In 1929, BMW obtained a
license from Pratt & Whitney to build the "Hornet" in Germany.
The BMW 132 was a improved version of the Hornet.
From 1929 to 1945,
more than 21,000 of 16 production versions of the BMW 132 were built.
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| displacement: 1,690 cubic inches (27.7 liters) |
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