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Forty years of the GS: Original BMW R80 G/S designer tells us the untold story


Rainy days
In 1969 Hans Muth was a designer at Ford, who were based in the Rhineland, and while he enjoyed the job the weather was rubbish. All of his friends told him he should move to Bavaria for the mountains and it helped that the local car company was on the up and up.
Before long Muth upped sticks to Munich and found himself as the Head of Interior Design for BMW’s car division. As a treat, he bought a cottage high up in the mountains and so he could get there, he bought one of those new-fangled 4x4 things (don’t worry – this will make sense later). Soon after though, his attention switched back to two wheels. ....

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