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American Artist’s Art Cars Coming to North America
For half a century, BMW Art Cars have provided a creative platform for renowned artists from across the globe to express their vision on an automobile. The BMW Art Cars by American artists Andy Warhol and Julie Mehretu will be exhibited at this year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The...
Hole-In-One Earns BMW iX M70 for Golfer, Full Scholarship for Student
Akshay Bhatia recorded a hole-in-one during the third round of the 2025 BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, MD this afternoon, resulting in BMW’s donation of its seventh Hole-in-One Evans Scholarship. The full, four-year tuition and housing scholarship worth $125,000 will be awarded to a...
The Best Cheap Paint Job Ever
For a number of reasons, I haven’t gotten back into the garage this week to wrench. So you’re going to get the 14-year-old story of the best cheap paint job I ever got. In 2011, I bought a Malaga (burgundy) 1985 635CSi for $500. It it had over 200k...
BMW NA 50th: BMW Group Revives Rolls-Royce
Of all the world’s automotive nameplates, none is more revered than that of Rolls-Royce. Since 1904, Rolls-Royce automobiles have occupied a class of their own where quality and elegance are concerned, and the Rolls-Royce name is virtually synonymous with luxury. For an automaker like BMW, a high-end marque like...
Mixed Results In GT4 America At Road America
It was a weekend of mixed results for BMW teams competing in the GT4 America race at Road America in Wisconsin last weekend of August 16-17, 2025, as two of the championship leaders lost ground, one extended their class points lead and another took the points lead from another...
A Win And Podium Finishes For BMW Teams SRO GT3 Races At Road America
BMW teams endured bad weather and other challenges to get a win and some podium finishes in the GT World Challenge America and GT America races at Road America. GT World Challenge America There wasn’t much green flag racing in race one of the GT World Challenge America championship....
Dream Car 2025: BMW 3 Series 6th Gen F30 Mug!
The BMW CCA 2025 Dream Car Raffle is going strong! One lucky BMW CCA member will win a stunning 2025 BMW M3 Competition xDrive, finished in BMW Individual Ruby Star Neo with an Ivory White Full Merino Leather interior. Learn more about the prizes, the bonus drawings, and how...
BMW Reveals 2026 BMW M850i Edition M Heritage
Since its North American debut on the misty coast of Monterey, CA, in 2018, the BMW 8 Series Gran Coupe has been acclaimed for its graceful styling, strong performance, and advanced technology. Today, BMW returns to Pebble Beach to unveil a very special limited-edition 8 Series: the 2026 M850i...
2026 BMW EVs Have Discounts…For Now
With the impending cancellation of the $7,500 Federal tax incentive for EVs on September 30, BMW has joined other automakers in further discounting their newest EVs to get interested buyers to sign sooner rather than later. Loyalty bonuses, “conquest” bonuses, and other incentives are being added to drive sales...
That X5 Was Almost A Land Rover
An article over at motor1.com details how, prior to the X5, BMW seriously considered merging their dealerships with Land Rover to tackle the emerging SUV market. While this may seem ludicrous today, given the amazing success that BMW’s “Sports Activity Vehicles” (Of course, BMW wouldn’t sully itself with that...
Points Versus Pertronix. Again.
I’d hoped to write this week about replacing the E39’s power steering pump, but life intervened, so instead, you’re going to get another chapter from my upcoming thousand-page novel, “Points Versus Pertronix.” For years, I’ve been writing about how ignition problems and fuel delivery issues are the most common...
2026 BMW EVs Have Discounts…For Now
With the impending cancellation of the $7,500 Federal tax incentive for EVs on September 30, BMW has joined other automakers in further discounting their newest EVs to get interested buyers to sign sooner rather than later. Loyalty bonuses, “conquest” bonuses, and other incentives are being added to drive sales...
That X5 Was Almost A Land Rover
An article over at motor1.com details how, prior to the X5, BMW seriously considered merging their dealerships with Land Rover to tackle the emerging SUV market. While this may seem ludicrous today, given the amazing success that BMW’s “Sports Activity Vehicles” (Of course, BMW wouldn’t sully itself with that...
Points Versus Pertronix. Again.
I’d hoped to write this week about replacing the E39’s power steering pump, but life intervened, so instead, you’re going to get another chapter from my upcoming thousand-page novel, “Points Versus Pertronix.” For years, I’ve been writing about how ignition problems and fuel delivery issues are the most common...
BMW NA 50th Anniversary: Formula-BMW USA
BMW News, Community, Featured, Motorsport
To compete successfully at the top levels of motorsport, you need more than well-developed machinery. You also need well-developed drivers. When BMW re-entered Formula One in 2000, its need for young talent became acute. Having focused on production-based racing since ending its partnership with Brabham in 1986, BMW Motorsport had...
Dream Car Raffle: BMW 3 Series Gen 5 E90 Mug Now Available
The BMW CCA 2025 Dream Car Raffle is going strong! One lucky BMW CCA member will win a stunning 2025 BMW M3 Competition xDrive, finished in BMW Individual Ruby Star Neo with an Ivory White Full Merino Leather interior. Learn more about the prizes, the bonus drawings, and how...
