By Robert Anthony I bought my first car during my freshman year of college in 2007. Although I had been raised in a Honda family, a pair of E30-loving friends convinced me to buy a BMW. I found the 1995 E36 318i, a Boston Green 5 speed, on Autotrader and was soon informed by a Read More
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August 2025 NM Chapter Ice Cream Social
The Fourth Annual BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter Ice Cream Social took place on Thursday, August 14, 2025 at I Scream Ice Cream in Albuquerque. The weather was perfect, setting the stage for an enjoyable evening of ice cream, camaraderie, and mingling among BMW enthusiasts. Read More
July 2025 Cardinal Point Drive North to Los Alamos
By Scott Wagner The BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter gathered at the Nambe Falls Travel Center on US 84 near Pojoaque, NM on July 12, 2025 for the Cardinal Point Drive to Los Alamos. With 16 club members in 11 cars, the drive headed out of town to Los Alamos. Crossing the Rio Grande at Read More
June 2025 Turquoise Trail Drive to Tinkertown
By Phil Undercuffler How do you describe Tinkertown? How do you explain the amazing chaos and creativity and blessed idiosyncrasy of Ross Ward’s life and work to someone who’s never witnessed it? Well, on June 7, 2025, the BMW Car Club of America’s New Mexico Chapter took a beautiful drive down the Turquoise Trail to Read More
2025 BMW Clean Car Show – NM Veterans Memorial Fundraiser
Perfect Weather Greets BMW Enthusiasts at Annual Clean Car Show The BMW Car Club of America’s New Mexico Chapter held its annual Clean Car Show on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at the picturesque New Mexico Veterans Memorial in Albuquerque. Ideal weather made for a fantastic day, as participants gathered for the popular “People’s Choice” competition and Read More
March 2025 NM Chapter Tour of Acoma Sky City
By Rob Anthony On Sunday, March 9, 2025, despite some unforeseen last-minute schedule changes, eight BMWs gathered in Los Lunas for the the BMW Car Club of America New Mexico Chapter Cardinal Points West Drive to Acoma Pueblo. Richard Massey, driving his beautifully modified F31 wagon, earned the “Iron Butt” award for the event after making the Read More
BMW Touring as a Canvas
By Richard Massey Looking back, the year 2006 was the start of some wonderful things. Fifteen years after its introduction elsewhere in the world, BMW finally made the BMW Individual program available in the US in late 2006 on the 7 series. That same year, the first E91 Tourings came to the US, updating the Read More
February 2025 Chapter Dinner in Bernalillo, NM
The BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter hosted a dinner gathering on Thursday evening, February 20, 2025, in Bernalillo, NM. The event took place at Bosque Brewing North, formerly the site of Jackalope, on the west bank of the Rio Grande. Attendees enjoyed great food, an excellent beer selection, and lively conversations about BMWs and the Read More
2025 NM Chapter Annual Membership Meeting
The BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter kicked off the year with its 2025 Annual Membership Meeting on January 18, 2025 at The Pizza Barn in Edgewood, NM. The day began with camaraderie at the Sandia BMW Wheels & Coffee event in Albuquerque. Members then embarked on a scenic drive, bypassing I-25 construction by cruising east on Tramway Read More
December 2024 NM Chapter Chapter Holiday Lunch
The BMW CCA New Mexico Chapter hosted its annual Holiday Lunch on Saturday, December 21, 2024, in Bernalillo, NM. The day began with a gathering at Sandia BMW Wheels & Coffee, followed by a scenic convoy through Albuquerque’s North Valley, along NM 313, and the El Camino Real National Scenic Byway, passing Sandia Pueblo before Read More