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The Magnificent 7 Of John Joseph
Klaus A. Schnitzer shares his experience of meeting BMW CCA John Joseph and his family of BMW fanatics with BimmerLife. Buckle up for glorious E38 7 Series content! At the 2021 Lime Rock Fall Festival, my wife and I were fascinated by a menacingly wonderful 2001 E38 740iL. This...
The MINI Clubman Final Edition: Number 71
The MINI Clubman Final Edition is the latest MINI special edition, taking the 71st spot in a long lineage of special editions that began in 1976. But who’s counting? (Apparently no one, aside from me.) With a name like “Final Edition,” it immediately reminded me of the time that...
The Pain Of Parting
A few weeks ago, I wrote about needing to move the dead numbers-matching engine from my 3.0CSi that’s been sitting in my mother’s garage since the late 1980s. That triggered a small unexpected avalanche of movement of a bunch of bulky parts. First, there was the front subframe from...
Collector Chassis Showcase: 1974 2002
Collector Chassis is a new online platform for enthusiasts, hobbyists, and collectors to showcase, spectate, buy, and sell vintage, classic and special-interest vehicles. Through our partnership with Collector Chassis, BMW CCA members may list vehicles for free, and benefit from reduced selling fees, in addition to managing their own...
SRO America Season Opens Next Weekend
The various racing series that fall under the SRO America championship will open their 2023 season this coming weekend (March 30th – April 2nd) at Sonoma Raceway in California, and the series will go on from there to visit six other tracks during the year, with the finale coming...
ROWE Racing Wins At The ‘Ring
The Nürburgring 24 Hour race isn’t until the middle of May, but preparations for the race have already begun. For many teams, that means entering their cars in the Nürburgring Langstrecken-Series (NLS). Langstrecken means “long distance” in German, and the series holds nine rounds on the Nürburgring between March...
Join The Heart of Dixie Chapter At Barber Motorsports Park
On May 13-14, the Heart of Dixie Chapter will be hosting a High-Performance Driver Eduction (HPDE) event at the picturesque Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama. Yes, it falls on Mother’s Day. If you’re a mother and you’re reading this, you should sign up! If you’re not a mother and...
BMW Finishes One-Two In GTD Class At Sebring, Second In GTP!
The 12 Hours of Sebring always seems to generate dramatic finishes, and this year was no exception. In a nail biter that went down to the wire after four full-course cautions in the final two hours, a pair of BMW M4 GT3s finished 1-2 in the GTD class, with...
Turner Motorsport Finishes One-Two In Michelin Pilot Challenge At Sebring!
Turner Motorsport had a fantastic result last Thursday in the Michelin Pilot Challenge race at Sebring, which was round two of the series after competing at Daytona in late January. Robby Foley and Vin Barletta won the race in the #96 M4 GT4 and were followed in second by...
The Joy Of Paying It Forward
Every once in a while I receive an email that stops me in my tracks and makes me smile at the fact that I go through life the way I do. Such was the case with this one, which I reproduce verbatim below: Hi, Rob. I don’t expect you...
M Chapter Invades Bimmer Invasion
With over 1,400 vehicles and an estimated 4,000 spectators this year, Ron Burgundy of Anchorman would probably call Bimmer Invasion “kind of a big deal.” In its fourth year running, it has grown in size and scope to include not only a show and shine, but also a judged...
What The Heck Is Satch Doing In The Desert?!
By the time this hits your inbox, Satch Carlson will be at the wheel of the BMW XM in Phoenix. (“It’s a filthy job, but somebody has to do it!” he laughed as he got on the plane, leaving the rest of us here to, you know, work.) And...
Join Nittany Bimmers In Carlisle This May
On May 12th and 13th, Nittany Bimmers are hosting a BMW CCA regional event in Carlisle, Pennsylvania in conjunction with the Carlisle Import & Performance Nationals Car Show. There will be a large dedicated section on the field for BMW owners to exhibit their cars, socialize with members, and...
The Amelia Draws Great Cars And Crowds in 2023
This past weekend, The Amelia, formerly known as The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, was held for its 28th year at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club of Amelia Island in Fernandina Beach, Florida. Like many automotive extravaganzas of this scale, there was more fun to be had than just Sunday’s Concours...
Hydrogen Or EV—Which Would You Choose?
BMW’s announcement about the upcoming launch of the iX5 Hydrogen pilot fleet got me thinking. No, I wasn’t taking another hydrogen-powered trip down memory lane, but instead I asked myself, “If I was in the market for an alternative-powered vehicle, and vehicle availability, supporting infrastructure, and price were all...
Bimmer Invasion Road Trip: BMW CCA Friends Come To The Rescue
South Atlantic Regional Vice President Simone Harrison writes about her road trip to this past weekend’s Bimmer Invasion event in Orlando, Florida. Not everything went to plan, but fortunately the extended BMW CCA friends and family were able to lend a helping hand. ___________________________________________ This is a tale of...
