The E34 Test

The one test they forgot in this ad: A mechanic….installing new thrust arm bushings…..without swearing……

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BMW E30 M3 and the M1

The E30 is the greatest daily drivable sports car ever produced. Yes this opinion is heavily opinionated, your on a pre 92 BMW blog so why would you expect less. Here is a quick clip from BMW.tv about the E30 M3 and its inception as a sellable replacement to the mighty M1. Pretty lofty goals I would say.

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E21 Commercial

How perfect does an E21 look with normal bumpers! Absolutely stunning! All the lines of the car flow and the proportions are amazingly balanced! Damn you DOT!! Damn YOU!!

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BMW admits the best Bimmers are West German

This is one of my favorite ‘new’ BMW commercials. Ill admit it gives me goosebumps every time I watch it. But lets look past the goosebumps for a moment. Notice how all the best scenes are showing West German born Bimmers? Is BMW trying to tell us something subliminal? The mighty E30 doing donuts on autopilot, Molly Ringwald getting fresh in front of another E30 (at 14 I would have taken the Bimmer, sorry Molly), a line of proud West Germans with their hoods flipped up and forward (cant do that on a new Bimmer can ya!

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2800CS races a LearJet and wins

Ok maybe it does not win the drag race flat out, but it wins for sure on looks alone! I have always loved the sexy lines of the E9 with its forward nose as if it was a sprinter leaning into the finish line and its perfectly proportioned roof slowly falling into the short simple butt. A truly classic design even without all the fancy wings of the iconic “batmobile”

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