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bmw Archive
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![(first posted 9/6/2017) If the E39 is the most iconic and beloved BMW 5 Series, its predecessor, the E34 comes in a close second. Sold for the 1988 through […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/thumb_IMG_5822_1024.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1992 BMW 525i (E34) – The Young Professional")
Curbside Classic: 1992 BMW 525i (E34) – The Young Professional
Posted on September 6, 2023 | 51 Comments(first posted 9/6/2017) If the E39 is the most iconic and beloved BMW 5 Series, its predecessor, the E34 comes in a close second. Sold for the 1988 through […] -
![When I wrote my last COAL post in January 2022, let’s just say I had no idea of the sort of year that was in store for my country as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-23-at-5.07.19-PM.jpg "COAL Update: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes, LOTS of them!")
COAL Update: Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes, LOTS of them!
Posted on February 24, 2023 | 17 CommentsWhen I wrote my last COAL post in January 2022, let’s just say I had no idea of the sort of year that was in store for my country as […] -
![(first posted 1/27/2017) “Personal Luxury Car” – A term that doesn’t have a set-in-stone definition, but one that historically described a prestigious two-door luxury coupe typically positioned near the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/thumb_IMG_0977_1024.jpg "Curbside Classic: 1986 BMW 635 CSi (E24) – She’s A Little Bit Dangerous, She’s Got What It Takes To Make Ends Meet")
Curbside Classic: 1986 BMW 635 CSi (E24) – She’s A Little Bit Dangerous, She’s Got What It Takes To Make Ends Meet
Posted on January 27, 2023 | 83 Comments(first posted 1/27/2017) “Personal Luxury Car” – A term that doesn’t have a set-in-stone definition, but one that historically described a prestigious two-door luxury coupe typically positioned near the […] -
![(first posted 6/1/2016) I presume that being an automotive designer in 1950’s America, where design was king and you were allowed to let your imagination roam wild (even if it […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ssszz.jpg "Future Classic: 2010 Acura ZDX – Peak Beak")
Future Classic: 2010 Acura ZDX – Peak Beak
Posted on June 1, 2022 | 69 Comments(first posted 6/1/2016) I presume that being an automotive designer in 1950’s America, where design was king and you were allowed to let your imagination roam wild (even if it […] -
![Work had taken us to a vintage household in downtown Santa Tecla (El Salvador), a town with still some semblance of the old Spanish style city grid. The house was […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_20191110_170907429.jpg "Curbside Recycling: BMW 2002, Bavarian Chocolate")
Curbside Recycling: BMW 2002, Bavarian Chocolate
Posted on January 28, 2022 | 12 CommentsWork had taken us to a vintage household in downtown Santa Tecla (El Salvador), a town with still some semblance of the old Spanish style city grid. The house was […] -
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20201222_170523.jpeg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_4630.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/IMG_2092.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/CC-89-035.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/2003_Ford_Thunderbird_Supercharged_concept3.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/IMG_3683-e1596246521151.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/20200426_142548.jpg "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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/IMG_0803.jpg "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 | 22 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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/IMG_4884-2.jpg "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 […] -
![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://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/IMG_5095-2.jpg "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 […]
