BACKROADS • MAY 2022
Page 22
Bonus
BIG CITY GETAWAY
A Very Special Museum Destination
PETER NETTESHEIM’S BMW MUSEUM
Somewhere on the north shore of Long Island There are places that almost become legend. No, they do become the thing of legend. For so many years I had heard about a gentleman named Peter Nettesheim who had the greatest collection of BMW machines on the planet. On occasion I have briefly met Peter, but last fall in Colorado, while having lunch at the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, I had at least a few minutes to talk with Peter about his collection.
Now, let me be clear…. I was absolutely clueless at what this “Collections” was – other than what I have heard. Really, really excellent – beyond anything I could dream of. Hell, I can dream of a lot. I sheepishly asked if Shira and I could visit someday. Peter beamed a huge smile and said absolutely yes. A few weeks later there was an invite from BMW to spend an afternoon at Peter Nettesheim’s BMW Museum – somewhere on the north shore of Long Island. For the first time I did not bitch about driving through the Bronx and onto Long Island and right on time, on a brilliant and warm fall morning, we pulled up to Peter’s home, somewhere on the north shore of Long Island. We write this as this is a private home, and although this collection is probably the best of the planet, it is still Peter’s home. So, at the end of this short missive we’ll give you information on how you and your riding group might see how amazing this is.
When having lunch with Peter in Colorado he told me he “always” has a few restorations in progress… for as long as he can remember. When we rolled up, there were already a number of the press and BMW there – the grounds were spotless, but after an early morning mimosa we got to look around, the best being Peter himself giving us the tour. Outside there were a number of BMWs as well as the new R 18, but
