The Driving Experience

Hi and welcome to the Driving Experience. With the great responses on the labor of love to restore a classic, we're revisiting that subject with some further insights on the purchase, transport, and restoration of a BMW Z3 Coupe. Stephen Kent is sharing his driving experience with Elvis, his Z3 Coupe. As in the last episode, we'll be looking at the unexpected hurtles that you can encounter. Consider some advice about things to look for and maybe a few things to avoid. Buckle up and get ready for a wonderful ride with Stephen Kent and Elvis, his Z3 Coupe on this episode of the The Driving Experience.

Hi and welcome to The Driving Experience. This is Kevin Pennell. Over past episodes, we've talked about classic cars, driving classic cars, classic car events, well today, we're venturing into the process of the build, building a classic and some of the details surrounding that build. We're looking at some of the unexpected hurtles that you can encounter. Consider some advice about things to look for and maybe a few things to avoid. We're even going to briefly travel down a side road into off-roading a vehicle. No doubt, we're covering some ground in this episode of the The Driving Experience with Fern Amorim as he's in the process of Restoring A Classic.

Fern Amorim can be contacted via a search on FaceBook using his name Fern Amorim

The Blue Book referenced in this episode is "The BMW 2002 A Comprehensive Guide to the Classic Sporting Saloon" by James Taylor and Mike MacArtney available on Amazon.

Hi and welcome to the Driving Experience. This is Kevin Pennell your host and I'm welcoming three guests on this special episode, Mike Self, Rob Siegel, and Andrew Wilson. These veterans of road tripping will be sharing their adventures, misadventures, preparation guidelines, and the fun that awaits any traveler for a real road trip adventure. I even have a couple adventures myself! Without anything further, let's buckle up and get ready for Road Trip Adventures on this edition of the Driving Experience!

In this episode of The Driving Experience, Rob Siegel will be talking about Enjoying the Cars he has, some valuable tips on preparing to road trip your classic car, and just plain fun experiences of buying and restoring cars. Rob is an automotive writer who has written for Roundel Magazine for over 30 years, authored several books, and writes for Hagerty in their publication. Let's buckle up and get ready for a great ride with Rob Siegel as he talks about Enjoying the Car Life.

To Order Rob Siegel's Books or to get in touch with him. Here's the link! https://robsiegel.com/

Stayed tuned! In this episode of The Driving Experience, we'll be hearing from Matt Koppi of Koppinger Performance. Matt talks about some of his experiences with cars he's worked on, a few tips when it comes to finding a good technician for your car wether a classic or daily driver, and few other insights of enjoying your car wether an appliance or your automotive source of pure pleasure.

This episode of the Driving Experience takes us to the coast of Maine as Andrew Wilson and I enjoy a casual conversation with Villi Enders. Villi makes his living in Maine in the medical community. But he has another passion which began in his teenage years in Europe. The passion, collecting cars. This casual conversation is quite enjoyable as we stroll down Villi's memorable and knowledge filled pathways. He'll also be sharing some invaluable information on what to look for and avoid when looking at acquiring classic cars. Villi maintains his 60 plus collection of cars, mostly European, including Mercedes, Volkswagen, Fiat, Peugeot, Opel, and BMW. Then there's the Bentley and Jaguar. Villi can share the history, as he knows it, for all these cars. So, why does he have such a vast personal collection? He looks at collecting cars as being a Curator of Automotive History. Let's join Villi as he shares his early motivation for collecting many of these cars.

Get your driving gloves, driving glasses, and driving spirit ready. It's time once again for the Driving Experience. This is your host Kevin Pennell. This week we're visiting with Clara Loose from central Florida. A couple years ago, Clara was interviewed for an article in BMWs Roundel Magazine as one of the youngest members of the BMW CCA. So, that's one part of her story. Her first BMW 2002 saved her life after she was run off the road and rolled it nine times, and she walked away! If that isn't enough, she also has a passion for restoring a riding classic Vespas. Keep listening as we hear from Clara Loose who is Living Her Driving Experience!

Catching up with participants Clay Weiland, Steve and Donna Mets, and Anne Marie Vincent at the 18th Annual "The Vintage." This is, without a doubt a fun episode! The Vintage Experience!

In today's episode of the Driving Experience we're celebrating 50 Years of M. This is Kevin Pennell your host. I'll be talking with Michael Mitchell of the BMW Foundation and curator at the Ultimate Driving Experience Museum. We're talking about lots of great stuff about the Foundation, Street Survival, and how you can get involved with the BMW Foundation at your home or in Greer, South Carolina. Of course, we'll also be talking about some of the cars and details for visiting the newest exhibition, The Power of M: Celebrating 50 Years!

Contact the Foundation! https://bmwccafoundation.org/

Hey everybody! It's time once again for The Driving Experience! Kevin Pennell here. This episode is dedicated to The Vintage. This will be the 18th annual get together for classic BMWs from all around the country converging on the area surrounding Asheville, North Carolina. The Festmeister himself, Scott Sturdy will be talking about the event, what to do to register, planning for your trip whether you're local or if you're driving from California. This is an exciting event for all ages and classic BMWs to attend and appreciate the surrounding mountains of North Carolina. The Vintage is the place to be May 19-21st. Let's have some fun and talk about The Vintage for 2022!