For those that missed it, here is the link to the Bavaria Tour 2002: http://www.bmw2002.co.uk/misc/bavaria-tour-report-2002-richard-stern/
NEC Classic Car Show 16-18th November 2013
What can I say, but a fantastic show packed every day, bigger and better than before and I heard it is to increase next year to compete with the top German show Essen (April).
We arrived on the Thursday to set-up the stand, parked and polished the cars. BMW lent us their CSL Batmobile, a pre-war 328 and their newly acquired Isetta from the TV show Wheeler Dealers.
Visitors to the stand were real enthusiast and we had a lot of Irish friends visit as a cheap and quick flight from Ireland could be had. It was great to see some old 02 faces and every year I can catch up with them, which is great.
Several motoring personalities appeared including Mike Brewer, John Bentley, and a guest appearance from the Stig who made Steve’s weekend (see cover photo).
The stand was packed all weekend and what was amusing was we had approx. a ½ million pound pre-war 328 on the stand and guess what caused the most interest? “You got it” – the Isetta, and the times I had to answer the question “is this from Wheeler Dealers?”.
The M3 E30 also was one of the most popular and sadly the 328 was often over-looked, yes people didn’t know it, but they all know an E30 and the Isetta.
We had new Club clothing on show for pre-orders and 40 new members and 14 renewals joined the club.
Park Lane Classic were with us and generated a lot of interested in their E21 320 and parts they can now source for the more mature BMW.
They were some other stunning cars there including Bugatti’s, Several Isetta’s, a lovely 700 CS (yellow and white) on the Micro-car stand, Maserati’s, Ford’s, Jaguar’s, McLaren and just about every make and model – a fantastic show enjoyed by all.
A big thank you to everyone and a very enjoyable show you must not missed next year, maybe I’ll have my 2002 Tii finished by then as well?
Car owners;
Ross Harris, Richard Stern, John Castle, and of course BMW GB Ltd