Cars We Drive!

[Dino944]

A friend of my parents came over to visit them and he brought his restored BMW over. Even has 1970’s looking interior. He spent over $100k restoring the car. View attachment 1324428 View attachment 1324429 View attachment 1324435

Wow, looks great! Brings back memories. My mom got a new 1975 2002, when I was a kid. Also interesting that your friend went for originality keeping the big "Battering ram" impact bumpers that were introduced in 74. A lot of people with 2002s and 3.0CSs switch to the smaller and what many consider more elegant earlier bumpers (although I'm used to the big bumpers having grown up seeing them).

It must definitely have been a labor of love, as I don't think these are in the 100K range unless one gets into the ultra rare Turbo models, which were never officially exported to the US. I was at a Cars & Coffee event about 4 years ago and a guy brought a recently restored 2002. He said he was friendly with the sales manager at our local BMW dealer and they had taken it in trade on a new 7 series. The sales manager knew that he liked older vintage cars (he also had a 70's 911 and something else maybe a 70's Jag). Anyway, he bought it for $38K, and he said that when he bought the car the invoices from the restoration were in the trunk and they totaled more than 70K. Anyway, love these vintage BMWs thanks for sharing some pix!

Peak Porsche II

No, there can only be one! It is is the single one produced for Foo !

 

[clee1982]

When did Alpina start, a friend up state saying he is restoring a purple Alpina 2002

 

[clee1982]

And here is the picture, was pretty bad shape to start with, given he got like 5 project cars (the onlly thing he finished recently is Saab 9-5 and some old Alfa Romeo Roadster) not sure how long this would take

 

[Texasmade]

Wow, looks great! Brings back memories. My mom got a new 1975 2002, when I was a kid. Also interesting that your friend went for originality keeping the big "Battering ram" impact bumpers that were introduced in 74. A lot of people with 2002s and 3.0CSs switch to the smaller and what many consider more elegant earlier bumpers (although I'm used to the big bumpers having grown up seeing them).

It must definitely have been a labor of love, as I don't think these are in the 100K range unless one gets into the ultra rare Turbo models, which were never officially exported to the US. I was at a Cars & Coffee event about 4 years ago and a guy brought a recently restored 2002. He said he was friendly with the sales manager at our local BMW dealer and they had taken it in trade on a new 7 series. The sales manager knew that he liked older vintage cars (he also had a 70's 911 and something else maybe a 70's Jag). Anyway, he bought it for $38K, and he said that when he bought the car the invoices from the restoration were in the trunk and they totaled more than 70K. Anyway, love these vintage BMWs thanks for sharing some pix!

He’s a big car guy and has 5 or 6 other cars, mainly Lotus. He doesn’t really like modern cars with all of the safety drivers aids so he goes for stuff like the old BMW and Lotus. His next car purchase is the Land Rover Defender for his daily driver.

 

[Thrift Vader]

He’s a big car guy and has 5 or 6 other cars, mainly Lotus. He doesn’t really like modern cars with all of the safety drivers aids so he goes for stuff like the old BMW and Lotus. His next car purchase is the Land Rover Defender for his daily driver.

Does he have a Europa? love those.

 

[clee1982]

He’s a big car guy and has 5 or 6 other cars, mainly Lotus. He doesn’t really like modern cars with all of the safety drivers aids so he goes for stuff like the old BMW and Lotus. His next car purchase is the Land Rover Defender for his daily driver.

why defender out of other more daily he got if you ask me...

 

[Thrift Vader]

Yah, Defenders are weird to drive. cool tho,

 

[Texasmade]

He owns his own company that does land surveying and needs an SUV I guess.

I don’t think he has an Europa.

 

[Jmm722]

I recently met a client of a colleague who has about 40 collectibles because he knows I’m a huge car fan. Several Ferraris over $1M, a lot of old Lancias and Alfas, Ferrari race cars, etc. His collection was appraised at some crazy number, like $25M. The best part is he drives them all. He flies all over the world to participate in rallies.

He said his cars are meant to be driven, not locked in a garage.

The work he puts into making every car an immaculate restoration is incredible. I’ve never seen such immaculate paint and rust work.

 

[HRoi]

$100k for a 2002 restoration sounds like a few multiples higher than what it should be. Unless parts have gotten super rare recently and/or he has some crazy restomod under that stock sheetmetal

 

[Texasmade]

He said he had it shipped to Germany to get restored. That might also factor into the $100k cost. I didn’t ask him everything.

 

[Dino944]

When did Alpina start, a friend up state saying he is restoring a purple Alpina 2002

Alpina started some time in the 1960’s. The oldest one I’ve seen in person was 1970’s 3.0CSi Alpina.

 

[Dino944]

A few photos from today’s Winter Warmer PCA event at a local dealer. The Speedster had an MSRP of $293K and supposedly the dealer is asking $75k over sticker.

The Taycan was already sold. The ‘78 or 79 930 Turbo was a customer’s car.

 

[clee1982]

$75k over, ouch

 

[Omega Male]

Saw a Taycan in the "flesh" for the first time yesterday going South on 101. Great looking car from behind, front is a bit less successful in my opinion.