Summer in a Day in a BMW Wagon
Community, Featured, Lifestyle
Free time has been fleeting this summer, but it’s essential to take advantage of the moments. Last month, my wife and I had one day to get away, but the problem was that it was on a Friday. With an aversion to crowds and having engineered my life to...
BMW E39 Front Wheel Bearing Replacement
Last week, I did the easiest E39 front-end repair possible—replacing the sway bar links. With less than an hour’s work, including setting the car on jack stands, this eliminated a longstanding thunk-and-clunk. Feeling insufferably pleased with myself, I set my sights on the next annoyance—a front wheel shimmy that...
BMW CCA EVENTS: Get Ready for O’Fast 2025! Plus, Bimmer Invasion, VIR, and More!
BMW Car Club of America, the official BMW enthusiast club, offers membership that includes access to hundreds of BMW-focused chapter, regional, and national events. Here are a few upcoming events that should interest BMW enthusiasts of all types! AUGUST EVENTS The following weekend of August 22-24, NCC and Tarheel...
BMW NA 50th: MINI Arrives In The U.S.
Small cars have always been a tough sell in the United States, where they’re typically seen as bare-bones transportation for those on a limited budget rather than as a space-saving, fuel-efficient choice for those who simply prefer a smaller, lighter vehicle. In 2002, the BMW Group upended that notion...
BMW Plant Spartanburg Celebrates New Awards From J.D. Power
A point of pride for BMW CCA is the fact that BMW continues to invest in the U.S. manufacturing facilities and has kept BMW Plant Spartanburg as their largest plant in the world. When the Plant and it’s skilled workforce are recognized for excellence, that pride grows. Three models...
BMW Group Plant Steyr Begins Neue Klasse Electric Engine Production
Munich/Steyr (Austria). The BMW Group Plant Steyr today began series production of the e-engine for the Neue Klasse. “Today, we are laying the foundations for the future of the BMW Group,” explained Milan Nedeljković, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Production. “As the first production...
BMW CCA Dream Car: BMW E46 3 Series Mug Available This Week!
BMW News, Community, Lifestyle
The BMW CCA 2025 Dream Car Raffle is going strong! One lucky BMW CCA member will win a stunning 2025 BMW M3 Competition xDrive, finished in BMW Individual Ruby Star Neo with an Ivory White Full Merino Leather interior. Learn more about the prizes, the bonus drawings, and how...
Racing Lines: Keown, Chang win at West Virginia’s Summit Point
The Tire Rack BMW CCA Club Racing series returned to Summit Point Raceway in West Virginia for the second time this season to run four sprint races on a very hot July weekend in the annual New Jersey Chapter combined race and driving-school event. C-Modified E46 M3 racers took...
BMW CCA Member Discount for Bimmer Invasion 2025
Bimmer Invasion and M Chapter returns to Los Angeles at an all new venue, Fairplex Pomona Fairgrounds. Register for the September 6 event and get a special BMW CCA member disount! The show has been totally revamped and will also include 250k sq ft of indoor space, several exhibition...
Americans Show Optimism for EVs in Survey
A new nationally representative survey conducted by Big Village and commissioned by the BMW Group in the U.S. reveals that while barriers like cost and infrastructure persist, expectations around EV performance and usability are evolving. The findings highlight growing consumer openness to electrification and emerging powertrain technologies, while also...
The Best Cheap Paint Job Ever
For a number of reasons, I haven’t gotten back into the garage this week to wrench. So you’re going to get the 14-year-old story of the best cheap paint job I ever got. In 2011, I bought a Malaga (burgundy) 1985 635CSi for $500. It it had over 200k...
Points Versus Pertronix. Again.
I’d hoped to write this week about replacing the E39’s power steering pump, but life intervened, so instead, you’re going to get another chapter from my upcoming thousand-page novel, “Points Versus Pertronix.” For years, I’ve been writing about how ignition problems and fuel delivery issues are the most common...
BMW E39 Front Wheel Bearing Replacement
Last week, I did the easiest E39 front-end repair possible—replacing the sway bar links. With less than an hour’s work, including setting the car on jack stands, this eliminated a longstanding thunk-and-clunk. Feeling insufferably pleased with myself, I set my sights on the next annoyance—a front wheel shimmy that...
E39 Front Sway Bar Link Replacement
After spending weeks readying my Bavaria for sale to my friends Jim and Susan (and its drive down to Birmingham), and after helping Mike Miller’s fiancée sell his 1977 320i on Bring a Trailer, life returned to somewhat normal at Chez Hack and I could get back to my...
Selling Mike Miller’s 1977 320i (part II)
About a month and a half ago, I posted the first part of this piece—a quick thumbnail of how, as most of you know, our treasured Roundel Technical Editor and Tech Talk Q&A writer Mike Miller passed away in March from the after-effects of a traumatic brain injury he suffered...
The Bavaria Passes to its New Owners
Nearly a month after I submitted the Bavaria to Bring a Trailer, stopped short of paying the listing fee because two friends of mine (Jim and Susan) in Alabama who had bought two other cars from me (a short-duration E28 and “Kugel,” my long-time 2002tii) became interested in the...
