Congratulations to White Mountain Chapter member Will Gran (IG: @amityalize), this week’s Shell Fill-Up Friday winner! Will’s Instagram shot...
Yes, I did a “Decapitating Bertha” piece just a few short months ago. But it’s a good title. And...
Congratulations to Los Angeles Chapter member Ian Robert (IG: @summereskimo), this week’s Shell Fill-Up Friday winner! Ian’s Instagram shot...
Looking at this lengthy series on Bertha, and comparing it with the ongoing articles on my recent purchase of...
Congratulations to Los Angeles Chapter member Noah Thanos, this week’s Shell Fill-Up Friday winner! Noah’s Instagram shot of his...
For the 28 years that my friend Alex owned Bertha, the 1975 2002 that I sold him in 1990...
Congratulations to Sacramento Valley Chapter member Carlos Fernandez, our latest Shell Fill-Up Friday winner! Carlos’ post featuring his 2005...
Two weeks ago, I wrote about my sight-unseen purchase of the Lama, a 1987 E28 535i that had appeared...
Congratulations to Motor City Chapter member Gary Zucker, our latest Shell Fill-Up Friday winner! Gary’s post featuring his E34...
As I wait for the logistics on the Lama (the E28 I just bought sight-unseen in Tampa) to settle,...
Congratulations to National Capital Chapter member Hans Yu, our latest Shell Fill-Up Friday winner! Hans’ post featuring his M4...
I expected to be writing this week’s piece on the brief road trip I took last weekend in Bertha,...
Congratulations to San Diego Chapter member Chris Ross, our latest Shell Fill-Up Friday winner! Chris’ post featuring his 135i...
In last week’s piece, The End Game, I went full left-brain on you, detailing Bertha’s four separate driveline noise-and-vibration...
Congratulations to Tejas Chapter member Jonna Clark, our latest Shell Fill-Up Friday winner! Jonna’s post featuring her husband’s 2001...
That’s a silly title, really: There is no end, and thus no end game, to vintage-car ownership. If I...
Congratulations to Lonestar Chapter member Brian Cichocki, our latest Shell Fill-Up Friday winner! Brian’s post featuring his heavily-modified 1991...
Surely you don’t think I’d go to all this work, buying back and resurrecting Bertha, the 1975 2002 I...
Congratulations to Puget Sound Chapter member Tim Alfaro, our latest Shell Fill-Up Friday winner! Tim’s post featuring his E39...
One of my steps in preparing Bertha for drives longer than around the block was dealing with the charging...
Congratulations to Golden Gate Chapter member Ryan Rich, our latest Shell Fill-Up Friday winner! Ryan’s post features his E30...
Last week I discussed how, in order to continue drive Bertha, I needed to make her completely legal, which...
Congratulations to Pine Tree Chapter member Michael Posey, our latest Shell Fill-Up Friday winner! Michael’s post features his brand-new...
Two weeks ago, I described sorting Bertha, my reclaimed 2002, to the point where around-the-block runs were sufficiently uneventful...
Congratulations to San Diego Chapter president Lisa Goehring, our latest Shell Fill-Up Friday winner! Lisa’s “Shellfie” taken on the...
It seems like back in the day, I replaced a lot of starters in 2002s and other vintage BMWs....
Congratulations to Buckeye Chapter member Brandon Boychuk, our latest Shell Fill-Up Friday winner! Brandon’s post with his E92 M3...
Two weeks ago, I described the work I did on Bertha during the feverish weekend just before Oktoberfest. I’d...
Congratulations to LA Chapter member Jade Dychioco, our latest Shell Fill-Up Friday winner! “Wow, this is a great surprise!...
Last week I talked about my attempt to resurrect Bertha sufficiently to drive her to Oktoberfest, and taking it...
