2023 R nineT 100 YEARS ENGINE: 1,170cc Air/Oil-Cooled Boxer Twin OUTPUT: 109 hp @ 7,250 rpm CURB WEIGHT: 487 lbs. TOP SPEED: 124 mph PRICE WHEN NEW: $20,690 YEARS PRODUCED: 2023 NUMBER BUILT: 1,923 COLOR: Classic Chrome / Avus Black OWNER: BMW NA Classic LOCATION:…
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1938 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 More2004 R 1100 S BoxerCup Replica ENGINE: 1,085cc A61 Boxer Twin OUTPUT: 98 HP @ 7,500 rpm CURB WEIGHT: 504 lbs. TOP SPEED: 139 mph PRICE WHEN NEW: $14,630 (DM 20,900) YEARS PRODUCED: 2003-’05 NUMBER BUILT: 33,741 COLOR: White/Grey/Blue OWNER: Lane Motor Museum (Since 2004)…
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 More2019 R 1250 RT-P ENGINE: 1,254cc Air/Liquid-Cooled Boxer Twin OUTPUT: 136 hp @ 7,750 rpm CURB WEIGHT: 616 lbs. TOP SPEED: 124 mph PRICE WHEN NEW: $22,504 YEARS PRODUCED: 2019 – 2023 COLOR: Alpine White / Night Black OWNER: BMW US Riders Academy LOCATION: Greer, South…
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 More1969 R 69 US ENGINE 594cc M268/3 boxer twin OUTPUT 42 hp @ 7,000 rpm CURB WEIGHT 438 lbs. TOP SPEED 109 mph PRICE WHEN NEW $1,648 YEARS PRODUCED 1960-’69 NUMBER BUILT 1,003 COLOR Red OWNER BMW NA Classic LOCATION Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey…
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 More1935 R 17 ENGINE 736cc M60 boxer twin OUTPUT 33 hp @ 5,000 rpm CURB WEIGHT 363 lbs. TOP SPEED 87 mph PRICE WHEN NEW RM 2,040 ($823) YEARS PRODUCED 1935-’37 NUMBER BUILT 434 COLOR Black OWNER Evan Bell (since 1987) LOCATION Orange, California The…
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 More1976 R 90 S BUTLER & SMITH #4990243 ENGINE <1,000cc M04 Boxer Twin OUPUT 100 hp @ 7,000 rpm (modified) CURB WEIGHT <473 lbs. (stock) TOP SPEED >124 mph PRICE WHEN NEW N/A YEAR PRODUCED 1976 NUMBER BUILT 3 COLOR Daytona Orange OWNER BMW NA Classic…
Read MoreFebruary 1-28, 2023 The Wundercar collection will be at The Ultimate Driving Museum for the month of February. Come see the Wundercar collection while they are here. The Wundercars have come from Germany to tour the US. On this tour they will only stop at 2 museums,…
Read MoreThe Power of M exhibit is currently on display at The Ultimate Driving Museum through January 21, 2023. Museum hours are Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm | Saturdays 10am – 4pm (Last admission is an hour before closing each day) We are located at…
Read MoreThe Power of M exhibit is currently on display at The Ultimate Driving Museum through January 21, 2023. Museum hours are Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm | Saturdays 10am – 4pm (Last admission is an hour before closing each day) We are located at…
Read MoreThe Power of M exhibit is currently on display at The Ultimate Driving Museum through January 21, 2023. Museum hours are Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm | Saturdays 10am – 4pm (Last admission is an hour before closing each day) We are located at…
Read MoreThe Power of M exhibit is currently on display at The Ultimate Driving Museum through January 21, 2023. Museum hours are Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm | Saturdays 10am – 4pm (Last admission is an hour before closing each day) We are located at 190…
Read MoreThe Power of M exhibit is currently on display at The Ultimate Driving Museum through January 21, 2023. Museum hours are Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm | Saturdays 10am – 4pm (Last admission is an hour before closing each day) We are located at…
Read MoreThe Power of M exhibit is currently on display at The Ultimate Driving Museum through January 21, 2023. Museum hours are Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm | Saturdays 10am – 4pm (Last admission is an hour before closing each day) We are located at…
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 MoreThe Power of M exhibit is currently on display at The Ultimate Driving Museum through January 21, 2023. Museum hours are Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm | Saturdays 10am – 4pm (Last admission is an hour before closing each day) We are located at 190…
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…
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