I'm a sick puppy who suffers from old BMW disease for which there is no cure. A couple of weeks ago I flew to Portland OR and bought a 81 Euro spec E12 528i automatic, it's totally stock and a time warp. Color is Kashmere metallic with a green cloth interior, very unusual color combo. The 528i has no AC, manual windows and sunroof. Wheels on the car are stock steel wheels (no hub caps, just trim rings). I plan to put my open face Alpina wheels on the car, drive it till the automatic dies and then do a 5 speed conversion. I love the Euro spec look on E12's, no diving board bumpers. After being in Europe this past summer for several months, I am inspired to do the Euro spec bumper look for my 74 tii. No problems on the drive back home to N Santa Barbara county from Portland
Now the fun part is to get the 528i to pass CA smog. It has a cat and a 02 sensor in the down pipe so I'm hopeful now major issues.
Here is the link to pics of the car.
http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y208/bimmerfan02/Gordon%20E12/
As you can see by the pics, I bought the car from a genuine car enthusiast. That's the sellers Cobra in the garage, he also has two Alpina B7S turbo's and a E12 M535i, a couple of M6's, etc... He never drove this car so it was offered up for sale.
G-Man
81 528i (new project toy)
74 2002tii many mods
70 E3 2800 Euro spec, 106K original KM's
3 E30's and a 96 4Runner parts hauler
Now the fun part is to get the 528i to pass CA smog. It has a cat and a 02 sensor in the down pipe so I'm hopeful now major issues.
Here is the link to pics of the car.
http://s6.photobucket.com/albums/y208/bimmerfan02/Gordon%20E12/
As you can see by the pics, I bought the car from a genuine car enthusiast. That's the sellers Cobra in the garage, he also has two Alpina B7S turbo's and a E12 M535i, a couple of M6's, etc... He never drove this car so it was offered up for sale.
G-Man
81 528i (new project toy)
74 2002tii many mods
70 E3 2800 Euro spec, 106K original KM's
3 E30's and a 96 4Runner parts hauler
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