Richard Stern September 2026; BMW’s pre-war competition heritage was very much on display at Rally the Globe’s inaugural Vintage El Clavel, with Frazer Nash-BMW 328s taking the top two places overall after six demanding days across northern Spain. The event brought together 32 pre-war cars for around 1,000 miles of spectacular driving, incorporating regularity sections and speed …
Some of the highlights from September’s meet;
BMW 2002 tii, 71,000 miles, 1975, one owner since 1988, matching numbers, original with discreet upgrades. Completely restored in 2017/18 by Jaymic at a cost of over £40k and has covered under 15,000 summer miles since. Engine fully rebuilt including lead free conversion. Four speed original gearbox rebuilt, original kugelfisher fuel injection and standard induction …
Exterior & Body • Finished in Polaris Silver • Fitted with full turbo body kit and period-style decals • Lightweight fibreglass bonnet and boot lid • 15″ split-rim cross-spoke alloy wheels • Full underside restoration, engine bay and underside painted body colour Interior • Fully stripped and weight-reduced cabin • Carbon fibre interior door cards …
And it wasn’t a BMW; Hervé Poulain came up with the idea of having a racing car designed by an artist in 1975 – but the first Art Car in automotive history was designed by the Ukrainian-French painter Sonia Delaunay-Terk as early as 1924: She painted an open Unic Tourer with abstract geometric elements, turning …
Some of the nice classics on display at the SF Classic;
Here is a sample of the BMW Sharknose weekend 8-9th August held in the Cotswolds UK. A fantastic weekend with stunning classic BMW’s, friendly people and amazing places. Big Thank you to the Sponsors; Cotwolds BMW, Competition Classics, CS Coupes, Jaymic, Classic Bahnstormers Saturday 8th August; started at the Farmers Dog, then onto Thorney Kelham …
This race car has been built according to FIA Group 2 regulations period G2 (1970-1971). A valid Historic Technical Passport (HTP) is available. The car has period Swedish Rallye History and had a Swedish street registration. It also has a Swedish „Vagnbok“ from the 70´s. The VIN of this 2002 ti race car is #1684101, …
The BMW 2002 Ti has long since earned its place as one of the most charismatic and usable competition saloons of its era light, communicative, and endlessly adaptable. But every so often, one emerges that goes a step further. Not merely restored but reimagined with purpose. This is one of those cars. Finished in the …
What does the “R” mean? For NGK spark plugs: BP6ES B = 14 mm thread P = Projected insulator nose 6 = Heat range E = 19 mm thread reach S = Standard copper centre electrode BPR6ES Exactly the same plug except: R = 5 kΩ internal resistor The resistor is there to suppress electrical …