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01/13/2007: "BMW: Art Cars Exhibition"

Apart from the Nike Celebration, another highlight from the recent Beijing trip was the opportunity to visit the Art Cars Exhibit by BMW. I've been a mad Bimmer fan for years, and at one point, I had 4 of them in my garage, of course, 3 out of 4 were older models, E21, 2002tii, E32 735il, and my prided E36 328i. BMW is one common interest that I shared with my father, he used to drive a 732i, and a E34 525i. I had fun with those as well. I used to read alot of books and mags on this Germany car maker. So, "Art Cars Series" was nothing new to me, however, seeing them up close and personal, this would be the first time.

So, here they were, sitting in 798 District, the 525i, 840i, LeMan race car, and the ULTIMATE ULTIMATE in my books; the 3.0CSL. This race-model was one of my dream cars, believe it or not, I almost bought up a rusted 3.0cs in hop to modify it into the same setup. But.. the cost of such modification scared me off. Anyways, this Art Car 3.0cs by Alexander Calder is one of the most iconic BMW images ever. And here it was in front of me.

Amazing.

More photos (and other BMWs coming late).