'''Alfred Böning''' (1907-1984) was the chief engineer at [[BMW]] in the 1930s who was responsible for designing many iconic BMW motorcycles and motorcars. He reigned over the BMW design studio as a chief engineer before being replaced by chief engineer [[Fritz Fiedler]] and was promoted to become head of the automotive drawing office.<ref>{{Cite book|title=BMW - Bavaria's Driving Machines|last=Norbye|first=Jan|publisher=Publications International|year=1984|isbn=0-517-42464-9|location=Skokie, IL, USA|pages=|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/bmwbavariasdrivi00norb}}</ref> Among his designs were the legendary [[BMW R12 and R17|1934 BMW R7]] motorcycle, that never saw the light of the day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.escuderia.com/bmw-r7-nmoto-nostalgia/|title=Art Deco: BMW R7 Nmoto Nostalgia|last=Sánchez|first=Miguel|date=2018-11-13|website=La Escudería|language=es|access-date=2019-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bikeadvice.in/bmw-r7-forgotten-engineering-miracle/|title=BMW R7 Motorcycle by Alfred Boning - Review|last=Deepak|date=2010-11-07|website=BikeAdvice.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-11}}</ref>
== Designs == He was credited with either designing of corroborating in design for several early [[BMW]] automobile models including the [[BMW 3/20]], [[BMW 326]], [[BMW 328]], and the BMW 331.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motor1.com/features/237150/how-feels-drive-bmw-507/|title=How It Feels To Drive The Iconic BMW 507|last=BMW|website=Motor1.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Ultimate History of BMW|last=Noakes|first=Andrew|publisher=Parragon Publishing|year=2005|isbn=1-4054-5316-8|location=Bath, UK|pages=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk/history.html|title=The UnixNerd's Domain - BMW's Early History|website=www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk|access-date=2019-11-11|archive-date=2008-02-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080223231951/http://www.unixnerd.demon.co.uk/history.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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