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Drivers! We hope you’re having a great holiday weekend so far and a fun drive is in the plans! As we do every year at the end of Labor Day weekend, registration fees for the SoCal Vintage BMW Meet will go up after Monday! Save yourself some money and register TODAY! Why pay more? You're coming anyway! A lot of 02's registering this weekend - should be a another great turnout. Register at: http://msreg.com/SoCalVintageBMW2019 More info coming soon - Have a safe driving weekend! John and Jeff

Registration for the SoCal Vintage BMW Meet, which will take place Saturday, November 2rd at Woodley Park in Van Nuys, IS NOW OPEN!! We encourage all of you to register early as it really helps in us running the show - so we really appreciate it you register as soon as possible! Here is the link:msreg.com/SoCalVintageBMW2019

As many of you already know, the SoCal Vintage BMW Meet is this Saturday, at 8 AM at Woodley Park in Van Nuys. Since we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the 02 series, we already have a big number of 02's registered and are expecting a lot more. This should easily be our biggest show yet. We encourage you to register ahead of the show, as we can check you in faster and we can keep the lines shorter. It's also a way to make sure you're guaranteed a goody bag, as those who pay cash day of show have to wait until all who've pre-registered are checked in. Save yourself the hassle - register at www.motorsportreg.com/events/socal-vintage-bmw-meet-2016-woodley-ave-park-628148 We are also introducing a neat new feature this year - the Driver's Choice Awards will be online, so you can voted straight from your phone. Bookmark or save the link below - and give it a try right now so you can practice. At the meet you'll simply enter the window card registration number, click next, and move on to the next model - we have it set up right now so you can practice: https://goo.gl/a6FxY8 Try it out, so you'll be all set to vote for the Driver's Choice Awards at the meet Please register and see you Saturday! John & Jeff

Drivers Hope your holiday weekend has been safe and fun! The San Diego County drive to La Jolla Independent is coming in less than two weeks on Saturday, 7/18, meeting up at the Weinerschnitzel, 624 N. Coast Hwy. in Oceanside, CA 92054 - Departing 9AM. If you have not RSVP'd already and you plan on coming please let us know asap, since Carl and Ben at La Jolla will be serving up lunch! Again the route: https://goo.gl/maps/B4PL1 There will be two caravan meet up points before Oceanside - First on in Westwood at the far west end of the Federal Building parking lot off Sepulveda just south of Wilshire. We will leave there 6:45 AM SHARP - so please be on time. The Second meet up point is in Huntington Beach at the Starbucks next to the Barnes and Noble at the Bella Terra Shopping center on Edinger. The exact address is 7881 Edinger Ave #83 Huntington Beach, CA 92647. We will be leaving Huntington Beach 7:30 AM SHARP - so please be on time. Remember it will be a long driving day so please make sure you and your car are properly prepped! Registration is open for the 8th SoCal Vintage BMW Meet taking place 10/31 at Woodley Park in Van Nuys. We would really appreciate it and registering early helps makes things smoother for October - the link is:http://msreg.com/socalvintage8 The Glendora Mt Rd Drive to the Ireland Engineering open house on Saturday, 8/29. More details to follow. Thanks! Jeff & John

Drivers This is an update for all of you who are planning to drive north with us to the Bay Area Show and Swap on Friday, May 1. Our meetup point will be at the usual spot, the small parking lot just west of the Burbank Blvd/405 exit on Burbank Bl - immediately next to the Southbound 405 exit ramp. ... We'll leave about 10 and head up the 101 and go to the Bay Area - we'd like to get a head count of all who are planning to come, just to try to keep it organized, so please let us know if you're coming. A few of the guys are planning to team up and stay at the Ramada in So SF, one exit down the 101 from the show site. Here's some info: http://www.expedia.com/San-Francisco-Hotels-Ramada-Limited-…& Should be a fun drive next week, and as always a super show at the Brisbane Marina - we don't get to see our brothers from up north enough! Also remember to mark your calendars for the Ginourmous Garage Sale and Weenie Roast in Van Nuys on Saturday, 5/16. Thanks! John & Jeff

