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Archive for the ‘Found For Sale’ Category

Ebay find: Mmmmmm forbidden fruit…Euro 3.8 liter 6-speed E34 M5

Friday, April 17th, 2009

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Yet another case of the Europeans getting the good stuff while we didn’t in this M5 on EBay in New York. The E34 M5 was the last M car powered by BMW’s legendary racing derived 24-valve DOHC Motorsport inline-6. 1993 was the last year they were sold in the United States, fitted with the 3.6 liter version of the engine and a 5-speed transmission. In Europe, they had a 3.8 liter variant of the engine, and in later versions, a host of other cool stuff that US cars never got, like the 6-speed transmission, EDC (electronic damping control, part of the Nurburgring suspension package), 18″ M parallel wheels, (more…)

Sighted on Ebay: RSR IROC Replica

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

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Here’s an interesting and well-done find from EBay. Visually it reads as an IROC car, right down to the cool period decals (though I couldn’t help but notice that the TAG Heuer decal should be a Heuer one since it didn’t become TAG Heuer until 1984), and early whale tail, but it’s a Turbo. The car is built on a very early Turbo (1976), which is a bit of a pity since those cars are rare, nice unmolested ones are hard to find, and they will probably be worth good money some day.
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