registernews 02 Richard Stern Happy New Year. A list of upcoming classic and BMW-related events can be found here: www.bmw2002.co.uk/upcomingevents The onslaught of the motorist doesn’t stop. Not only do we have the new ULEZ charge for driving inside London’s North and South Circular road, but apparently they now want to charge another £3.50-a-day for all cars entering London from outside the M25 to plug the billion-pound defecate that TFL has managed to incur. According to the press, the recently introduced ULEZ charge hasn’t reduced pollution in London. With petrol prices at an all-time high it baffles me why the motorist is constantly paying for just about anything to do with transport and pollution. Energy companies are now pushing prices higher, instead of our constant demand for more, we need to say no. At time of writing, French lorry drivers are blockading their motorways in protest at fuel prices. Incidentally, 90% – yes 90 – of the world’s pollution comes from industry, not our cars. I guess personal transport is an easy target. Make public transport better and then people will use it. Punishment is not the answer if you really do want to reduce car pollution. Is this all to force us to buy new electric cars, which are not as efficient as many people believe. They’re also certainly not the answer for many people who can’t charge their cars at home, never mind the lifespan of an electric car – it certainly won’t be 30plus years like many of our current cars. BMW02 Lover Thailand BMW02 Lover is a small group of Thai enthusiasts with a passion for the BMW 1600 and 2002. Besides driving and meeting up together, the collective also exchange opinions and knowledge about many BMW classic models, not only the E10. From BMW02 Lover: “We admire the history of BMW, we love the design of it. We also respect freedom of thinking, we can be whatever we want, there’s no right or wrong, you are what you think. To our friends, thank you for your passion in BMW classics and also the knowledge and love that we get from you. We feel it. We will spread out those things to others. We hope you visit Thailand. We have many beautiful places, we have smiles and good friendships.”
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Tail Pipe (from social media sources) Lars Fisk is an artist who builds nothing but spherical sculptures. His creations include a ball-shaped trash can, ballshaped houseboat, ball-shaped tree… you get the idea. They’re cute, but they’re also oddly self-contained. On show at the Dallas Art Fair, courtesy of the Broadway Gallery, is Fisk’s 2002ball that he created around 20 years
ago. Many of his works are handmade, but made to appear seamless and authentic. The BMW 2002, however, did require the assistance of factory professionals, according to this article from last year https://bit.ly/31YgFxJ. It looks to me as if the only OEM part is the BMW logo. The second image is from Fisk’s own webpage www.larsfisk.com, and I assume that’s him standing next to it. You get a better sense of the ball’s scale. Not even a child older than five or six could fit inside, there’s no legroom. But it is a marvel of steel, glass and rubber reduced to scale, including the dashboard and steering wheel. As you can see, some of it does function, the doors open and the rear view mirrors adjusts. I didn’t think to ask if it has a battery onboard so the headlights, wipers and turn signals might work too. BMW Car Club Magazine January 2022
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