My car is getting rarer by the day.. another 1 bites the dust :(

JINGLE

Senior member
Norwich, Norfolk
as there was only 51 Alpine white Zs made for UK (apparently) and i have seen 1 x //M coupe in alpine white a write off, and now this... theres a max of 49 still out there, theres no doubt a few more written off that im unaware of tho, such a shame :(

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srhutch said:
PerryGunn said:
Is that a set of Alpina Classic wheels it's wearing...?
I count 20 spokes so assume they are original and not reps.
A rep would have 20 spokes as well (or they're not very good reps)

They look real enough though
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Reps I've seen normally have the valve on the outer rim, not under the centre cover. I couldn't see one, so assume they are genuine?
 
markeg said:
Reps I've seen normally have the valve on the outer rim, not under the centre cover. I couldn't see one, so assume they are genuine?
Yeah, I was looking for one but none of the pictures show the whole rim so they could be hidden
 
mr wilks said:
PerryGunn said:
Is that a set of Alpina Classic wheels it's wearing...?
No matter real or fake they are doing nothing for that car :oops: just wrong on every number :thumbsdown:
I agree with you - I don't think Classics 'work' on a roadster...
 
PerryGunn said:
srhutch said:
PerryGunn said:
Is that a set of Alpina Classic wheels it's wearing...?
I count 20 spokes so assume they are original and not reps.
A rep would have 20 spokes as well (or they're not very good reps)

They look real enough though
3489-01.jpg

Might only be the one for the E30, but remember reading that fakes only had 19 spokes.
 
pvr said:
srhutch said:
PerryGunn said:
Is that a set of Alpina Classic wheels it's wearing...?
I count 20 spokes so assume they are original and not reps.
Nerd alert … :lol:
Nope - Alpina wheels have 20 spokes, the Dynamics also have 20 spokes but arranged in 5 groups of 4

and Steve's right about some of the older reps having 19 spokes (and a visible valve as markeg mentioned)
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but 19-spoke wheels are quite easy to spot as the spokes don't line up correctly across the diameter of the wheel
 
I wouldn't even be surprised if the car was on some nice wheels & had them swapped with those "Alpinas" the only set they had knocking about :oops:
 
JINGLE said:
as there was only 51 Alpine white Zs made for UK (apparently) and i have seen 1 x //M coupe in alpine white a write off, and now this... theres a max of 49 still out there, theres no doubt a few more written off that im unaware of tho, such a shame :(

Fair few spares out there at least!

Why is it sitting so high at the back?
 
Well as I'm now thinking about upgrading to a bigger engine maybe this would be a good option if it could be fixed :fuelfire:
 
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