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

[Bottom]

1: M1
2: i8 Convertible
3: M3 CSL
4: Z8
5: E39 M5

 

[MrPT]

e32 750il V16 'Goldfish'

Mad, love it.

 

[nick_l]

1: Z8
2: 507
3: M1
4: E60 M5 Manual
5: E46 M3 CSL - Manual conversion

 

[shuey]

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'

Some interesting options that I didn’t even know existed I.e. the goldfish!

Nice work

 

[shuey]

Quick update, so far chart looking like this. Cars with a single vote I’ve not included - but am tracking so other cars may still turn up.

Interesting to see none of the new BMW’s make it to the list.

FYI - Position 1, gets 5 points decreasing by 1 for each position down to 1.
My vote hasn’t been included, and one other person as it wasn’t listed in order.

507 - 25 (5 of which was Roadster specific) (6 votes)
Z8 - 24 (7 votes)
M1 - 22 (6 votes)
2002 ti - 19 (5 votes)
E9 CSL - 15 (4 votes)
M3 E46 CSL - 14 (6 votes)
M635i - 11 (3 votes)
M3 GTR - 9 (2 votes)
Z4 M coupe - 8 (3 votes)
Z3 M coupe - 5 (2 votes)
M5 E60 V10 - 4 (2 votes)
M5 E39 - 3 (2 votes)

 

[BeeEmm]

I have already listed my top 5, but the one car (money no object) I would love to own is this very unique 328.

 

[Mister T]

No love for the Z1?

 

[R60BBA]

Why does that one have green grilles?

The one at the BMW Munich Museum has silver ones.



Besides if we’re talking 30/40s cars then I’d much prefer this one!

The original E86.

 

[patriot66]

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

2) 1958 507 Series II (with Rudge wheels)

3) 1979 M1 Procar

4) 1999 V12 LMR - Le Mans Winner

5) 1977 E21 320i Group 5 Racer

6) 1979 M1 Procar Street legal Restomod

7) 1975 3.0i CSL 'Batmobile' Artcar No1 by Alexander Calder

8 ) 1990 E31 M8 Prototype

 

[buzyg]

Besides if we’re talking 30/40s cars then I’d much prefer this one!

The original E86.

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Sorry but that is ugly enough to be a porsche.
Beauty being in the eye of the beholder.

 

[craig3.2]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

 

[wspohn]

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/automobile/bmw-507-coupe-john-surtees-auction.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]

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/automobile/bmw-507-coupe-john-surtees-auction.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]

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/Details/99465/bmw-z4-m-gt

 

[just-right]

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

 

[patriot66]

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 :wub: