GO WEST. TWO FRIENDS AND TWO CLASSIC BMW MOTORCYCLES HEADING FOR A FARAWAY PLACE.

Two friends travelling to a very distant place on two BMW bikes that are just shy of their 50th and 90th birthdays respectively. It’s the sort of challenge that Andreas Seyffer and Klaus Bayerlein relish, quite undeterred by the advancing years of their trusty steeds. In 2018, they set out from Munich and rode all the way to what is almost Europe’s most westerly point – Cape Finisterre in the Spanish region of Galicia. It was a trip few would dare to undertake, especially considering the lack of a support vehicle. The result? A journey like in the good old days and a highly memorable adventure. » read more

HOLLYWOOD ON THE LAKE: WILHELM SCHMID PRESENTS SELECTED CLASSIC STARS AT THE CONCORSO D’ELEGANZA.

Wilhelm Schmid has two passions: cars and watches. The former BMW executive and classic roadster enthusiast is CEO of Saxony-based watch brand A. Lange & Söhne, one of the main partners of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este since 2012. This year, the exclusive classic car and motorcycle meeting on the banks of Lake Como took place under the heading “Hollywood on the Lake”. Schmid took time out to go on a tour of the extensive park grounds especially for BMW Group Classic. Needless to say, the assembled BMWs were part of his itinerary. » read more

A FESTIVAL OF CHROME AND ELEGANCE.

BMW Group Classic and the Villa d’Este luxury hotel came together once again in 2017 to host the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d´Este. The event on the banks of Lake Como is arguably the most exclusive, extraordinary and spectacular showcase of cars and motorcycles on the calendar. » read more

SATISFYING THE NEED FOR A TRULY SUPERLATIVE FESTIVAL OF SPEED.

“Peaks of Performance – Motorsport’s Game-Changers” was the overarching theme of the 25th Goodwood Festival of Speed. The 2017 edition of the event celebrated the icons whose revolutionary technical advances have left all-comers trailing in their wake. Among the Earl of March’s visitors this year was BMW Group Classic’s Historic Motorsport team, who presented a handful of fascinating models more than worthy of the event’s billing – and soaked up every moment of this incomparable four-day celebration. » read more

BLIND DATE. USED-CAR BUYING GOES ADVENTUROUS.

How do you go about buying a bargain BMW 5 Series Touring fit for the rigours of a rufty-tufty endurance rally? It’s a tricky assignment at the best of times, let alone when your taste for adventure somewhat outweighs your car-buying experience. Time to call on “a little help from your friends” at BMW Group Classic. » read more

GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED 2016.

His lordship would like to see you now…for the Goodwood Festival of Speed – the world’s largest celebration of motor sport. Cutting an impressive figure alongside racing cars past and present and an awesome line-up of show cars was a sculpture showcasing illustrious racing machines from the 100-year history of the BMW Group. » read more

CONCORSO D’ELEGANZA VILLA D’ESTE 2016.

A fabulous location for a quite extraordinary event: The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on the banks of Lake Como, northern Italy, brings together the world’s finest and most aesthetically alluring cars and motorcycles for a beauty contest like no other. » read more

PARK & PRIDE.

It’s lonely at the top, so we hear. But you wouldn’t have guessed it from the annual Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. Every year, Lake Como in northern Italy provides the glorious backdrop for the best, most beautiful and, on occasion, maddest examples from a century and more of automotive history. It is a place where the past melts into the present and, a few steps later, the future begins. » read more

TREASURES OF TIME.

Have you always wanted to drive a classic car or motorcycle of recent or more historical vintage, but don’t own one yourself? Happily, BMW Group Classic has an array of young and older classics for hire, allowing enthusiasts to discover that the slogan “Sheer Driving Pleasure” has never been an idle boast. » read more

THE MILLE MIGLIA. PINNACLE OF HISTORIC ROAD RACING.

It’s the taking part that counts, suggested the founder of the modern Olympic Games. And just as competing in the Olympics is the ultimate goal for an athlete, so lining up for the Mille Miglia is the stuff of dreams for classic car enthusiasts. 1,000 miles (approx. 1,600 kilometres) over Italy’s most bewitching roads: what more could you wish for? Tradition dictates that the “Mille” starts out in Brescia and takes a preselected route through picturesque towns and villages to Rome, where the field make a sharp turn north and head back to Brescia. » read more

HOLIDAY TIME AGAIN.

“Let’s meet up for a cappuccino at Lake Garda!” is a popular refrain among Munich locals. With a fair wind and heavy right foot, those locals can roll up at said meeting point in three-and-a-half to four hours. In the 1950s, driving a microcar like the BMW Isetta or Messerschmitt Kabinenroller over the Brenner Pass was a serious undertaking. Back then, where you were going (or the coffee you would be drinking) was far less important than how you would make it there. » read more