I have recently been snooping around in E21 territory and lo and behold, a very nice example popped up for sale locally. So I made an awesome deal with the seller (original owner 
) and drove her home. Bought it for $600 from a very nice woman who kept the interior very clean, she was so excited to sell it to me after hearing that I am such an "enthusiast" haha.
The second I got in the car I was impressed. I just love how the interior is laid out! And pretty much everything still works, which is a miracle.
Specs:
-1981 320i clean title
-Auto trans :(
-127k on odo, which appears to be still working :D
-Alpine paint in decent shape
-Original Blaupunkt cassette radio, that works great haha
-Original wheels with brand new tires, and never mounted spare in the trunk
-Complete factory owners manual/handbook etc. in glove box
-Full tool kit on trunk lid
Good stuff indeed, I am super excited. The plans for now are to do a thorough detail, inside and out, and see what I can get the paint to look like. Also scrape out all the moss from the cracks and repaint all the black trim.
List of things to do:
-Clean nooks and crannies
-Repaint black trim
-Replace smashed up chrome kidney grille
-Deep clean wheels, hopefully get them back to nice looking aluminum
-Full tune up, at least ignition for now
-Fix instrument panel lighting.
-Replace cracked taillight (anyone have one or a set for sale?)
-Clean out trunk and check for leaks
Probably going to dump it on coils eventually haha. I am in love with this car and I haven't even cleaned it up yet
) and drove her home. Bought it for $600 from a very nice woman who kept the interior very clean, she was so excited to sell it to me after hearing that I am such an "enthusiast" haha.The second I got in the car I was impressed. I just love how the interior is laid out! And pretty much everything still works, which is a miracle.
Specs:
-1981 320i clean title
-Auto trans :(
-127k on odo, which appears to be still working :D
-Alpine paint in decent shape
-Original Blaupunkt cassette radio, that works great haha
-Original wheels with brand new tires, and never mounted spare in the trunk
-Complete factory owners manual/handbook etc. in glove box
-Full tool kit on trunk lid
Good stuff indeed, I am super excited. The plans for now are to do a thorough detail, inside and out, and see what I can get the paint to look like. Also scrape out all the moss from the cracks and repaint all the black trim.
List of things to do:
-Clean nooks and crannies
-Repaint black trim
-Replace smashed up chrome kidney grille
-Deep clean wheels, hopefully get them back to nice looking aluminum
-Full tune up, at least ignition for now
-Fix instrument panel lighting.
-Replace cracked taillight (anyone have one or a set for sale?)
-Clean out trunk and check for leaks
Probably going to dump it on coils eventually haha. I am in love with this car and I haven't even cleaned it up yet
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