By Nate Risch
10/21/2017
Betty and I just returned from our first European vacation in almost twenty years, visiting Italy, Malta, and some of the Balkans. The high points included historical and cultural sites that have fascinated me for years, like Rome, Florence, Pompeii, Venice, Malta, and Dubrovnik. Now I can cross them off my bucket list.
By Nate Risch
10/21/2017
Last week I was all set to move the ball down the field in the a/c retrofit of the ’79 Euro 635CSi and complete a major milestone—installing the reconditioned evaporator assembly—when a little voice inside my head reminded me of my own advice.
By Kimberly Austin
10/17/2017
“First,” says Steve Johnson, the president of the BMW CCA, “I want you to know that this is all Carlson’s fault.” He is talking about my perfectly splendid plan to cross the American Southwest on our way to Oktoberfest in three BMW roadsters.
By Nate Risch
10/15/2017
Born in Munich, Germany, in March 1996, Cassandra—Cassie—the E36 was a faithful driving companion. Blessed with an overabundance of horsepower from her 2.8 liters of engine displacement, she was a vehicle of rare strength for her day, kicking far harder than her quoted horsepower.
By Nate Risch
10/15/2017
I was all set to continue to test Satch’s patience and launch into another installment of Conditioning The Shark when I found that the foam on the flaps of the car’s heater box had deteriorated. A sudden need to follow my own advice arose, and I was faced with the decision of whether to yank the heater box and re-line the flaps. This dragged the evaporator installation to a screeching halt.
