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bmw Archive
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![This was not actually a car I ever had any intention of owning. I’ve always liked older BMWs, but the E36 generation 3 series somehow never really struck a chord. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20201222_170523.jpeg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 1998 BMW 318/328i – Brief Bavarian Interlude")
COAL: 1998 BMW 318/328i – Brief Bavarian Interlude
Posted on January 2, 2022 | 4 CommentsThis was not actually a car I ever had any intention of owning. I’ve always liked older BMWs, but the E36 generation 3 series somehow never really struck a chord. […] -
![Will they? Won’t they? Why not? When already? Those were some of the questions regarding the Supra’s future asked by many since the cancellation of the 4th generation Toyota Supra […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_4630.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota GR Supra 2.0 – The Lederhosen Ninja")
Curbside Review: 2021 Toyota GR Supra 2.0 – The Lederhosen Ninja
Posted on August 2, 2021 | 31 CommentsWill they? Won’t they? Why not? When already? Those were some of the questions regarding the Supra’s future asked by many since the cancellation of the 4th generation Toyota Supra […] -
![Eight years ago BMW redefined its 3-series by splitting it into two separate model lines to the bafflement of many. Basically the four door including the wagon remained the 3-series, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_2092.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2021 BMW 430i xDrive Coupe – The New Math")
Curbside Review: 2021 BMW 430i xDrive Coupe – The New Math
Posted on May 24, 2021 | 37 CommentsEight years ago BMW redefined its 3-series by splitting it into two separate model lines to the bafflement of many. Basically the four door including the wagon remained the 3-series, […] -
![(first posted 1/3/2012) Risky business. That defines the car business, and never more succinctly so than in the case of this car. Rarely has a desperate last-minute gamble paid off […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-89-035.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1964 BMW 1800 Neue Klasse – The Car That Saved And Made BMW")
Curbside Classic: 1964 BMW 1800 Neue Klasse – The Car That Saved And Made BMW
Posted on October 30, 2020 | 64 Comments(first posted 1/3/2012) Risky business. That defines the car business, and never more succinctly so than in the case of this car. Rarely has a desperate last-minute gamble paid off […] -
![(first posted 10/25/2014) In 1997, Ford decided that its time and resources would be much better spent designing and developing a gigantic SUV that you could buy with a […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2003_Ford_Thunderbird_Supercharged_concept3.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 2003 Ford Thunderbird – Going Overtime")
Curbside Classic: 2003 Ford Thunderbird – Going Overtime
Posted on October 26, 2020 | 102 Comments(first posted 10/25/2014) In 1997, Ford decided that its time and resources would be much better spent designing and developing a gigantic SUV that you could buy with a […] -
![Like a fair number of you, I came of driving age in the mid-80’s when BMW had a total of four car lines – the 3-series, the 5, the 7, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_3683-e1596246521151.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Review: 2020 BMW 228i xDrive Gran Coupe – Heresy Meets Religion")
Curbside Review: 2020 BMW 228i xDrive Gran Coupe – Heresy Meets Religion
Posted on August 3, 2020 | 50 CommentsLike a fair number of you, I came of driving age in the mid-80’s when BMW had a total of four car lines – the 3-series, the 5, the 7, […] -
![In the Coronatime, I’ve had the chance to take a lot of long strolls through various Berkeley neighborhoods. Not too long ago, I wrote of an unlikely Plymouth/Beemer pair living […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20200426_142548.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Contrasts: 1974 Plymouth Road Runner and 1970 BMW 1602 – A Scoop of Coupes")
Curbside Contrasts: 1974 Plymouth Road Runner and 1970 BMW 1602 – A Scoop of Coupes
Posted on May 15, 2020 | 25 CommentsIn the Coronatime, I’ve had the chance to take a lot of long strolls through various Berkeley neighborhoods. Not too long ago, I wrote of an unlikely Plymouth/Beemer pair living […] -
