I’d love an E30, preferably an “is” model that has had an S54 engine swap. They come up for sale periodically here and I’m always tempted.
Was the second picture taken at the Bicester Heritage site?
Shame about your Zed, but I rather like that generation of 6-series. I’ve been tempted by an M6 Gran Coupe several times, but they are very big cars and it would be a pain to park anywhere.
You have a good ear! I have Remus back boxes on mine, and they really accentuate the metallic scream of the S54 at high rpm.
As far as I know, AC Schnitzer back boxes were made by Remus and sound the same (although they look different). Both are long discontinued, but you might be lucky find...
My mate had a series of Crappys, hence needing more than one! He had his well over a decade after you had yours, so you can imagine what condition they were in…
I love a Capri. A friend of mine had several 2.8 injections when they were old and completely worthless. One had a cherry bomb exhaust that would set off car alarms at idle. It even set off the burglar alarm in a shop when he passed it at full chat!
Theo, what are you thoughts on an S2000? I had one as a daily driver alongside my Zed and found it highly entertaining and surprisingly practical. The steering is the only let down and easily forgotten when the gearbox and engine are so great. Oh, amd they corrode like an MX-5!