We just got back from seeing our middle son Kyle in Santa Fe. He’s now separated from his wife,...
Four years ago, I had a problem with the right taillight on my E39. All of its functions—directionals, brakes,...
If you own a vintage car and live in one of the 10 states with annual motor vehicle inspections,...
Your reaction to this might be “Air conditioning work? In the middle of winter? Siegel, have you finally breathed...
Last week, the Bosch alternator in my daily driver 2003 E39 530i died due to a broken brush on...
Loyal readers may recall when, about three years ago, the alternator in my 2003 E39 530i stopped charging when...
The next step in making Bertha the knock-around-drive-during-winter-if-there’s-no-salt-on-the-roads 2002 (which is, not coincidentally, what it already looks like anyway)...
Last week, I was less than thrilled to find that Bertha’s low brake fluid was caused by it leaking...
Last week, I punted the issue of brake fluid loss in Bertha, my ratty ’75 2002ti tribute car that...
Last week, I talked about bringing Bertha (the ’75 2002 I bought in Austin in 1984, brought back to...
In 1984, as Maire Anne and I began preparing to leave our stint in Austin and return home to...
When I first began writing online content for BMW CCA, it was hosted behind the bmwcca.org paywall, but at...
Last week, I wrote about nearly taking my 40-year-owned 1973 3.0CSi for a weekend in Vermont with my wife...
To give context to this piece, I need to summarize events in the Lotus end of the world. The...
Well, okay, maybe it’s not annual, but it feels that way. Actually, what it feels like is somewhere between...
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the in-process sale of my 1979 Euro 635CSi. On the first day...
Last month, I wrote about installing electric air conditioning (a/c driven by an electric compressor) in my 1969 Lotus...
A few weeks ago I wrote about how, this summer, I foolishly passed on a unicorn E91 six-speed rear-wheel...
A few weeks ago, I wrote about how installing electric air conditioning my 1969 Lotus Elan +2 pushed out...
As I wrote about last week, I’m installing air conditioning in my 1969 Lotus Elan +2 using an electric...
I’ve embarked on a project on my 1969 Lotus Elan +2 that some of you might find interesting. Not...
I have a strong attraction to BMW wagons. I’ve had several as daily drivers, with varying degrees of success....
I have a confession. Much of my attention the past few months has been focused on the 1969 Lotus...
A few weeks ago, I mentioned wanting to address a long-standing and worsening issue with my 2003 530i’s steering...
For a number of reasons, I haven’t gotten back into the garage this week to wrench. So you’re going...
I’d hoped to write this week about replacing the E39’s power steering pump, but life intervened, so instead, you’re...
Last week, I did the easiest E39 front-end repair possible—replacing the sway bar links. With less than an hour’s...
After spending weeks readying my Bavaria for sale to my friends Jim and Susan (and its drive down to...
About a month and a half ago, I posted the first part of this piece—a quick thumbnail of how,...
Nearly a month after I submitted the Bavaria to Bring a Trailer, stopped short of paying the listing fee...
