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 …
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 …
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 …
A fantastic turn out and some incredible cars. Big thanks to Nigel, Barney and the team for a great day at Denbies Wineyard near Dorking, Surrey. Enjoy; Above; lovely 528i Above; Munich Legends 2002 Turbo – currently for sale £85k Original UK car Above; Great plate Above; Stunning E12 M535i Above; Gorgeous completely restored (it …
A friends XM Kith edition. Finished in Frozen Techno-Violet. 1 of 1 in RHD.
BMW 2002 Cabriolet – The Prototype Chassis no. 1558366 | First registered 22 April 1970 Highlights -The Prototype, very first 2002 cabriolet built -Only 200 produced -Fully restored in Germany The very first example of a model that would become one of the most elusive open BMWs ever produced.This BMW 2002 Cabriolet is not merely …
Some of the highlights from the show. Above: My 2002 Tii and George’s 2002 Above: E21 with E30 2.0L sounded good Above: Lambo – a pig to start when cold, so the owner told me Above: Under it’s own steam Above: 1 of 2 Tigers there Extremely rare; Alpina E28 B10 3.5 (Yes please) Above: …
During the early development of what would become the Porsche 924 the company’s first front-engined production car Porsche took an unusual approach to testing. Rather than build a dedicated prototype, they bought a BMW 2002, removed its drivetrain, and installed their own experimental hardware beneath the familiar body. BMW 2002 sits lower than the normal …
A fantastic day of quality cars and enthuisats gathered at Pristine Classics in Rochford, Essex. Check out my Social media posts for more photos.
Webcon can now offer reproduction PDFs of the original, genuine Weber exploded diagrams of various Weber carburettors. The schematics detail a breakdown of the components of the carburettor with corresponding part numbers and calibration information. They are extremely detailed and can massively help in restoring a Weber carburettor correctly. They are ideal if you are …