Jakub Berthoty from Slovakia remembers the Eastern Bloc cars of his childhood, and how the fall of the Iron Curtain suddenly opened up his horizons to Western motors and a fascination with BMW. He tells us why he has concentrated his collection around the BMW 7 Series, how he restores his modern classics in his own garage and how he brings them up to date technically.

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