Event date: 12 April 2022

This outing was my first participation in a BMWDCM event having only joined a few weeks earlier. I have had a very keen interest in motor cars almost all of my life and have been a member of one particular car club for 40 years and three others for 25 years. While new to BMW, having purchased a 2020 M340i a year ago, I became aware of BMWDCM and had a look at the activities available and liked what I saw, so I joined.

Any motor car enthusiast would be keen to receive an invitation to view a private collection. For obvious security reasons, these invitations are not common place. I was free that night and it wasn't far away, so I thought what the heck, the fact that I would be the newbie in this new club and didn't know a soul, paled in to insignificance given what was on offer.

And Malcolm did not disappoint!

It was a very diverse and eclectic collection of some 35 motor cars from the post war to relatively modern – and it would seem that what we saw was only half the collection! Malcolm gave us a brief outline of most of the cars and why they were special to him.

For me it was a bit of a trip down memory lane with cars so diverse as the 2016 Ford Mustang 5.0 Ltr V8 and the early 1960's Ford Anglia 105E (Harry Potter car), both of which I have also owned and driven. The Anglia 105E was in fact my first car. Other cars of note were Malcolm's father's MG Magnette, a very nice MGA (also had one of these as well and wish I still did!), a DeLorean – which Malcolm admits is great to look at but you wouldn't want to drive one any distance. There was an interesting Toyota Sera with butterfly doors, a bit similar to the DeLorean. The Sera was never sold in Australia.

Malcolm also has a standard Ford XD Falcon V8 that is about to undergo a restoration/transformation in Dick and Steve Johnson's workshop in Queensland to produce a Tru-Blu replica. Other vehicles included several Mercedes models spanning 4 decades, a Borgward, a couple of Porsches, a Rolls Royce and a couple of Hillmans just to name a few more.

While any one of the cars had its own particular appeal, the car that caught my eye the most was the BMW 328i convertible, and I am not just saying that as a newbie. The green paint and cream interior with a splash of woodgrain looked really great!  

Thankyou Malcolm for inviting BMWDCM to view your collection and thankyou BMWDCM for welcoming me to your club.

Terry White | Member #850
BMW Drivers Club Melbourne