Drivers, So hopefully you've spent the past few months sorting through your ride and getting it ready for our upcoming drives. We're starting the season again this year down in Orange County, and taking the relaxed drive through Live Oak Canyon to the Open House at Jeff Tighe's TP Motorsports in Costa Mesa. Drive starts in Mission Viejo at 9:30 AM on Sat 4/11 at the Cocos on Crown Valley Parkway just east of the I-5 exit. RSVP please so we have enough food for all. Here's the route: https://goo.gl/maps/5w1Ql Lots more to come soon -- stay tuned! John & Jeff

Event Title: SoCal Vintage BMW OC Drive to TP Motorsports 4/11 Event Author: leonine99 Calendar: View Event Event Date: 11 Apr 2015 (Single Day Event) Drivers, So hopefully you've spent the past few months sorting through your ride and getting it ready for our upcoming drives. We're starting the season again this year down in Orange County, and taking the relaxed drive through Live Oak Canyon to the Open House at Jeff Tighe's TP Motorsports in Costa Mesa. Drive starts in Mission Viejo at 9:30 AM on Sat 4/11 at the Cocos on Crown Valley Parkway just east of the I-5 exit. RSVP please so we have enough food for all. Here's the route: https://goo.gl/maps/5w1Ql Lots more to come soon -- stay tuned! John & Jeff View Event

Drivers We wanted to give a shout out to one of our new sponsors, German Motorsport, as they're rolling out a really nice Euro bumper conversion kit to coincide with the SoCal Vintage BMW Meet - we wanted to pass it along so the FAQers were aware of it. German Motorsport is also offering later ('74-'76) N American 2002 owners have had to deal with the onerous, unattractive 'big bumpers'. Now German Motorsport offers an easy, convenient kit to easily convert the unsightly US front bumper to the much more appealing Euro version: http://www.germanmotorsport.com/performance/bmw/performance-parts/bmw-1600-2002/body-and-trim/2002-euro-front-bumper-conversion-kit.html The kit includes: Euro style front bumper brackets; Drilling template for drilling the mounting points; Weld plates to cover the US bumper mount opening on the nose of the car; Instruction manual for mounting the bracket conversion kit; Link to Instructions on how to convert the rear bumper. Complete front bumpers (Left, center and right), overriders and rubber stripping also available - please inquire for cost. Looks great!

Drivers We surveyed Woodley this past week and due to extended drought conditions and the limitations put on the City Recreation & Parks, we are having to change the layout of the Meet from its usual layout at the north end of the park - we will now be situated more along the eastern edge of Woodley. Please review the attached layout map The most important change to note is now the entrances have been reversed - Classic ('76 & later) is now at the at the NORTH entrance of the parking lot and Vintage ('76 and earlier)will enter at the far SOUTH end of the parking lot. Follow the directions of one of the volunteers, there will be a lot of cars getting checked in, but we're really trying to get it done as quickly as possible. Please note on the map the areas where the different models will be parked. Although the layout has changed, the Driver's Meet you all love will still be the same party in the park! We will make the changes as seamless as possible and get everyone parked as soon as possible and out enjoying the beautiful weather and beautiful Vintage BMWs!! More updates very soon! PS - 02s are leading all other chassis in registrations to date - thank you guys!

Drivers Just a reminder if you have not yet RSVP'd for our Angeles Hwy/Sand Canyon/Little Tujunga Canyon Drive and BBQ please do so as it is Saturday - we need a firm headcount as soon as possible since we're buying food in the next couple of days. Again here's the new route, PLEASE be familiar with it as the turn from Angeles Forest Hwy to Aliso Canyon Road is an easy one to miss: https://goo.gl/maps/cRfpq Meetup is at 10605 Leolang Av, Sunland CA 91040 - we'll be leaving between 9 and 9:15 - RSVP to socalvintagebmw@yahoo.com The BBQ is free if you've already registered for the SoCal Vintage BMW Meet, and $10/person if you haven't but we'll have a computer at the BBQ for you to register on if needed. We're ordering a lot of goods for the meet so it would REALLY help us if you registered now. Register for the Meet now at: http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.c...6#.VAzRia10z4Y More info soon! Thanks John & Jeff

