1934 BMW R7 prototype

Over 70 years ago this concept motorcycle from BMW designer and engineer Alfred Böning was born. Unfortunately for the rest of the world, this concept was not put into production due to its apparent high-cost.

Besides its outward beauty, the R7 sported an 800c boxer engine that was ahead of it's time with a forged, single piece crankshaft.  Also notice the shifter with its H pattern.  

Thankfully for us to even know about this forgotten beauty, it was discovered crated up in 2005.
Severely rusted and corroded, it took a whole team of wizards to bring it back to life, rebuilding the frame, motor, transmission and body. The pictures that we now have, must be what it looked like when brand new, over 70 years ago.