who likes vintage race cars?...02's especially

[JRKOUPE]

Just wanted to share...it helps keep the vision alive...


My dream is to have a pig cheek Alpina tribute car....not a nuts and bolts restoration but a proper tribute...w/ proper pieces....

slowly but surely we will get there. Here are some updates...

a real beast back in the day.....


an Alpina for sale in Europe...


real SPORTS interior back in the day..

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our wheel/tire choice..vintage Dunlop race rubber....13 x 8" Comp MLs..


testing ride hts...



getting the office proper...proper Scheel....370 mm FLAT Momo style proto take off....and a cool stock looking custom Corian shift knob.....raised 1 inch over stock..



shift knob...



shes fun to drive....papers show her to have a Korman Stg 2...dual 40s....yummy..



more to come as we trudge along....

the turbo flares to come off by may ish.....

maybe to look like this by late summer?..

[vlad]

you should bring it to the Glen for the Sept Vintage GP :up:

[JRKOUPE]

you should bring it to the Glen for the Sept Vintage GP :up:

...that would be a great first run.......



Im hoping the Lime Rock Fall Fest or the Glen...in 2011 for sure.

[Raxe]

I'm in loooooove.

[bimma360]

Just wanted to share...it helps keep the vision alive...


My dream is to have a pig cheek Alpina tribute car....not a nuts and bolts restoration but a proper tribute...w/ proper pieces....

slowly but surely we will get there. Here are some updates...

a real beast back in the day.....

I know where one of these are currently. Sitting under a canopy in central PA. The current owner bought it from a guy who had no idea what he had. The guy that has it now asked the owner at the time how much he wanted for it. The owner said 7. The guy then said "I honestly cant do more than 5." So the owner replied "Alright, thats fine i can do $500." The guy thought he was asking for $7000 not $700. Anyway, he now swears he will never get rid of it and one day restore it. I havent been back there in exactly 2 years... but its probably still sitting under that canopy.

Dave

[JRKOUPE]

barn finds

....hmmmmm.


.get us some pics.!

[bimma360]

I'll do you one better... I'll show you where its at...

http://bmwwholesale.net/project_cars/main.php?g2_itemId=148

[JRKOUPE]

I'll do you one better... I'll show you where its at...

http://bmwwholesale.net/project_cars...?g2_itemId=148

thanks.....



small world..I spoke to shop owner about the car a yr or 2 ago.....cant remember the facts tho...

[bimma360]

hah... it is a small world isnt it. He used to be a cool guy.... i've known that shop for a decade. When he got a little bit bigger in his business he became a dick and forgot all the guys that supported him when he was first starting out. Its understandable to a point... but still.

[JRKOUPE]

hah... it is a small world isnt it. He used to be a cool guy.... i've known that shop for a decade. When he got a little bit bigger in his business he became a dick and forgot all the guys that supported him when he was first starting out. Its understandable to a point... but still.

I run a business myself.........this almost always happens..I see it myself.
Its so very hard to get real growth and maintain the same attitude as when you were smaller. People do it.....but they are the exceptions. You just end up having less time to BS...go the extra mile....answer the extra question......it is a vortex that kind of sucks you in.