I chose to break this up into two parts because there’s a lot of photos.
The 507 gets a special nod here. Not only because it’s probably one of, if not the most beatutiful BMW ever made, it was a car that helped put BMW on the map in the 1950s. This model was also imported to the USA in small quantities which helped establish the brand there.
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And here’s the Z8, the modern interpretation of the 507.
It’s a good looking car, but the 507 is better. It has more character and looks like art. The Z8 looks like a car designed by a committee and a wind tunnel
The 02 series was BMW’s first mass market seller and put them on the map. It saved the company and as befitting such an important model, it gets its own space.
Dig those 60’s lights and colors man! This is definitely a form follows function car. It’s not going to win any beauty contests but it drove like a sports car. That you could take the kids to school in and get groceries with.…or you could take it rallying. This is the ti version, which meant dual carbs. The standard 2002 had a single carb and the tii had fuel injection. The ti is the rare one.
The draw here, for those of us not collecting a car for European Delivery, is the Museum.
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When you enter, there is this mobile of every model that BMW has made over the years. The museum consists of two main parts, motorcycles and cars, with a small Motorsport section.
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Although I like motorrad, the draw for me are the cars. Every iconic BMW is here in mint condition as well as their recent cars.
IMG 6432The 3.0 cs, fuel injected so it’s really a csi. IMG 6437IMG 6442The 328, complete with firing order.
Here’s a teaser from my recent visit to the BMW Museum in Munich. This was one of my favourite parts of the museum.
What’s the most powerful letter in the alphabet? M!
This traffic jam consists of ALL the M class cars ever produced. I learned that the M635csi is a true collector’s piece because it’s just a good looking car, the first generation M5 came in other colors besides black, and the first M3 (E30) is still a good looking car and the previous M3 (E46) looks pretty damn good too!
An M5 in a color other than blackE46 in frontNewer cars in the front, classics in the rearThe world’s fastest Traffic Jam…This is the current E90 M3. I like this!!
To get a feel on just how motorhead the museum is, here’s the engine exhibit; every M engine that was made for the cars you just saw. Artsy!
IMG 6461IMG 6460See the headphones hanging in front of the engines? That’s so you can listen to the engines rev from idle, up the rev band to red line and back down to idle againBefore the M division made cars for us to drive, they made engines for Formula 1 teams. This is the Brabham BT54 type that Nelson Piquet drove in the 1985 Campaign
Since UA has a partnership with LH, we can choose which metal to fly for the same price. So of course it’s LH!
So on the never ending quest for status on United Airlines, necessary if you expect to be treated like a person onboard, my friend and I have been doing weekend runs to Germany since the tickets round trip are in the neighborhood of $300 for 11728 EQM (elite qualifying miles). The destination alternates between Munich (MUC) or Frankfurt (FRA). We eat in the Senator Lounge, fly out on Friday evening, land Saturday afternoon, go clubbing to practice German (das stimmt, genau), head back to the flughafen early Sunday morning for the flight back home, arriving around dinner time.
Yes, lounge food is better on non US carriers.
The traditional Mileage Run involves a cheap round ticket with a lot of EQM, flying the same aircraft there and back and not leaving the airport (or the gate in that matter). So there’s some controversy about if this is actually a “mileage run”. I’d argue that it is since we spend 13 hours between flights.
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So this weekend it’s off to Munich. We caught an early flight so we had a few hours to kill before clubbing. My friend crashed in the hotel room and I decided to visit BMW Welt, a pilgrimage that all Bimmer fans should make a few times. The complex consists of the Welt, a very large and swish brand dealership with the latest models on the floor, snacks and drinks (though you can’t buy any there). There’s also the Museum which will be the next post. The Welt includes a training facility for technicians (mechanics) and a delivery area where lucky people can pick up their cars for European Delivery.
It was February so there was still some snowThe biggest 4 cylinder BMWA large company showcase with BMW’s latest cars and technology
I’ve just installed a plugin for MT called iMT (clever!). What it does is provide an iPhone friendly interface to make blog entries from (you guessed it) your iPhone.
It works well, so far. I can write basic, text only entries (no pix or links); said entries can be edited later on when I’m back on mah Mac.
Hmm. Is this now one less reason to bring my Macbrick along on the plane now? Update from mah Mac: Here’s the link to iMT. And since I do most (but not all) of my flying on UA, I’ll still need my Macbrick for AVOD since UA dun have any. Of course, if I could convert my .avi files to iphone format, then I wouldn’t have to lug my Macbrick…
When you fly, you want to make sure you follow the rules. When you know what time the gates will close, always get there BEFORE that time. Don’t expect the doors to be held open for you simply because you can’t be bothered to tell time. Otherwise, you’ll turn out like this:
An embarassment to all the Cantonese in the world
If she tried this stunt in Singapore, she’d already be in cuffs and perp-walked away. If she tried this in San Francisco, she’d be appointed to the Board of Supervisors. Thanks to Lucky and Cheesie, who both had this video before me!
Like wow…only three more new episodes and BSG is done!
This two parter left me with a butt-ache. Which means that I was firmly planted on the floor, watching these episodes (mild spoilers after the gratuitous pic!). I think Jack Bauer could relate to the day that Adama had. Yeah, I think the General would approve…
Some thoughts: Starbuck is Patton. If any of you are familiar with the movie or his history, you’ll know he was truly alive when he was doing one thing. Starbuck is the same. Except she looks MUCH better doing it.
There IS a reckoning at the end of Blood on the Scales. The question, will there be follow through with the rest? And what about the political loose ends?
Wah, breathless!
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