Virtual Event: 2023 State Of The BMW M Market
Join the M Chapter and Hagerty on Tuesday, March 14th at 8:00pm EST for an annual update of the BMW M market, presented by Hagerty. This national webinar will discuss current market trends and helpful advice on purchasing and/or maintaining your dream Ultimate Driving Machine. Hagerty market expert James...
BMW CCA 2023 Election Results
Each year, members of the BMW Car Club of America are called upon to nominate and elect new officers for the national Board of Directors. According to our by-laws, the announcement of upcoming elections was published in the October issue of BMW Car Club Magazine: Roundel, with candidate statements...
BimmerLife’s Live Blog From Bimmer Invasion
This is BimmerLife’s live blog from Bimmer Invasion in Orlando, Florida! Stay tuned for updates from National Capital Chapter President Paul Seto and M Chapter President Esteban Valentin. They’ll be sharing photos and video of amazing BMW builds, chats with BMW CCA members and their rides, sponsor showcases, and...
It’s Bimmer Invasion—We’ve Got Company!
Are you ready for Bimmer Invasion this coming weekend? BMW CCA sure is, as we’ll have multi-chapter representation attending this rapidly growing Bimmer bash, including Florida SunCoast, Sunshine Bimmers, National Capital, and M Chapters. What is Bimmer Invasion? It’s a BMW-centric event that started in 2020, catering to enthusiasts...
The Piston Foundation’s Piston Fund Scholarship
The Piston Foundation’s Piston Fund Scholarship is a scholarship for automotive-technology students interested in a career restoring and servicing classic and collector cars. Imagine a career working with collector cars involving repair, fabrication, restoration, and engineering. The collector car industry is an exciting, challenging, and rewarding place to learn...
Collector Chassis Showcase: 1995 BMW M3 (E36)
In November of last year, we introduced Collector Chassis, a new online platform for enthusiasts, hobbyists, and collectors to showcase, spectate, buy, and sell vintage, classic and special-interest vehicles. Through our partnership with Collector Chassis, BMW CCA members may list vehicles for free, and benefit from reduced selling fees,...
The Ultimate Driving Museum Welcomes the Wundercar Collection
The BMW CCA Foundation and The Ultimate Driving Museum are pleased to welcome the Wundercar Collection from Germany. This exquisite group of E3s is on loan from Dr. Christian Zschocke and have traveled from Germany to tour the United States. This tour is the first time all four vehicles...
Daytona Weekend: Twelve Hours Into The Rolex 24
It is strange to have the clock reaffirm that the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona has already been underway for twelve hours! The race began at 1:45 p.m. (Daytona time) on Saturday and will end at—you guessed it math whizzes—1:45 p.m. on Sunday. As the evening continues, we’re only...
Daytona Weekend Under Way: Friday Recap
There has already been plenty of action early on during this long Daytona weekend (you can stay up to date by following our live blog here). While there is plenty of racing, the weekend at Daytona International Speedway is certainly more of a festival environment, replete with race fans,...
The Pain Of Parting
A few weeks ago, I wrote about needing to move the dead numbers-matching engine from my 3.0CSi that’s been sitting in my mother’s garage since the late 1980s. That triggered a small unexpected avalanche of movement of a bunch of bulky parts. First, there was the front subframe from...
The Joy Of Paying It Forward
Every once in a while I receive an email that stops me in my tracks and makes me smile at the fact that I go through life the way I do. Such was the case with this one, which I reproduce verbatim below: Hi, Rob. I don’t expect you...
Forget The Numbers-Matching Engine—What Do You Do With The Front Subframe?
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the issue of what to do with the numbers-matching engine I pulled from my ’73 E9 3.0CSi 35 years ago. This isn’t a hypothetical question, as it’s been sitting in the garage of what was my mother’s house in Brighton ever since,...
Zelda’s Front Bumper Cover Finally Gets Replaced (Part II)
Last week I wrote about beginning the long-delayed replacement of the shattered front bumper cover on Zelda, my 1999 Z3, which had been damaged when the son of the woman to whom I sold the car a few years ago ran it into a median strip. After a year...
Zelda’s Front Bumper Cover Finally Gets Replaced (Part I)
I bought my 1999 Boston Green Z3 2.3i, Zelda, in 2013 and loved it for five years, but reluctantly sold it to my friend and neighbor Kim in late fall 2018 when I ran out of space for it. Two years later, her son, in a careless late-night youth-fueled...
The Numbers-Matching Boat Anchor
Last week I presented a short (?) photographic history of the 1973 E9 3.0CSi I bought in 1986—a car I still own. Included were two pics taken around 1989 of the engine being replaced curbside in front of the garage of what was then my mother’s house in Brighton...
