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Project Car: A Rare, Crashed BMW 503 That’s Been Stored For 44 Years

Ben Branch January 27, 2020
BMW 503
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The BMW 503 is a rare car – it’s rarer still to find one that hasn’t been restored to show condition due to the…

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The Only One Ever Made: The 1967 BMW-Glas 3000 V8 Fastback Prototype

Ben Branch January 21, 2020
BMW-Glas 3000 V8
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is the 1967 BMW-Glas 3000 V8 Fastback prototype, it’s the only one that was ever made. There was hope that BMW would embrace…

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The Mighty Alpina B7 S Turbo – A Family Car That’s Quicker Than A Ferrari 308 GTB

Ben Branch December 20, 2019
BMW Alpina B7 S Turbo Headlights
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The Alpina B7 S Turbo had the unique distinction of being the fastest four door production car in the world when it was introduced…

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Black Dot Mark One – A BMW R80 RT Custom By Blitz Motorcycles

Ben Branch October 30, 2019
Custom BMW R80 RT Motorcycle
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • French
  • Motorcycles

Blitz Motorcycles is one of the original modern custom garages, they’ve been building their signature custom bikes in Paris for almost 10 years now,…

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The Best Custom BMW E9 Of 2019 – Fitted With An E46 M3 S54 Engine With 300+BHP

Ben Branch October 29, 2019
Custom BMW E9 Overhead
  • Australian
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This article was written by John Ward of Fuel Bespoke Design – the builder of this immaculate custom BMW E9 named “Von Trapp”. When…

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The First Turbocharged Production BMW – 1974 BMW 2002 Turbo

Ben Branch October 15, 2019
BMW 2002 Turbo Grille
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

The BMW 2002 Turbo was the quickest version of the mighty little 2002, a car named for its engine size of 2000cc and its…

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A BMW R100RT Heirloom Custom by Other Life Cycles

Ben Branch September 30, 2019
BMW R100RT Custom Side
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This BMW R100RT is a family heirloom of sorts, it belongs to Sam, a Texan with a lifelong relationship with this BMW and a…

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A Custom BMW R80ST by La Motocicletta

Ben Branch September 24, 2019
Custom BMW R80ST 2
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The BMW R80ST is one of the rarer and more unusual motorcycles from the German marque’s 1980s catalogue. It’s essentially a more street-oriented version…

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The BMW R90S – The Motorcycle That Launched BMW Into The Modern Age

Ben Branch September 7, 2019
BMW R90S
  • BMW
  • Motorcycles

This BMW R90S was bought as an addition to the Corpus Christi Old Car Museum by the museum’s owner, Steve Shook, who has a…

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A Brazilian BMW K100 Cafe Racer With A CVT Transmission For Disabled Riders

Ben Branch September 2, 2019
BMW K100 Cafe Racer Rear 5
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This BMW K100 cafe racer is unlike any you’ve ever seen, it’s fitted with a bespoke CVT automatic transmission to allow its partially disabled…

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The BMW Volkswagen Fikobike – A 1500cc VW-Engined BMW R60

Ben Branch August 23, 2019
BMW Volkswagen Fikobike
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The BMW Volkswagen Fikobike is a one-off custom motorcycle built by Dallas oilman Lee Fikes in the autumn of 1967. He had a BMW…

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1978 BMW 320i Turbo IMSA – The Only Lightweight Example Ever Made

Ben Branch August 14, 2019
BMW 320i Turbo
  • BMW
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars

This is one of only five examples of the BMW 320i Turbo IMSA ever built, and this car is the only lightweight example, with…

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