The fairs are alive! From March 23 to 27 the Techno-Classica in Essen opened for the 32nd time. The 31st was in 2019, a terribly long absence of the "World's leading fair for classic cars" and so on, as they call themselves in all modesty. BMW Classic had chosen to show up a month later in Stuttgart, so the terrain was left to the BMW Classic & Type Club Section. Ten clubs did their best to build a decent booth, generously supported by BMW Classic. Attendance was quite good, given that visitors (and exhibitors) were not used to large indoor venues anymore. The brave were there, though, and most of us put our masks anywhere until the organiser informed us we would all get done by the local authorities.
Exhibits ranged from a 1928 Dixi Ihle Roadster to the Z8 and a K1 motorcycle. We had several M models as well as an untouched early 528 E12, all brought by club members.
The BMW E3 Club presented a beautiful 1972 3.0 S in Malaga with grey cloth interior, a rare colour in Germany and the most delicate interior of all. The owner calls it a "driver", everybody else disagrees. It was strategically placed near the 3.15 CSL so everybody had to take notice. The owner of the CSL, by the way, loved it that much how well his car was received that he also took it to Stuttgart a month later.
Several BMW Group Classic people paid our booth a visit and liked it which is good for us BMW Clubs. We were most suprised that Trevor Dean showed up, de facto the head of the BMW Clubs International Council, after David de Bruyn's sad passing. He came all the way from New Zealand to Germany for the Techno-Classica. He may have had other appointments, too. Trevor also kindly joined in when BMW Classic did their BCCM Live podcast on our booth. Note: If any of you has seen and recorded it I'd be most grateful to get a copy. BCCM Live really is live, there are no official copies.
You may have read it elsewhere: For me, the Techno-Classica was halfway during a ten-week marathon and the first large fair in ages. Taking good pictures was just impossible.
Exhibits ranged from a 1928 Dixi Ihle Roadster to the Z8 and a K1 motorcycle. We had several M models as well as an untouched early 528 E12, all brought by club members.
The BMW E3 Club presented a beautiful 1972 3.0 S in Malaga with grey cloth interior, a rare colour in Germany and the most delicate interior of all. The owner calls it a "driver", everybody else disagrees. It was strategically placed near the 3.15 CSL so everybody had to take notice. The owner of the CSL, by the way, loved it that much how well his car was received that he also took it to Stuttgart a month later.
Several BMW Group Classic people paid our booth a visit and liked it which is good for us BMW Clubs. We were most suprised that Trevor Dean showed up, de facto the head of the BMW Clubs International Council, after David de Bruyn's sad passing. He came all the way from New Zealand to Germany for the Techno-Classica. He may have had other appointments, too. Trevor also kindly joined in when BMW Classic did their BCCM Live podcast on our booth. Note: If any of you has seen and recorded it I'd be most grateful to get a copy. BCCM Live really is live, there are no official copies.
You may have read it elsewhere: For me, the Techno-Classica was halfway during a ten-week marathon and the first large fair in ages. Taking good pictures was just impossible.