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Originally Posted by Neusser
BMW traditionally raced in white, and over here lots of people refer to Alpine White as the "Rennfarbe." They moved away from it for a short time, before returning in the 60s and the 90s.
Perhaps I should have stated it differently.
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White had been the official racing color for German entries in international competition until sometime in the '30s when AutoUnion requested an option for silver because not painting aluminum bodies made the cars weigh less than painted ones. Doubtful that that "official" color was ever Alpine White and it was based on national origin—not just for BMW. I doubt that even the white quadrants in the BMW logo are Alpine.
