Here 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
Read MoreOur PASSION and ICON exhibits are featured in Garage Style Magazine. Check out the article from the April 2020 issue below. Garage Style Magazine 04_2020
Read MoreRecently, Jackie Jouret appeared on a morning news channel from Charlotte, NC. Check out Jackie’s wonderful interview on QC Life. Jackie Jouret Video
Read MoreThe Herald-Journal from Spartanburg, SC did a story on the GENESIS. The Greenville News online picked up the same story and photo gallery and published on their website as well. Check out the story and gallery below. Story: Herald-Journal story Gallery: Gallery
Read MoreRecently, the Foundation Museum welcomed an unlikely visitor. Armed with a backpack and a sense of curiosity, Mike Daikubara entered the Museum on a mission. He was here to see what he referred to as one of his favorite cars. While most visitors gravitate towards the 507,…
Read MoreToday, GENESIS is featured in the Greenville Journal. See the story here: Greenville Journal
Read MoreThe BMW CCA Foundation Museum got international exposure when BMW Blog posted a story about the Museum and the GENESIS exhibit. Read the story here: https://www.bmwblog.com/2020/08/16/the-history-of-bmw-can-be-found-in-greer-south-carolina/
Read MoreClassicCars.com released a story and photos from the GENESIS exhibit and book. Read the story at the link below: https://journal.classiccars.com/2020/08/13/bmw-history-featured-in-genesis-exhibit/
Read MoreAdrian Mitu from Romania has made a name for himself by painting water colors of vintage cars. What is unique about the art is that he uses coffee in his paintings. Three of his art collections are on display at the BMW CCA Foundation Museum…
Read MoreDue to the COVID-19, the BMW CCA Foundation wasn’t able to open the GENESIS exhibit on time in May. The Museum hired David Rose of Hitting Redline to create a video of the exhibit. This video was launched on the original grand opening date of…
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Knudt Flor, President and CEO of BMW Manufacturing, and nine of his executive team visit the BMW CCA Foundation Museum to see the GENESIS exhibit. This was the first opportunity for the group to see this wonderful collection of BMW history. Outside of Germany, this…
Read MoreOur friends at the BMW Performance Center created this video about Lothar Schuettler and his beautiful 1958 502 Cabriolet. Lothar has loaned this car to the BMW CCA Foundation Museum for the GENESIS: BMW From the Beginning exhibit. Watch the video here: Lothar Schuettler 1958…
Read MoreOur friends at Windy City BMW published more photos about the Foundation Museum and the GENESIS exhibit. Check out the pictures here. Windy City Breeze Aug 2020 To see the full newsletter, go to Windy City BMW
Read MoreCheck out our latest donation to the Museum. We got a MINI!!! Okay, it isn’t a real driving MINI, but it is a full-size fiberglass MINI from MINI of Charleston. This had been mounted on the wall in the dealership. Brad Davis rescued it after…
Read MoreWe would like to welcome you to the first issue of 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…
Read MoreThe Miller Norburn #64 2002 driven by Nick Craw, owned by Scott Hughes, is featured in the July 2020 issue of Roundel magazine. This car had been part of the ICON exhibit in 2018. Check out the article here: Miller & Norburn 2002
Read MoreFoundation Trustee Scott Hughes and wife, Fran, have been featured in the Summer edition of The Ultimate Classic magazine. See a preview here. Scott and Fran Hughes in The Ultimate Classic summer 2020 issue Get your copy and read about Scott and Fran and many…
Read MoreOur friends at the BMW Classic Car Club of America have a nice preview article about some of the cars that you will see in the GENESIS: BMW From the Beginning exhibit. Check out the article here: Genesis in The Ultimate Classic – Spring 2020
Read MoreCheck out the GENESIS: BMW From the Beginning book review by David Lightfoot in the July 2020 issue of Roundel magazine. Roundel Magazine
Read MoreCheck out the GENESIS: BMW From the Beginning book review by David Lightfoot in the Puget Sound chapter newsletter Zündfolge Quarter 3, 2020 issue. Click on the link below. Puget Sound Newsletter
Read MoreOur friends at Windy City BMW have published pictures in both the May and July issue of the Windy City BMW Breeze newsletter from the vehicles in the GENESIS exhibit. Check out the issue here (Cover page and page 4 for May and pages 10…
Read MoreStreet Survival driving tips for teens during social distancing was promoted on Autoweek.com recently. Check out the article at this link. Click Here
Read MoreThe GENESIS: BMW From the Beginning exhibit book by Jackie Jouret was reviewed on BMW Blog by Hugo Becker. Click here for the article.
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