple of years back ??
All the PS shots are original German footage and the factory of the facelift
One thing that still amazes me is to see 6' diameter ostrich feather roller dusters cleaning the paint. Better than anything man can make?
ostrich feather roller
That was hilarious!cj10jeeper said:texasjohn said:Z4//MMY said:Watched this last night....
Was a very good show.. lots of information about the Z construction that I didnt know....
Funny though, they kept showing clips of how good the Z handles/performs but every time they used the //M which is NOT built at the US factory!!
As I understand it, the //M is built originally in the US factory then shipped back to Munich to be made (properly!!
Would have love the show to follow 1 of the //M cars too as I've always wondered what gets shipped to Munich?? The body in white? A full chassis and interrior without the running gear?? or a complete 3.0si??
I'm sure that I saw an M rolling off the production line. Watch it again closely, it is a shot where the car comes off the line with the bonnet up and you can see the S54 motor.
Also in the paint booth, that colour looked very 'interlagos' to me.
I think you may be getting confused with the Alpina; IIRC for each Roadster S made, BMW shipped a 3.0i to the Alpina factory then Alpina took over.
I know they mentioned the X5 but the Z3 was made at that plant too, on top of one of the machines or someone's desk there was a little red model of a '3.
Yes - the car dropping of the aerial conveyor is a fully complete Z4M. No way does that go to Germany to be rebuilt - it was complete and finished for delivery
Yup, checkit it out and right you are!
and retracted 
If anyone missed this (as I did) it's repeated on National Geographic HD again this Friday morning at 11am (I think) and again later in the afternoon.
It's probably repeated on the non-HD channel as well but not sure when.
Porsche one was good!
It's probably repeated on the non-HD channel as well but not sure when.
Porsche one was good!