GREER, SOUTH CAROLINA – BMW Car Club of America announced a new multi-year partnership agreement with Continental Tire of The Americas, LLC., creating a partnership that extends through 2026. As the “Official Tire of BMW Car Club of America,” Continental Tire will support one of…
Read More1938 R 61 DEUTSCHE POST ENGINE: 600cc M261/1 Boxer OUTPUT: 18 hp @ 4,800 rpm CURB WEIGHT: 405 lbs. TOP SPEED: 71 mph, 62 mph w/sidecar PRICE WHEN NEW: RM 1,420 ($230) YEARS PRODUCED: 1938 – ‘41 NUMBER BUILT: 3,747 COLOR: Red & Black OWNER:…
Read MoreThe BMW CCA Foundation is celebrating this year’s “Giving Tuesday” on November 28th, in conjunction with charities around the world. Their motto, “Everyone has something to give, and everyone has something to share,” resonates with the Foundation as our giving pledge. The Foundation depends upon…
Read More1926 R32 ENGINE: M2B33 producing 8.5 HP OUTPUT: 8.5 HP CURB WEIGHT: 269 LBS. YEARS PRODUCED: 1923 – 1926 NUMBER BUILT: 3,090 COLOR: Black OWNER: Peter Nettesheim LOCATION: Huntington, New York BMW had been very successful manufacturing aircraft engines during World War 1. Once the war…
Read MoreA Museum and a non-profit organization can’t exist without volunteers. Here at The Ultimate Driving Museum, we only have four staff members working in the building. To put on these exhibitions in our museum, it takes many volunteers to help us build these exhibits for…
Read MoreThe BMW CCA Foundation was honored by the welcome of the newest exhibit produced by The Ultimate Driving Museum. BMW Motorcycles: A Century of Innovation is wonderfully interesting even if you are not a motorcycle person. The exhibit opened with an evening gala on Thursday,…
Read MoreIn May, the BMW CCA Foundation, home of The Ultimate Driving Museum launched it’s sixth major exhibition, The Power of M: Celebrating 50 Years. We kicked it off with two back-to-back event weekends. Many of our exhibitions have been based on a major anniversary for…
Read MoreOCTOBER 14TH-15TH, 2022 Make your plans to join us on Friday, October 14th and Saturday, October 15th for the biggest blowout celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the BMW M brand! Friday, October 14th On Friday evening, the Foundation will host Jochen Neerpasch, founder of…
Read MoreRecently, BMW NA invited about 30 journalists from all around the world to drive current and past M cars from Greer, SC to Amelia Island for the Concours. The journalists started at the Foundation, where they got to see a sneak peek of the cars…
Read MoreThe BMW CCA Foundation is now listed in “Discover South Carolina” and “Yeah, That Greenville, SC”. Discover is located at tourist welcome centers all around the state of South Carolina. Yeah is located in various tourist areas around the Greenville, SC area. We are excited…
Read MoreFirst, and foremost, we want to welcome Christine Chabot, who became our new Operations Manager as of Monday, January 17th. She comes to us primarily from the busy Greenville hospitality industry and is seasoned at juggling lots of plates in the air. She is also…
Read MoreWindy City BMW member, Larry Schettel, and Foundation Ambassador, takes lots of pictures at all the events he goes to. For as long as we can remember, Larry features pictures of the sponsors at OFest Forever in the Windy City BMW Breeze newsletter. Larry, thank…
Read MoreCheck out this short video from the GENESIS exhibit closing, the dedication of our new Founders’ Garden, and the announcement of a new Museum name – The Ultimate Driving Museum. https://youtu.be/U8hEoGe_-Z8
Read MoreCheck out this video of The Great Race cars that visited the BMW CCA Foundation Museum this year! https://youtu.be/BV2etSLEm9I
Read MoreEric Weiner from Hagerty interviews Kenn Sparks, Rob Mitchell, and Jackie Jouret. They are discussing the history of the BMW Z3 and how it was produced. There is a nice plug to the BMW CCA Foundation Museum and the BMW Z Car exhibit! Building and…
Read MoreAmazonSmile has made a quarterly charitable donation to the BMW Car Club of America Foundation, in the amount of $332.29 as a result of qualifying purchases made by customers who have selected us as their charity. Thanks to customers shopping at smile.amazon.com, or with AmazonSmile…
Read MoreCome see pictures of our Z Vintage Open House!
