What’s your top 5 BMWs ever to own, money no object?

craig3.2 · Post by **craig3.2** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 1:11 pm

mmm-five wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:02 am Production Car Top 5:

e9 CSL

2002 Turbo

M1

e34 M5 20 Jahre

e30 M3 Evo 2

Non-Production Car Top 5:

e46 M3 GTR

e31 M8

M1 Turbo (or Andy Warhol Art Car)

Z4 Zagato Coupe

e32 750il V16 'Goldfish'

Yeah,the Zagatto Z4 is a cracker,pity they never made it.
That goldfish 7ser is bonkers looking,that for real,lol?

M5 20 jahre edition is a good shout too mate

craig3.2 · Post by **craig3.2** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 1:38 pm

patriot66 wrote: Tue Jun 30, 2020 8:25 pm There are so many nice BMWs that if money was no object I would love to own, mainly competition cars I must admit. Try as I might I can't get it down to just 5, so here's my top 8
1) 1976 AC Schnitzer 'Gosser Beer' 3.5CSL
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2) 1958 507 Series II (with Rudge wheels)
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3) 1979 M1 Procar
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4) 1999 V12 LMR - Le Mans Winner
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5) 1977 E21 320i Group 5 Racer
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6) 1979 M1 Procar Street legal Restomod
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7) 1975 3.0i CSL 'Batmobile' Artcar No1 by Alexander Calder
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8 ) 1990 E31 M8 Prototype
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Batmobile car and M1 are both crackers too,as said, far too many

I have put down m4 cs,from the current range,and I would also include the 6series M6 gran coupe etc etc.

mmm-five · Post by **mmm-five** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 5:12 pm

craig3.2 wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2020 1:11 pm Yeah,the Zagatto Z4 is a cracker,pity they never made it.
That goldfish 7ser is bonkers looking,that for real,lol?

M5 20 jahre edition is a good shout too mate

The Goldfish is in BMW Welt (or was some years ago) - along with an M5 Cabrio (not nice), and plenty of other concepts.

wspohn · Post by **wspohn** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:13 pm

1 - 507 coupe
2 - 507 convert
3 - Z4MC (what I have now).

That's it. I prefer sports cars which weeds out all the sedans and I am not that enamoured with the looks of the Z8.

patriot66 · Post by **patriot66** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:36 pm

wspohn wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:13 pm 1 - 507 coupe
2 - 507 convert
3 - Z4MC (what I have now).

That's it. I prefer sports cars which weeds out all the sedans and I am not that enamoured with the looks of the Z8.

'507 Coupe' ?

BMW only ever built 252 between 1956 and 1959, and they were all roadsters. However, some were ordered with the option of a removable hardtop like this one belonging to the late great John Surtees

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wspohn · Post by **wspohn** » Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:43 pm

Thought they did a prototype coupe.

Ahh - that explains my misconception - they didn't make an actual coupe but some called them coupes when they had the hardtops.

https://www.luxuo.com/motoring/automobi ... ction.html

OK, reduce my list by one, so now there are only two BMWs I'd own, irrespective if value (and I already own one, a good ratio).

patriot66 · Post by **patriot66** » Fri Jul 03, 2020 8:10 am

wspohn wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2020 9:43 pm Thought they did a prototype coupe.

Ahh - that explains my misconception - they didn't make an actual coupe but some called them coupes when they had the hardtops.

https://www.luxuo.com/motoring/automobi ... ction.html

OK, reduce my list by one, so now there are only two BMWs I'd own, irrespective if value (and I already own one, a good ratio).

wspohn · Post by **wspohn** » Fri Jul 03, 2020 5:16 pm

I recall the styling on the Zagato bodied Z4 being controversial but I rather liked it and hoped they'd put in into production. Instead we got a Toyota that looks like it was designed by a manga artist and a BMW version that doesn't come in a coupe form. Neither of those turn my crank, and although I do like turbo, I love the S54 engine and anything else just seems a step down, in sound and feel, if not performance.

If I saw another of these (3.5 naturally aspirated 460 bhp race cars) for sale I'd have put it on my list for sure. A V10 engine swapped one would also interest.....

https://racecarsdirect.com/Advert/Detai ... mw-z4-m-gt

just-right · Post by **just-right** » Fri Jul 03, 2020 9:50 pm

1 : V12 LMR
2 : 3.0 CSL touring car spec
3 : 507
4 : M1 Procar
5 : Nazca M12

patriot66 · Post by **patriot66** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 2:06 pm

just-right wrote: Fri Jul 03, 2020 9:50 pm 1 : V12 LMR
2 : 3.0 CSL touring car spec
3 : 507
4 : M1 Procar
5 : Nazca M12

Good shout with Nazca M12

A car I had forgotten all about. Great looking car

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PDJ · Post by **PDJ** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 3:06 pm

This one for starters

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g3org3y · Post by **g3org3y** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:07 pm

Roads cars that were available to the public:

BMW Z8
BMW 2002 Turbo
BMW 507
BMW M1
BMW 328 (1930s model)

z4man2020 · Post by **z4man2020** » Sat Jul 04, 2020 11:07 pm

1 - Z4m Roadster
2 - Alpina D5
3 - 1M
4 - 2002
5 - CSL Batmobile

KevBrowne · Post by **KevBrowne** » Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:20 pm

1. M1 procar
2. 2002 A2/A4S
3. E30 B6 3.5s
4. E28 M5
5. E21 C2

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