You guys are really going to hate me now (Alpina Content)

[SamE30e]

Mother.....Fucker...

[DarkWing6]

I'm going to assume you didn't mean to put the decimal in there and are talking $275 flat rate for the whole job.

You drive a hard bargain good sir, but I'll take it!

[Tavern Gnome]

Sounds like you need to do some side work and paint my car to finish all these projects you got going. ;)

I pay $3 per hour including supplies. :p

Damn you Derek! $2.75 and you gotta deal!

[DarkWing6]

Sounds like you need to do some side work and paint my car to finish all these projects you got going. ;)

I pay $3 per hour including supplies. :p

[Tavern Gnome]

Thanks for the kind words guys. The Hartge sideskirts showed up in the mail yesterday :) Thanks Mike!

[jimsill]

Moar pics...i need to see the Hatge painted or i might have a heart attack.

[vlad]

My friend Tim had a car IDENTICAL to yours only it was pristine. We took it out once on a cool november night after a local CCA meeting, he said the cool air was making it run just exponentially better, the ride gave me goosebumps

I almost bought that car after Tim brought it to the s14 sigfest few years ago, I loved it, the car was really awesome !

Also, I can't believe the prev owner let the car go that far, I mean it's number 95 of 500 and only a handfull of these in the US, how can you do that to the car? Hmmmm... but I guess, in the end, it all worked out good for you ! Restore it and enjoy it, it's an awesome car indeed, I love them, must be one of my top 3 favorite BMW models !

[Tavern Gnome]

Hahaha well I certainly won't turn down money.... They'll get done guys! I swear! The Hartge will be ready for next years Picnic.

[euroshark]

We could start a "Paint Tavern Gnomes Rare BMWs" fund! Unfortunately for him, I'm broke too (just dropped a fat wad on shit for the 6)... Who's first?

[Nicademus]

Update!! I'll donate one dollar to the paint job fund.

[speedhop]

Agreed. Update this biatch.

[Tavern Gnome]

Haha well thank you. Not a whole lot to update. The whole drivers side of the Hartge is all fixed and in primer. I would like to have the whole car completely resprayed within the next couple of months. The Alpina is on the back-burner until I get the Hartge more squared away. Unfortunately Im not rich so this stuff moves kinda slow. I'll update again soon I promise!

[r75]

i am sure everyone here could use an update, your pick- either Hartge or Alpina content (ridiculous)

[Nicademus]

I'm glad you have these cars because you'll actually use them instead of hiding them away from the world in some mammoth garage. Now I regret not buying the Hartge even more. I love the color of it too (reminds me of another car I used to own). I should have sold my damn lexus and bought up the Hartge and then restored it. Blah, ok ok enough shoulda woulda coulda :)

[Tavern Gnome]

Terd, Mike lives in GA. Has to be the same car.

Nicademus, Nobody can give me official Hartge numbers. I have read the built 12 or 23 H23s. Those numbers could be completely wrong. Performance Plus imported 5 to the US. How many are left today? Who knows. Not many.

There were 500 Alpina B9s built. Mine is number 95. I believe, including mine, there are 4 or so E28 B9s in the states. Maybe a couple more in collections hidden away.