by BMW Car Club GB | Mar 21, 2018 | Archive
The Cars of the Sharknose CollectionThe BMW Car Club GB is proud to announce the formation of the Sharknose Collection, a special umbrella section within the club, designed specifically to cater for owners and enthusiasts of BMW cars made from the early 1960s through...
by BMW Car Club GB | Mar 15, 2018 | Archive
The MINI Cooper S with John Cooper Works GP Kit was loud, obnoxious and inappropriate – both aurally and visually. The car had too long a name, no rear seats, and silly red wing mirrors. By all accounts the Works GP made no sense, but we think that the...
by BMW Car Club GB | Mar 6, 2018 | Archive
Introducing ‘The Sharknose Collection’Rewind to the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s; BMW’s range of automobiles were renowned for their class leading driving dynamics, engineering and design. Their cars also shared a classic...
by BMW Car Club GB | Mar 5, 2018 | Archive
CCA Auctions are once again running an auction of attainable collector cars, to be held at the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show at the Birmingham NEC on March 24-25. The 150 lot strong catalogue contains plenty of exciting cars of all types, but the...
by BMW Car Club GB | Feb 23, 2018 | Archive
As the days slowly begin to get longer and the wintery weather abates, we cast our view forward to what is sure to be a jam-packed summer season of enjoying our BMWs.The season-opening Southern Concours, proudly hosted by the BMW Car Club, will officially kick things...
by BMW Car Club GB | Feb 22, 2018 | Archive
Although penned by Frank Stella, the famous abstract and minimalist artist who painted the second official ‘Graph Paper’ BMW Art Car following Alexander Calder, this BMW M1 ‘Art Car’ isn’t the ‘real deal’, inasmuch as it...
by BMW Car Club GB | Feb 19, 2018 | Archive
The London Classic Car Show has come and gone for another year. We’d like to thank everyone who visited our stand over the weekend to talk insurance, membership, or just to have a chat about the cars! We had a fantastic stand at this years show featuring some of...
by BMW Car Club GB | Feb 15, 2018 | Archive
Bob Harper samples the new G01 X3 in the deserts of Morocco and comes away hugely impressed with BMW’s latest 4x4Ever since I visited BMW’s Swedish winter test centre at Arjeplog, just a few miles shy of the Arctic Circle, I’ve been a big fan of...
by BMW Car Club GB | Feb 12, 2018 | Archive
BMW’s new i8 Coup Qualcomm Safety Car has made its first appearance at the recent Santiago de Chile round of the FIA Formula E World Championship, ahead of its use at all rounds of the growing global series. A handful of select modifications, designed to...
by BMW Car Club GB | Feb 6, 2018 | Archive
Yes you read that correctly, a change in the way EU emissions tests are done have spelled the end of the F80 M3!Previously new cars were fuel tested using the NEDC (New European Driving Cycle) measurements, however the move away from NEDC to the Worldwide Harmonised...
