Work in progress

Picked one of these up recently 🙂 She’s definitely a work in progress and very much rough around the edges, so pictures will be kept to a minimum… for now…

Thanks for bearing with us.

~ by velofinds on July 25, 2012.

Posted in Announcements, Motoring con brio, What would you buy
Tags: bmw, e28

28 Responses to “Work in progress”

Wow. Very nice! I was thinking that you must have something nice waiting in the wings to let the E30 go.

Colin said this on July 25, 2012 at 12:06 am
- Hi Colin,
  
  Actually, there was a decent gap when I was without either— that wasn’t easy 😉 You could almost say I caved and bought this car just to end the drought— it isn’t quite what I was looking for, but it’ll do for now!
  
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  motoringconbrio said this on July 25, 2012 at 8:08 am
Ah yes! Congrats! You will love it.

Randy said this on July 25, 2012 at 12:19 am
There is something nice about grey market e28s. I hope that is a 535, got to love high compression. When are we going to see you on the board?

Blake Hopper said this on July 25, 2012 at 12:20 am
- Thanks, it is a 535 HC. Soon 😉
  
  motoringconbrio said this on July 25, 2012 at 8:09 am
Yes! You found one! Looking forward to more pics and updates. Just beautiful with mtech striping and alpina wheels.

wheelmen said this on July 25, 2012 at 1:23 am
- Thanks Hendrik. I still want that Touring though 😉
  
  motoringconbrio said this on July 25, 2012 at 8:11 am
Rough around the edges we like… Neko.

Kuroneko said this on July 25, 2012 at 2:15 am
That’s no 535, it’s an E28 M5 – the car that started it all…

osb said this on July 25, 2012 at 2:38 am
- Unfortunately, it’s not an M5. Still a nice car, though.
  
  motoringconbrio said this on July 25, 2012 at 8:12 am
Excellent choice! Congratulations!

brennerl said this on July 25, 2012 at 3:55 am
Whoaaaaa you found it! More pictures, even if it’s rough!

Nater said this on July 25, 2012 at 3:56 am
Sweet. I still have pangs of regret about selling my euro 520i. Would love to see more photos.

G93/cars said this on July 25, 2012 at 4:23 am
Great buy! I myself have been looking into e28s and e12s lately. Can’t wait to see more pics.

bmw325_num99 said this on July 25, 2012 at 9:18 am
I actually picked up a 1990 E34 in incredible condition a few months ago for my wife and I have actually fallen in love with it. The m30 is just such a great work horse engine with loads of torque.

Colin said this on July 25, 2012 at 12:55 pm
Wonderful pics!

Automobiliac said this on July 25, 2012 at 1:42 pm
Wicked!

Edwin said this on July 25, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Sweet! Im sure its not as rough as you are making it out to be. Looks really nice in the pics though. Cant wait to see more of it. Congratulations!

Alex B. said this on July 26, 2012 at 10:17 am
- thanks! i have carefully curated these images to display it in the best possible light 😉
  
  motoringconbrio said this on July 26, 2012 at 11:34 am
Fantastic!

Mike Pound said this on July 26, 2012 at 4:32 pm
I was sad when you guys sold the E30, but this car is ultra cool.

friday said this on July 27, 2012 at 7:03 pm
the 535 is an absolute classic, espcially in plainjane i form as ooposed to the garishly bodykitted m535i. the bmw straight 6 sits on the same pedestal as the fabulous mezger designed porsche flat 6. wunderbar !

wm said this on July 27, 2012 at 8:01 pm
- funny you should say that. i had to ‘settle’ for the standard 535 because i wasn’t able to find a suitable m535i with the beloved-to-me bodykit 😉
  
  motoringconbrio said this on July 27, 2012 at 8:14 pm
  - was the m535 sold in the us ? didn’t you guys get the more subtle 535is instead ? back in blighty we had a choice, similar mechanics, with or without the m-bodykit. both usually with those awful michelin trx metric wheels.tyres.
    
    wm said this on July 28, 2012 at 9:50 pm
    - no, the m535i was never sold in the us, but a number of them were imported. i imagine many of them didn’t survive the ravages of time, which makes them scarce today, and good ones even scarcer. this list should give you some idea:
      
      http://www.bmwmregistry.com/models.php?id=36
      
      the metric wheels are indeed awful in terms of practicality and performance, but they make a cool show/display piece.
      
      motoringconbrio said this on July 28, 2012 at 11:18 pm
You guys do know 5erFest is in September, in Columbus OH. correct?

Randy said this on July 27, 2012 at 9:50 pm
Gorgeous e28. Congrats! Hope to see you at 5erFest @ Mid-Ohio in September. Please sell those Alpina open-lug wheels to me and I’ll make you a deal on a set of nice BBS RKs. 😉

Tim in N FL said this on July 27, 2012 at 10:03 pm
Thank you, Randy and Tim. The car won’t make it to 5erFest this year, but hopefully the following year 🙂

motoringconbrio said this on July 28, 2012 at 11:20 pm