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New at the Petersen Automotive Museum: “The Ultimate Racing Machine”

It’s been 50 years for the BMW 3 Series, and the Petersen Automotive Museum is celebrating it with a new exhibit, “The Ultimate Racing Machine.”

Subscribe today: Be among the first to read our E46 M3 buyer’s guide

Fast? Exclusive? Practical? Try the E46-chassis BMW M3. Subscribe to Classic Motorsports today so you don’t miss our buyer’s guide in the May 2025 issue.

Legends Of The Autobahn: New location, same great German cars

Looking for some of the finest Audis, BMWS and Mercedes? The Legends Of The Autobahn doesn't disappoint during Monterey Car Week.

BMW to bring Turbo Concept, M5s and much more to Monterey Car Week

Love BMWs? The automaker itself will be bringing its A game to Monterey Car Week with some of its finest examples from its collection.

This is the newest BMW Art Car, which will race Le Mans this June

How do you put the "performance" into "performance painting"? By racing it, of course. That's the premise behind the latest BMW Art Car.

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Buyer's Guides: BMW E30 M3: Buy one now? | Buyer's Guide

Available in North America from 1988-1991, the first-generation BMW M3 delivers pretty much everything a gearhead could want.

Vintage Views: BMW Z8: Buy one now? | Buyer's Guide

Expert tips on buying and maintaining a BMW Z8.

Buyer's Guides: BMW M Coupe: Buy one now? | Buyer's Guide

What you need to know before you buy a BMW M Coupe–also known as "The Clown Shoe."

Features: Alpina: Celebrating 60 years at the Ultimate Driving Museum

The Ultimate Driving Museum recently opened its newest exhibit featuring the Alpina.

Buyer's Guides: BMW M4 GTS: Buy one now? | Buyer's Guide

Why buy a BMW M4 GTS? As well as being faster around the Nürburgring than a Lamborghini Huracán, only about 300 models made it to the U.S. during its single-year production run.

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1972 2002tii

It's the original sports sedan: the 1972 BMW 2002tii, complete with Kugelfischer mechanical fuel injection. It's the bee's knees.

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Help, my poor impulse control caused me to buy a crusty BMW

A Grand Marquis, a Crossfire, a Volvo P1800 older than my mom–all here to race.

When I arrived at this spring’s $2000 Challenge Presented by Tire Rack, I had …

Driving 1000 miles in a new-to-us BMW 328i. What could go wrong?

It was love at first sight. Now to get it home.

The latest object of our fascination was this 2011 BMW 328i sedan. Manual transmission. No sunroof. Clean. Really clean. …

We made a snap decision. We bought a 14-year-old BMW 328i.

Unicorns. Sometimes you just can’t say no to one.

While attending this year’s Carlisle import show, we were instantly smitten by a rather rare iteration of a very common car: …

My project car was sitting, so I went and did something with it.

Project car sitting? Mine was. I even wrote about it. Blame the fact that someone keeps putting stuff on my calendar. Plus we have other cars here at the …

Do you also have a project car that could use some attention?

Is no news good news? That’s pretty much been the story with our M3. The latest? Well, kinda nothing.

A few planned events this spring got rained out so, …

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BMW Readers' Rides

Jun 04, 2025 by mbailey5150
2017 None M3

F80 M3 mostly stock with a few add-on parts to the motor and suspension. Currently running Hooser Track Attack on Bimmerworld wheels.

May 28, 2025 by Val_C
1986 None 635csi

Never-ending project.

May 26, 2025 by gunner (Forum Supporter)
2010 None 328i

LS Turbo swapped 5.3 liter T-56 6 speed

May 19, 2025 by HoserRacing
2019 None 440i

Top down fun

May 19, 2025 by raildriver93
2011 None M3

Lemans Blue, Competition Package

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BMW Ran When Parked

Found a BMW in Kensington, Ca on Sept. 26, 2018

I See this BMW on my trips passing by Kensington Prince Edward Island, Canada. So far not moved an inch in 5 years.

Found a BMW in Kensington, Ca on Sept. 26, 2018

I See this BMW on my trips passing by Kensington Prince Edward Island, Canada. So far not moved an inch in 5 years.

Found a BMW in Vientiane, la on Feb. 2, 2015

Found this at my old house in Vientiane Laos. Offered for sale, but the shipping is about $7500 to the US east coast. Serial number 1328782

Found a BMW in Vientiane, La on Feb. 2, 2015

Found this at my old house in Vientiane Laos. Offered for sale, but the shipping is about $7500 to the US east coast. Serial number 1328782

Found a Alfa Romeo, BMW, Jaguar, MG, Triumph in Rockville, MD on July 27, 2013

I found this forlorn collection of classics locked in an impound lot off of Maple Avenue in Rockville, MD. In addition to these, there were several others suffering a similar fate.

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