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We’ve seen the guys from BMW Group Classic check out some really marvelous cars so far. They’ve even shown us a couple of never-before seen concepts such as the ZBF-7er but when it comes to…

This year, amid all the pandemic news and lockdown notices, one important milestone was achieved: the Nurburgring 24-hour endurance race reached its 50th edition. Started way back in 1970, the grueling race has become an…

BMW has a long history behind it and, as one would expect, since it’s based in Germany, it has gone through a lot in the last century. Having faced two world wars that basically destroyed…

The BMW 507 is now one of the most iconic cars ever penned and built by the German car manufacturer. They tend to sell for millions of dollars these days and some of them have…

It was on May 4, 1904 that Charles Rolls met with Henry Royce for the first time at the Midland Hotel in Manchester. After that, history was written in some of the most beautiful and…

The ALPINA brand is one of the most beloved and respected not just by BMW fans but also by random gear heads. The company is widely known for its bespoke products and ALPINAs have sometimes…

People have been talking about the meaning of the BMW logo for literally decades. Officials have been adamant about what it is supposed to mean, but some people always thought they knew best. Ask random…

The BMW supercar topic is making a comeback. That’s because the M division sees the new M8 as being fast enough to be called a supercar. However, in BMW’s history there is a car that had the…

The year 2016 is still quite fresh in my memory. That’s when BMW’s marketing team went on full-attack mode, as the company celebrated its centenary. The year was marked by several premieres as well as…

The unveiling, to the public, of the Rolls Royce Cullinan, reminded me that Rolls Royce has been down this road (or is that, ‘off road’) before. The company we know as Rolls-Royce Motor Cars got…