Drivers Registration for the SoCal Vintage BMW Meet on 10/11/14 continues and we've had a good response to our call for as many people as possible to register by this weekend so we can prevent an entry price increase on 9/1. This will be our 7th year of fun at Woodley Park in Van Nuys, so please go to the Motorsportreg.com website and register for the SoCal Vintage BMW Meet on 10.11 Thanks! John & Jeff

Drivers The Glendora Mt Road Drive to the Ireland Engineering Open House is this Saturday 8/23 and according to the Caltrans Website CA 39 is now open to Crystal Lake Please RSVP if you've not already done so, looks like we have about 20 cars so far. Meet at the foot of Glendora mountain road (1000 block or so) at 8:30, we'll have a drivers meeting and head off about 9. See you then! John & Jeff

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Drivers! It's finally Meet Week! The SoCal Vintage BMW Meet at WoodleyPark, Van Nuys, will be NEXT SATURDAY, October 19th, from 9AM-4PM. We should start staging cars to park on the grounds by 8:00-15, and kick off things by 9 if all goes well. In your goody bags, along with the cool gifts we will have for you, will be your windshield card for you to fill out so everyone knows whose car they are looking at, but more importantly, what number car you are if they want to vote for you for the Drivers Choice Award - and you will all have a ballot in your bag as well. We'll have markers but if you have a pen bring it! Get your peers to vote for you so you can take one of the coveted Driver's Choice Awards home! Once again we will be raffling off some cool giveaway items from Meguiars and our other sponsors - but you have to get your completed ballot with you name on it to us to win! We'll have two giveaway times, 11 AM and noon. Also bring your microfiber towels, Meguiar's has been generous enough to send us so much product that everyone will get some when they check in. So you can park and give your car a quick detail so its ready for the press cameras! Baby's Bad Ass Burgers and The Grilled Cheese Truck are scheduled to start serving food about 11, so pack some food and beverage if you'll need to eat before then. There are drinking fountains located in different areas on the grounds. Bring your appetite because the food will be GREAT! Baby's Bad Ass Burgers serves up outstanding burgers and sides and The Grilled Cheese Truck is well known for their grilled cheese goodies and other offerings. We will have two entrances to the grounds, Classic ('76 & later) at the south end of the parking lot and Vintage ('76 and earlier) to try to get everyone parked, so please follow the directions of one of the volunteers. See the attached entrance diagram. Be patient, there will be a lot of cars getting checked in, but we're really trying to get it done as quickly as possible. If you registered you'll be parked and out and about the show that much more quickly. Please do so, it will be much easier for everyone. Just go to the 2012 Meet Page at the socalvintagebmw.com website and you'll find the registration link at the bottom of the page in red. We have some volunteers already to help stage cars in their chassis areas but a couple more won't hurt - not a lot of work but you have to be at Woodley by 7:30. The good news is you won't have to wait in line with your car, you'll pull in early. Please email us as soon as if you want to help. Those of you that have pre-bought tshirts, please come to the SoCal Vintage canopy once you've parked and pick it up there, and say hello. Those that haven't already purchased tshirts, please come by the canopy and buy some! Those of you that are driving a long way (from upstate NY or Florida!!), thank you and get here safely - we want to see you all in one piece, and hopefully you have caravans set up. We're looking forward to a very fun event

Drivers Hope you all had a great time in Monterey - now back to the final turn into the SoCal Vintage BMW Fall meet! The final drive event before the meet - the Angeles Crest/Sand Canyon/Little Tujunga Run & BBQ is coming up Saturday Sept 14 at 9AM - the really fun run over the Angeles Highway to CA 14, back to Sand Canyon and a blast down Little Tujunga Canyon. And when it's all over we'll all kick back for a great food at John and Alexis' - those of you who have come in the past know how good Alexis' cooking is - don't miss it! RSVP as wee need a head count asap Meet up is in Sunland @ John's - see link below. The bbq is free if you are registered for the SoCal Vintage BMW Meet on Saturday Oct 19. If you're not registered we will request a $10/per person donation. But we MUCH rather have your registration. Please register here at your earliest chance: https://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/event.advert/uidEvent/7C7B1229-A814-8509-F57FA156F9556148#.UhFCGqfn900 Registering now really helps us bring you the best show we can - we again will have a lot of great cars, people food from the Grilled Cheese Truck and Baby's Bad Ass Burgers and surprises and giveaways for all of you - We just received registration from a well regarded collector in LA and he's bringing his 1957 507 - so what are you waiting for? Go Register! Here's the 9/14 route: http://goo.gl/maps/HpEH9 Again please register and have a great rest of the weekend - thanks! John & Jeff