![While Claus Luthe’s design of BMW’s E28 models has always been a favorite here at Curbside, we’ve covered many of them with a few notable exceptions as far as I […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_0803.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "On-The-Go Outtake: 1983 BMW 533i – Ultimately A Better Driving Machine")
On-The-Go Outtake: 1983 BMW 533i – Ultimately A Better Driving Machine
Posted on May 3, 2020 | 21 CommentsWhile Claus Luthe’s design of BMW’s E28 models has always been a favorite here at Curbside, we’ve covered many of them with a few notable exceptions as far as I […] -
![In May of this year, I took a trip to Europe, my first time ever traveling internationally. I wasn’t alone, of course: the other characters in this performance include my […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_4884-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Rental Review: 2019 BMW 750d xDrive – Forbidden Quad-Turbo Fruit")
Rental Review: 2019 BMW 750d xDrive – Forbidden Quad-Turbo Fruit
Posted on December 8, 2019 | 16 CommentsIn May of this year, I took a trip to Europe, my first time ever traveling internationally. I wasn’t alone, of course: the other characters in this performance include my […] -
![(First Posted October 26, 2013) The early eighties were likely the single most challenging time for car manufacturers ever. In 1980, average oil prices hit a record high of $99 […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CC-62-028-800.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1984 BMW 528e – The Low Rev Modest Driving Machine")
Curbside Classic: 1984 BMW 528e – The Low Rev Modest Driving Machine
Posted on October 25, 2019 | 77 Comments(First Posted October 26, 2013) The early eighties were likely the single most challenging time for car manufacturers ever. In 1980, average oil prices hit a record high of $99 […] -
![Let’s take a deeper dive into my cardboard box of old 35mm snapshots from my youth. Last week we looked at various sights along the highways and byways of California […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_5095-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "Auto Show Outtakes: Shaky Hand Jim Attends The 1985 Los Angeles Auto Show")
Auto Show Outtakes: Shaky Hand Jim Attends The 1985 Los Angeles Auto Show
Posted on August 28, 2019 | 28 CommentsLet’s take a deeper dive into my cardboard box of old 35mm snapshots from my youth. Last week we looked at various sights along the highways and byways of California […] -
Wordless Outtake: The First (Only) Time A Ford Expedition Reminded Me Of A 1974 BMW 2002 Turbo
Posted on August 24, 2019 | 16 Comments -
![As a teen in the Los Angeles suburbs and then a college man on the California Central Coast, cars and driving were my two (main) passions. My Dad (and now […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_4978-2.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "The In-Motion Outtakes Of A Late ’80’s College Boy: They Called Me Shaky Hand Jim")
The In-Motion Outtakes Of A Late ’80’s College Boy: They Called Me Shaky Hand Jim
Posted on August 24, 2019 | 34 CommentsAs a teen in the Los Angeles suburbs and then a college man on the California Central Coast, cars and driving were my two (main) passions. My Dad (and now […] -
![Unlike past new car purchases where it was a “is it time for a new car or not?”, I knew my lease end on my 2016 BMW 228i xDrive was […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Brendans-2019-BMW-430i-xDrive.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2019 BMW 430i xDrive (F32) – Life’s Too Short Not To Drive What Brings You Happiness")
COAL: 2019 BMW 430i xDrive (F32) – Life’s Too Short Not To Drive What Brings You Happiness
Posted on May 30, 2019 | 66 CommentsUnlike past new car purchases where it was a “is it time for a new car or not?”, I knew my lease end on my 2016 BMW 228i xDrive was […] -
![This time, we backtrack a bit, because I owned this car concurrently to another. You’ll recall the 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen that I purchased brand-new in April of 2015. Well, […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/IMG_2140.jpg?resize=115%2C115&quality=75&ssl=1 "COAL: 2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i — Cursed Wheels")
COAL: 2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i — Cursed Wheels
Posted on May 25, 2019 | 58 CommentsThis time, we backtrack a bit, because I owned this car concurrently to another. You’ll recall the 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen that I purchased brand-new in April of 2015. Well, […]
