First Month's Progress

Well, it's January 31, one month after my initial post on the new/old 320i project. I've made pretty good progress, and so far the car has gotten the following done:

-New radiator, water pump and engine fan
-Fog, trunk and interior lights were non-op and are now working again
-Cleaned up the engine compartment, installed powder-coated valve cover and new air cleaner
-Hood and roof were rattle-canned to cover up the ugly paint on these parts
-Got a sweet deal on a set of Recaros, which cost $150 including the rear seat and the rear side panels.
-Installed a rear view with map lights from an E30 325is

Here are some January pics:

Time to Begin a New Project

Well, most of the funk associated with the selling of the 2002 is gone, so I have decided to start a new project.

My son recently bought himself a new Toyota Yaris, so the 320i he was using as a daily driver is in my hands again. It needs a lot of TLC, but I plan to make it look and perform nicely again, trying to minimize expenses along the way.

Here's a slide show of the starting point of this project. I will try to update this blog as I go along.

The Schwarz 2002 is gone... :-(

After owning it for 19 years, I sold the Schwarz 2002 on 10/26/10. It was a very tough decision to make, but I had to make it.

I had lots of good times with the car, and made some great friends while attending events with it, and hopefully the new owner will enjoy it as much as I did.

I will use the Schwarz 320i now locally, and will be fixing it up as the budget allows. The Baur will remain in Deltona, FL for now, and the touring will continue its indefinite hibernation at the storage facility in the Atlanta area.

Here's a picture taken when the new owner took it home:



And a slideshow of pics taken throughout its 19 years here at home:

Second Yearly PRCBG Family Outing Was a Success!

On 10/10/10 the Puerto Rico Classic Bimmer Group had its second yearly Family Outing. Weather was great and we had a total of 134 BMW's, its owners and their families at the event. It was a lot of work for those of us organizing the event, but its success is very gratifying.

Here's a slideshow of the meet:

Photo of the Day - TurboLook '02 Touring

BMW never built a turbo touring, but this "phantom" one built in Europe looks like as if they did. I love it!

New Online Magazine : Vintage BMW

This online mag was created by my friend Scott Sturdy, the man behind The Vintage (formerly Vintage at the Vineyards). Great way to keep yourself informed about this great event. To see it, please click on the name below:

VINTAGE BMW

Moving the Atlanta Bimmers

As I mentioned on my last post, I had to move the two cars I had in Atlanta.

On Wednesday 8/25/10, I flew to Atlanta and spent the next day moving the touring to a Public Storage facility (a grueling process that took me all day, with about six trips in the Baur filled to the brim with parts). Here is how it sits now until further notice:

The next day, Friday, I hopped into the Baur and made the 8 hour, almost 500 mile drive from Atlanta to Deltona, FL. The trip went smoothly, and the Baur never missed a beat. I arrived at my friend Ricky's house at around 7:00 PM. I will keep the car at his house until I can ship it to Puerto Rico.

On Saturday, Ricky and I drove around in the Baur and went to the Cars and Cafe meet, which is celebrated the last Saturday of the month in Sanford, FL. Lots of high-priced metal there, including an ugly chrome Bugatti cabrio allegedly worth $1.9 million (!!!) :