this deserves its own thread!!

[der affe]

I sent the link to Kellie. She asked an interesting question:

If E30s were made today (say BMW re-opened the E30 assembly lines), would you buy one?

I would.

it depends if they priced it like the 135's etc. then probably not

[Collin]

it depends if they priced it like the 135's etc. then probably not

The tech difference would cut the price dramatically. BMW could shit e30's out for cost, add a 5k markup, and still make it in under 10k.

[Bimmerista]

If it were to go into production, I'd shell out up to $20k for an equivalent of a fully loaded out 89 325is.

[KenC]

I look at that pic and think, "Those guys are the reason are cars are so raw. They probably cared about their work and wanted to make a quality engine. They werent just hands, they were minds."

HAHA, yeah right. They were thinking the same thing that every Big Three assembly working was thinking at the time: "Is it five yet? I could really use a beer right now."

[Jand3rson]

HAHA, yeah right. They were thinking the same thing that every Big Three assembly working was thinking at the time: "Is it five yet? I could really use a beer right now."

I was going to say the EXACT same thing. They didn't give a fuck about how much you were going to love your $3k dollar E30 25 years from then. They just wanted to go home.

[TexasTerp]

If it were to go into production, I'd shell out up to $20k for an equivalent of a fully loaded out 89 325is.

My dad and I finally just put my e30 into my name, I was looking through the paperwork, to think he shelled out $25k for a fully loaded 325i back in 1987! I'd definitely do it again!

[M42Technik]

Yeah 318iS!

[gearheadE30]

That's awesome!
Check out the old 5er:

And the old driver's school:


The cutaways of the carb'd M20 vs the injected one are pretty cool. Diese alte Deutsche Meschen in die Fotos sind geil! :)

[Jordan325iC]

badass! Glowing cast-iron headers!

[Miasma]

Very cool stuff.

[kid325e]

very good find. Thanks for sharing.

[TDE30]

they all came with three holes. uk had left side wiper delete grill, the others had right side wiper delete grill.

Correct.

I found a few more...



Caption for above: "Nope, it's still a brick."
























Non-E30 material:





























^ That was the first official Ring Taxi, the E34 M5. It was followed by an E36 M3 saloon, an E39 M5, and today's E60 M5.

This BMW Group Archiv is the best fucking tool ever. You just search any model here and you browse through the pictures and then buy whichever ones you want. It's like Christmas all over again.

[Jand3rson]

I wish so bad that they had sold the 324td here.

[YAN-3]

YES!!! thanks for the link

[YAN-3]

I wish so bad that they had sold the 324td here.

woooo, Joshi, no you dont. its a pile of poop covered in sheet metal with a BMW badge.