My E30 was originally owned by Andre Agassi?

[Dominic49]

pm me the vin i'll check what comes up in the bmw database

[mtechnic]

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...d=aOozd2LtdR1M

Long article, but towards the bottom it mentions that Agassi bought a BMW convertible for his friend Perry Rogers in 1991 as a graduation present. Hmm... Do you happen to know the other previous owner's names? If P. Rogers is one, then that might make it even more likely.

Yeah my bro sent me this link. Its funny, because I actually do remember seeing an old faded check that was under the insulation in the trunk. I think it was signed "Perry". I'll check again when I get home.

If it was indeed a gift for Perry Rogers, I don't think Agassi would care about hearing the where-abouts of the mtech since they are reported to not get along anymore.

[mtechnic]

I do ;) but it isn't my place to post them. It sure is beautiful though. Cool story behind it and how it came to Atlanta as well. I can assure you that the owner (OP) is one of those guys I have true respect for. Young guy with the right head on his shoulders. Not interested in primer, fiberglass, and sportmaxx. That's for sure.

Gracias amigo! Same to you.

[mtechnic]

Wait, whoa. Do you mean I put a motor into you/ Andre Agassi's car?
That's awesome.
Sup Nate!



Luke,
this car was a dream to work on. The only frustration after the motor swap was switching the cps and the impulse wire causing a non-start situation for @ 10 minutes.

I plan on doing a intro/build thread soon. I owe a lot of gratitude to Rich, delatlanta1281, & another forum member for rebuilding the engine.

[priapism]

Gorgeous! Love to see unmolested survivors.

[mtechnic]

That's amazing, great find if it is for real!

Have any other pictures of the car?

Here are some from yesterday. Just did a 700 mile drive to & from FL, picking up the puzzled hardtop that was listed in the FS Parts Section.

[slammin.e28]

I'd just be happy the radio code was written down. That's worth it's own weight in gold.

[priapism]

That's a really cool story! I remember reading years ago that when Agassi first started making good money he had a habit of buying his friends cars. If he liked you, he'd just buy you a car. This could be one of those cars. You could run a Carfax and see who the first registered owner is. It would add a neat provenance and increase the car's value. Hold onto that paperwork!

Seats look cherry. Every day I hate my comfort seats a little more LOL

[Eurospec]

Nice, the car looks amazing. I wonder who he might have banged in that back seat

This had me cracking up... lolz.

Awesome, be sure to keep us updated on your findings. Grew up watchin him and his wife play. Boy were those Sampras vs. Agassi matches epic :D

[freeride53]

Another Persian with an e30! Nice!

Another Persian with an e30! Nice!

Another Persian with an e30! Nice!

No, he's definately an Iruni...

Talked about it in an interview once, his father is persian, and mother is french.
Of course in this day and age, many Persian don't reveal their heritage...

But OP, that's seriously awesome shit.

Also consider yourself lucky that Macenroe didn't own it, otherwise it would have been thrashed to hell

[CorvallisBMW]

LOL that's awesome!!

[delatlanta1281]

I do ;) but it isn't my place to post them. It sure is beautiful though. Cool story behind it and how it came to Atlanta as well. I can assure you that the owner (OP) is one of those guys I have true respect for. Young guy with the right head on his shoulders. Not interested in primer, fiberglass, and sportmaxx. That's for sure.

[Tvan]

That's amazing, great find if it is for real!

Have any other pictures of the car?

[Raxe]

That's too cool!

[FredK]

That's pretty awesome, if Andre Agassi drove it or even bought it for his friend. He was awesome. Little dude, fast, awesome backhand.

When tennis was a civilized sport he was a bad ass.