325ix Baur Convertibles. Yes you read that right

[Ether-D]

Ummm it's totally the same. jk lol smiley face. I've had three Eagles. My first was an 83 sx/4 in the same color as your pic. Then a couple wagons in navy and silver. I'll have another sx/4 though.

[tom82baur]

That post is just fantastic. THANKS Tom!
Love the blog. Looking at your sig, I assume you've tried to bring one of these verts over?

Thank you for your kind words. The blog is a Labor of Love, and a a lot of fun! I would LOVE to be able to bring a Baur ix here but..... if you have looked at my sig.... you can see that I already have a bunch of cars and.... I want to STAY married! ;)


But I do look at the European ads.... so ... I haven't ruled it completely out! But, let's keep this little chat between us... and not breathe a word to You-Know-Who!

wink wink. nudge nudge. ;)


On the other hand..... there IS an American-built AWD Baur-type convertible out there! Same style built-in roll bar, targa top, soft fold down rear top... but I think you will agree: it is just NOT the same thing!

UGH! ;)

http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2012/04/whoa-american-built-four-wheel-drive.html

[bradnic]

That post is just fantastic. THANKS Tom!
Love the blog. Looking at your sig, I assume you've tried to bring one of these verts over?

[tom82baur]

I'd rock it

always liked Baurs, since 1985 when I had one of these:


didn't even know what an E30 was but this was one of my favorites. call it destiny. ;)



Baurs were not made by BMW

There were basically two ways to get a Baur:
1) BMW would build the coupe, send it to Baur who would cut off the top and install what for the E30 is really a 'cage', sand they would then send it back to the factory, where it was sold with a full factory warranty.
2) Some buyers would buy a coupe from a dealer, and order the Baur package. The dealer would then send it to Baur for conversion, and it would be delivered to the buyer through the dealership.
3) There were also also about 3,000 BMW E30s that were converted to Top Cabriolets in South Africa under license to Baur. Those models do not have the official Baur number identification plate that was standard on all Stuttgart-built Baurs.
4) We have found one (1) BMW E21 that has the top cabriolet conversion, but it appears that the conversion was done in Hempstead NY by American Sunroof company (ASC), a well known custom conversion coach builder back in the day. We believe that ASC did the conversion under license to Baur, similar to the South African arrangement. It has a Baur-like number id plate that reads : American Sunroof 00001. We think it may be a one-off. :) It is identical to the Baur conversions, btw.
With the exception of the Baur 'bits', the rest of these cars are all standard BMW parts, built by BMW. I own an E21 323i Baur, and I write the Baurspotting blog. :)

[bradnic]

Dashing through the snow, in a 170 horse open sleigh.... ;)

That baurspotting blog post is AMAZING!! Link to "da man" Jeroen's IX vert photo bucket page:

http://s4.photobucket.com/user/Baurix/library/325ix?sort=3&page=1

Some samples



Late models




Could totally see Nando in this one


More Euro examples (rare upon rare - check out the trailer hitches)





Mtech1 325ix Baur - with Startecs too (even more rare)!

[bradnic]

I'd rock it

right there with ya

always liked Baurs, since 1985 when I had one of these:


didn't even know what an E30 was but this was one of my favorites. call it destiny. ;)

Even matches the car in the first post :-)

Baurs were not made by BMW

damn straight

[tom82baur]

Only 114 built?!?! that's insane!

You dont' know how many times when I was pushing snow in a blizzard and say

"damn, I wish I could enjoy some rays and drop the top"

Here is someone who did exactly that! And I too would love to have a 325ix Baur!

http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2012/12/bmw-convertible-snow-plow.html

Dashing through the snow, in a 170 horse open sleigh.... ;)
http://baurspotting.blogspot.com/2013/11/dashing-through-snow-in-170-horse.html[/url]

[ThatOneEuroE30]

I'd pay dumb amounts of money to have a baur ix

[rcsoundn1]

some have even done it

[fight4life28]

Only 114 built?!?! that's insane!

You dont' know how many times when I was pushing snow in a blizzard and say

"damn, I wish I could enjoy some rays and drop the top"

Yes they have, Every vert owner has thought about it at least once in there life...

[Stanley Rockafella]

That's pretty cool. Not sure I understand the "why" behind it. But more than likely, it was BMW engineers saying "why not?" Something they should do more often.

trust me, they've been doing that far too long. Something that'll get them in shit sooner than later (financially)

[Stanley Rockafella]

Only 114 built?!?! that's insane!

You dont' know how many times when I was pushing snow in a blizzard and say

"damn, I wish I could enjoy some rays and drop the top"

[nando]

I'd rock it

always liked Baurs, since 1985 when I had one of these:


didn't even know what an E30 was but this was one of my favorites. call it destiny. ;)

That's pretty cool. Not sure I understand the "why" behind it. But more than likely, it was BMW engineers saying "why not?" Something they should do more often.

Baurs were not made by BMW

[Isostar13]

That's pretty cool. Not sure I understand the "why" behind it. But more than likely, it was BMW engineers saying "why not?" Something they should do more often.

[heatmakerz]

That thing is seeping with awesomeness. Good post.