By Nate Risch
08/21/2017
It’s hard for me to believe that it’s been eighteen years since my series of columns entitled “Conditioning The Coupe (Part XX of 700)” ran in Roundel. In those columns, I described the from-scratch retrofit of air-conditioning into my 1973 3.0CSi.
By Nate Risch
08/14/2017
What makes a family road trip such a special event? Is it singing songs together late into the evening, or finding a fantastic local restaurant just outside of a small town? Does the glory of traveling involve learning new and amazing tidbits about your children and your parents? No.
By Nate Risch
08/13/2017
I was all set to launch into my new thirten-part series on Conditioning The Shark (retrofitting air-conditioning into my Euro ‘79 635CSi) when someone gave me a free ’85 635CSi—which you have to admit is a pretty good opening line.
By Nate Risch
08/06/2017
The year was 2010, one month to the day before my wedding. I had planned a much-needed reprieve from wedding-planning duties to attend a Northern Colorado BMW night with a small group of fellow Z3 M coupe and M roadster owners. Joining our group was a transplant from Seattle named Fletch, who had just acquired a pristine 2001 Estoril Blue M roadster.
By Nate Risch
08/06/2017
After road trips in my ’72 Bavaria to the Vintage in 2014 and 2015, it was clear that, while the car was absolutely wonderful to drive a long distance, the suspension was kind of floaty and boaty, so I bought a set of Suspension Techniques sway bars to cut down on the body roll.
