It would be hard to argue that this holiday season hasn’t been a reflective moment at the end of...
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Last week, during the seasonal fanfare of the Los Angeles Auto Show, I was fortunate enough to have the...
Autumn carries a certain weight in the Northeast. The stirring of bright orange leaves signals the first thoughts of...
BMW’s cousins over at Rolls-Royce have a term that they like to use when describing their most luxurious options...
If there are lessons to be learned from last weekend, they would be that Oregon is vast, and that...
Like most of you, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about BMW values this year. I wouldn’t necessarily...
A few months ago, my girlfriend and I bought a 1984 Porsche 944. It’s a fun car in a...
Several years ago, in one of our own Rob Siegel’s books, I remember reading about the concept of the...
Three weeks ago, for reasons that will be revealed this summer, I found myself at Palm Beach International Raceway...
Chassis fabrication aside, an engine swap is probably the most ambitious undertaking that many of us vintage BMW owners...
When it comes to automotive interior design, touch points can make or break a car. These human-contacted surfaces, from...
The BMW sport sedan, as we’ve come to know it, is supposed to check the usual boxes: the nimbleness...
Last week, we explored BMW’s first sporting roadster, the 315/1 from 1934. It was a respectable sports car, but...
In a few months, Bavarian Motor Works will turn 105 years old, and no matter which era you see...
Last week, I bought a house—or, as your uncle on Facebook might chime in, my bank bought a house,...
What’s your earliest memory with the BMW brand? When you think back to your first BMW, your first group...
With last week’s formal cancelation of the Vintage in the Carolinas, we’ve seen all sides of the “new normal”...
There are certain cars that, despite bearing familiar outlines, cause a stir in one’s soul. Cars that, if they...
As a society, we’ve talked a lot about cities this year. It’s been too long since we’ve talked about...
Great news! If you missed the Peterson Museum’s awesome Virtual Car Week live stream, or were wondering where your...
We’ve teamed up with the Petersen Automotive Museum to create the world’s largest online car event! From August 12–16,...
The BMW CCA looks forward to the return of events, gatherings, and friends as much as its members, but...
Sandlapper Chapter To Host Second Food-Drive Event In Upstate South Carolina
David Rose, , CommunityIn our post-COVID world, events have become fewer and farther between, but that doesn’t mean BMW CCA chapters have...
We can’t have a win every time. Try as we might to find a good car, the annals of...
DEADLINE EXTENDED! Submit by Friday, July 24, 2020! We’ve received a ton of entries, but want to give you...
Several weeks ago, while packing my 1979 7 Series for a cross-country move, I got a text from a...
Last weekend marked a special moment for the BMW CCA Foundation, the opening of “Genesis: BMW from the Beginning,”...
You’ve heard it before: The world may never return to what we considered normal prior to the pandemic. It...
No, it’s not déjà vu—this week is another chance to enter the growing Isolation Island Concours d’Elegance, a concours...
As the community is confined to limited travel and under restricted social interaction, we’ve seen some creative examples of...