Drivers Just a reminder that Saturday August 10 we'll be warming up for Monterey doing the annual Glendora Mt/Ridge Road Run out to Mt Baldy and back, and then back down East Fork and out San Gabriel Canyon via CA 39 to Duarte and the Ireland Engineering Open House hosted by Vintage BMW racing and performance guru Jeff Ireland - Meet at the foot of Glendora Mt Road leaving about 9! Here's the route: http://goo.gl/maps/w0REj And if you want a sample of the drive: You can see how narrow Glendora Ridge Rd is! Please RSVP at your first chance so we can get a head count for food. Also we need everyone to register for the 6th SoCal Vintage BMW Meet on 10/19 at your first chance. Please go to:http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/event.advert/uidEvent/7C7B1229-A814-8509-F57FA156F9556148#.UfVghKfn8eH Register today as that helps us get a solid head count as soon as possible and we can better plan a great meet for all of you. We have $49 all inclusive package - 1 entry, 1 SoCal Vintage BMW baseball hat and an event t-shirt, or you can purchase vehicle entry by itself and other items separately. Food with be again served by the great women at Baby's Badass Burgers and this year The Grilled Cheese Truck will join in on the fun. Have a great rest of the weekend.... John & Jeff

Mark your calendars for the next SoCal Vintage BMW Drive Event - Saturday August 10, 9AM - Glendora Mt Road run to Mt. Baldy and Ireland Engineering Open house. Meet at the foot of Glendora Mt Rd, 9AM - more details to folllow Additionally..... Registration is now open for the Sixth Annual Southern California Vintage BMW Meet which will take place on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Woodley Park in Van Nuys You can register on the MotorsportReg.com. This year we're offering an 'All-In-One' package - Car entry, Event Tshirt and SoCal Vintage Logo Baseball Cap for $49. A deal! Separately each item will be $20 The show is open to all Vintage BMWs from from 1988 back, including all cars to the end of those models production runs (E30, E28, E26, E24, E23, E21, E12, E9, E9, 2002, NeuKlasse, 700, Isetta and all going back) which makes the SoCal Vintage BMW Meet the largest independent Vintage BMW Meet in North America. This year we have 2 new chassis that qualify for our meet - the E32 7 series and the E34 5 series - so bring those M5 Tourings! Each year The SoCal Vintage BMW Meet has a turnout of over 300 cars and drivers - this year will be no different. Make your plans now so you don't miss the largest Independent Meet for the Vintage BMW Community in North America, set in the backdrop of beautiful Woodley Park! Thanks and see you soon! John & Jeff This post has been promoted to an article

