Most members will know that BMW’s original business was mostly building airplane engines. After the First World War, BMW was prohibited from building airplane engines for a few years, but by 1930, the company had a full lineup of engines to power airplanes.

This wonderful photo was taken at a trade show in Berlin in 1930. There are nine engines on display. In the back row, from left to right, are the BMW IIIa, BMW IV, and the BMW Va. The middle row, again from left to right, the BMW V prototype, BMW Hornet (radial), and BMW VIII. The front row, left to right, showcases the BMW VIIa, BMW VI, and the BMW IX.

And you thought the current iX was a new name. Turns out there was an IX over 90 years ago.

Photo courtesy of BMW AG.