Read MoreBMW Manufacturing’s Scholar Program apprentices built us a unique statue for our Founders’ Garden. Gadrian Zayas (center) is the Scholar Program Supervisor at BMW MC. Dorian Thomas (left) and Jason Perry (right) were the lead apprentices on this project. After several weeks of planning and…
Read MoreCheck out the latest edition of The Foundation Forum Inside: 15 Minutes with Bruce Hazard Street Survival GENESIS exhibit closing event The Great Race Cars and Coffee The new BMW Z exhibit opens ZFEST Homecoming 2021 Time Capsule Founders’ Garden Museum Membership Foundation Ambassadors See…
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Read MoreHere is our fourth issue of our newsletter , The Foundation Forum! See the latest news on all the events and activities of the Foundation, including the Library, Archives, and Museum, current and future exhibitions, the Ambassador program, and the latest news from Tire Rack…
Read MorePhase 1 of our Founders Garden is underway. Launching in May, this will be a memorial garden with beautiful trees, bushes, flowers, benches, walking paths, and engraved bricks. So far, our dry river bed and a car display area have been installed. Click on any…
Read MoreIn January 2020, the Foundation Museum was closing the PASSION 50 Years of BMW Cars and Community exhibit. The Museum was packed with visitors who wanted to see the exhibit one last time. The guys from BMMR stopped by to be part of the experience.…
Read MoreHere is our third issue of our newsletter , The Foundation Forum! See the latest news on all the events and activities of the Foundation, including the Library, Archives, and Museum, current and future exhibitions, the Ambassador program, and the latest news from Tire Rack…
Read MoreOn Friday, February 19, the Foundation Museum held a unique event for a small group of people. It was called “Shoot the Car”. We brought in Ben Howard, an experienced photographer with a long career at capturing the moment, to provide pointers on how you…
Read MoreThe BMW CCA Foundation appeared in a story in The Classic Cars.com Journals. Check it out here: TheClassicCars.com Journal
Read MoreOur Foundation Ambassador and Street Survival in car coach was interviewed on Cars Yeah podcast recently. Check out her podcast here: https://carsyeah.com/ourportfolio/1727-lou-ann-shirk/
Read MoreBill Wade, our Street Survival Program Manager, was interviewed on Cars of Carlisle podcast. Bill discusses everything behind Street Survival. Street Survival is a teen defensive driving program that is held all across the country. Listen to the podcast here: Bill Wade (TireRack.com Street Survival)…
Read MoreFoundation Fest, the official opening of GENESIS exhibit, was featured in The Ultimate Classic. This is the newsletter for vintage and classic BMWs from the BMW Classic Car Club of America. See the story here: BMW_WINTER_P1213 To learn more about the BMW CCCA and to…
Read MoreOur friends at the BMW Classic Car Club of America added a story in the Winter 2020 The Ultimate Classic newsletter about Lonny and Lou Ann Shirk receiving the Friend of the Club Award when they were at the Foundation Museum to turn over the…
Read MoreHere is our second issue of our newsletter for 2020, The Foundation Forum! We are launching this online newsletter to keep you up-to-date on all the events and activities of the Foundation, including the Library, Archives, and Museum, current and future exhibitions, the Ambassador program,…
Read MoreHere are two great videos by David Rose on Dirk de Groen’s 315/1 roadster and 328 roadster in the GENESIS exhibit. Enjoy! Click on the links below: Dirk de Groen’s BMW 315/1 roadster Dirk de Groen’s BMW 328 roadster
Read MoreWe have six videos from the 2020 Foundation Fest. Enjoy. Two donations to the BMW CCA Foundation Museum: 1992 BMW E34 M5 1970 BMW E9 2800 CS Next, Kenn Sparks interviewed several people about various levels of restoration and preservation on several of the vehicles…
Read MoreThursday Foundation Fest was three days of activities. It started with a private reception on Thursday night for the GENESIS car owners and sponsors plus a few other invited guests. This was the first opportunity for the seven car owners and three sponsors to see…
Read MoreThe Foundation Museum is proud to announce the latest addition to the Museum collection. We recently received the Reid Pepin, Parker Spooner, Michael Izor, and lately Lonny and Lou Ann Shirk 1970 E9 2800 CS. We are honored to add this beautiful car to our…
Read MoreUpdate on 11/2/2020 We had a lot of interest in this E34 M5. We posted it online and instantly, we got several emails requesting more information. We had a great turn out of people who visited the car in person at the Foundation Fest events.…
Read MoreWe have received a generous donation from a local Sandlapper BMW CCA member who owned a 1992 E34 M5. He donated it with the intention of us selling it to raise money for the Foundation Museum and Street Survival. We have done some minor service…
Read MoreLocal media from Greenville News came out to view the GENESIS exhibit. See the article in the newspaper below. Greenville News
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