Hey R3V,
So I sold both e24's and ive been itching for another project. I search CL and other forms of ads for something unique daily as im sure the rest of you do until this little lady popped into my IG feed. A friend I follow on IG with an e24 was pulling parts from an e24 next to this e9 and it caught my eye. I asked if he knows if its for sale and he got me the contact info. Within the next few days I was off to Maryland with my pops to check her out.
We arrived at noon and made the deal.
The car was only sitting for about 11 months with clogged fuel lines so we pushed her on the trailer after trying to start her but all she did was crank.
While getting gas on the way home we put $10 in figuring it wouldnt hurt. The following day I hooked up a spare battery i had around the house and her m30 fired right up.
She needs to be tuned and cleaned up properly as well as redone but i think its a great start.
My initial plan was to build a batmobile clone but seeing as the Turik color is so rare and this is a Gray Market car there is no way Id be messing with the original retro look of this vehicle.
My plans include full resto of the interior as well as patching the rust and the rest of the body. A fresh coat of Turik. Cleaned up engine bay, possibly airbags for some oem + style and a clean set of wheels. Nothing too aggressive not to stray from the originality of the vehicle. Shes a head turner as she sits and just parked in my lot shes already gotten the "what year is this" question to strike up a conversation.
Here are some photos of Stella.
Stay tuned and enjoy.
5647 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickr
1234 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickr
547 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickr
h7 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickr
h5 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickr
h4 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickr
h3 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickr
h1 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickr
heres a photo of my e24 which the new owner flew over from Iowa and drove her back 19 hours without a problem.
5 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickr
So I sold both e24's and ive been itching for another project. I search CL and other forms of ads for something unique daily as im sure the rest of you do until this little lady popped into my IG feed. A friend I follow on IG with an e24 was pulling parts from an e24 next to this e9 and it caught my eye. I asked if he knows if its for sale and he got me the contact info. Within the next few days I was off to Maryland with my pops to check her out.
We arrived at noon and made the deal.
The car was only sitting for about 11 months with clogged fuel lines so we pushed her on the trailer after trying to start her but all she did was crank.
While getting gas on the way home we put $10 in figuring it wouldnt hurt. The following day I hooked up a spare battery i had around the house and her m30 fired right up.
She needs to be tuned and cleaned up properly as well as redone but i think its a great start.
My initial plan was to build a batmobile clone but seeing as the Turik color is so rare and this is a Gray Market car there is no way Id be messing with the original retro look of this vehicle.
My plans include full resto of the interior as well as patching the rust and the rest of the body. A fresh coat of Turik. Cleaned up engine bay, possibly airbags for some oem + style and a clean set of wheels. Nothing too aggressive not to stray from the originality of the vehicle. Shes a head turner as she sits and just parked in my lot shes already gotten the "what year is this" question to strike up a conversation.
Here are some photos of Stella.
Stay tuned and enjoy.
5647 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickr1234 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickr547 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickrh7 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickrh5 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickrh4 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickrh3 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickrh1 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickrheres a photo of my e24 which the new owner flew over from Iowa and drove her back 19 hours without a problem.
5 by Peter Kaczynski, on Flickr
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