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Drivers If you are interested in going to the Meguiar's Open class on Saturday 5/11 should sign up asap. Tomorrow Meguiar's will open up the rest of the class spaces (about 20 right now)to the general public and it will fill very fast. Let's show our support for one of our charter sponsors, and learn a lot of great info on keeping your vintage BMW ride looking great. Click here to sign up - lunch provided! http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?57310-May-11th-2013-Saturday-Open-Class And 5/18 is Bimmerfest - the BF boys have handed us the reins of getting all the classic cars wrangled and parked quickly and neatly in the Heritage Corral, and we're going to need all your cooperation to pull it off. Make sure you go to the following link - type all your info right on the form and print out - please have this when you arrive! http://www.bimmerfest.com/images/2013/Bimmerfest-2013-Heritage-Corral-Placard.pdf Here is the Bimmerfest timeline: 6:30-45 - Arrive at Rose Bowl Aquatics Center - and buy SoCal Vintage Tshirts! Here's the location: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=rose+bowl+aquatics&hl=en&ll=34.153544,-118.161993&spn=0.01932,0.034504&fb=1&gl=us&hq=rose+bowl+aquatics&hnear=0x80c2a4cec2910019:0xb4170ab5ff23f5ab,Santa+Monica,+CA&cid=0,0,2379715931771633714&t=m&z=15 7AM - Vintage BMW Car Lineup to drive the half mile to Lot F - map is attached 7:15am - SoCal Vintage BMW group drives over to lot F, the gate will be opened for SoCal Vintage only and then immediately closed. We will need help turning away non-classics that might have been picked up with our group. As you drive in form a line facing the connecting 'chute' to the grass lot H. Once in line engines can be shut off. Their parking attendants will collect entrance money ($20) from everyone in lot F by walking to each car so no one needs to have their car running. 3) 7:30am - Once everyone has paid for parking service they will open the 'chute' gate from lot F to lot H (grass) and we can drive as a group onto the grass and to the classic area, which is in the same place as last year. There we will have volunteers getting you into parking formation. Please follow their direction and don't drive off and park somewhere on your own - we've worked hard for the privilege to run the Heritage Corral in the manner our group has asked us for so please work with us. We are expected to get everyone parked quickly and neatly so we all can go enjoy the fest. IMPORTANT! Be aware that Bimmerfest defines their classics differently: Classics include: 3 Series E21 and older 5 Series E28 and older 6 Series E24 and older Any BMW produced prior to 1982 - E3s, E9s, 2002s, etc Their rules and we're guests so we have to abide - Our apologies to the e30 guys - but you know how welcome you are come October at the SoCal Vintage Meet at Woodley Park. If you miss the 7:00am entrance you will be able to enter through their Group Parking entrance but there will be a line and the cost is $30. Please arrive on time so you don't get stuck paying more and waiting in line. More info to come - Mark your calendars as 6/22 is the Malibu Run to Bavarian Workshop and the legendary Marc Norris in West Hills See you guys Saturday in Irvine and on 5/18 in Pasadena! John & Jeff

Drivers Here's the update for Saturday's OC run to T&P Motorsports in Costa Mesa. We'll meet up in Mission Viejo so all you SD guys can join in - meet at 9:30 AM at the Starbucks on Oso Parkway just east of the I-5 exit. Route is below - we'll be driving the Live Oak/Santiago Canyon route and then down the 55 to Costa Mesa and Jeff Tighe's shop. There will be a caravan down from LA - leaving 8:30 from Culver City, meeting at the Fox Hills Mall - meet in the parking lot under the 90 freeway by JC Penny and near the corner of Hannam and Slauson: https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=26342+Oso+Parkway%2C+Mission+Viejo%2C+CA+92691&daddr=33.6553718%2C-117.5765259+to%3A33.768067%2C-117.717781+to%3A33.7778809%2C-117.8311645+to%3A1974+Charle+St%2C+Costa+Mesa%2C+CA+92627&hl=en&ll=33.77344%2C-117.769318&spn=0.631264%2C1.109619&sll=33.773154%2C-117.770004&sspn=0.078909%2C0.138702&geocode=FVJiAAId aIP8-Cnn6r67x-7cgDH0dYm9YLhXvw%3BFUuKAQIds-z9-CnNwNk5HuvcgDFR9kZbL4ZEhQ%3BFYNCAwId68T7-CmdqwoowcTcgDFBrurGAFCkNQ%3BFdhoAwIdBAr6-ClLE4VV9dncgDFuH8G5rjQLcg%3BFY1mAQIdyK34-Cn7V1Jmht_cgDGQjDHhjL-7aA&gl=us&mra=dpe&mrsp=3&sz=13&via=1,2,3&t=m&z=10 Also, remember we have the Meguiars open house on 5/11, this will be a really informative day - still room but should fill up fast: http://www.meguiarsonline.com/forums/showthread.php?57310-May-11th-2013-Saturday-Open-Class See you all Saturday! John & Jeff

Jim Great to have you and Randy come down, we're honored by the visit - great car and great people. Sorry John and I couldn't spend more time with you guys (or anyone for that matter) its just running the show takes all out effort.....neither of us really got out to walk the show, which is why the photos are so important to the two of us. We were canny in making sure the NKs were parked close to pur pop up though......hope to see you guys soon, on a drive in the Sierra or something interesting.... Jeff